
Foxconn Chairman Terry Guo Provides Donations to Cancer Hospital to Open in 2018
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Foxconn Chairman Terry Guo Sunday attended the National Taiwan University Cancer Center’s Beams Locating Ceremony. The hospital has been funded by Terry Guo’s donations, and it expected to begin operations in 2018...

Advantech Acquires B+B SmartWorx for US$99.85M to Advance Its Industrial IoT Applications
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Advantech announced yesterday that it entered into an agreement, subject to customary closing conditions, to acquire B+B SmartWorx Inc., a privately-held company based in Ottawa, IL, for US$99.85 million. B+B SmartWorx will be led by the current management team and will join Advantech’s Industrial IoT Business Group in developing new products and integrating global sales resources...

Acer Continues to Sponsor Taiwan’s Sole IAAF Certified Marathon
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer announces its sponsoring of Taiwan’s sole marathon certified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the 2016 New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon, for the second consecutive year...

Konica Minolta to Start In Vitro Diagnostics Business in European and American
Konica Minolta today announced that it has developed the SPFS Immunoassay System, an immunoassay system capable of highly sensitive measurements based on the fluorescent antibody technique. A prototype will be on reference exhibit at MEDICA 2015 in Dusseldorf, Germany on November 16-19, 2015...

China to Drive Demand of Lithium Batteries for xEVs in 2016, Says TrendForce
The global xEVs (x-electric vehicles) market has performed impressively this year mainly because of the Chinese market, which has expanded due to strong government support. EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, estimates that xEV sales in China will grow 20% year on year to 130,000 units in 2015; and the share of BEVs (battery electric vehicles) in China’s xEV sales this year will also reach 64%...

Digi-Key to Celebrate Company Milestone of 50 Million Packages Shipped
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics is announcing they will soon be shipping its 50 millionth package in the history of the company. Customers can watch the counter on its homepage in anticipation of the 50,000,000 mark, which should occur within the next few weeks...