Samsung's Smartphone Share Declines in 4Q 2014 as iPhone Grow Stronger
TAIEPI,Taiwan- Shipment volume of the global mobile phone industry has reached approximately 529 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, 373 million of which are smartphones. Smartphone shipments alone grew 12.7% compared to the third quarter of 2014, according to MIC...
2015 Panel Industry Shows Cautious but Optimistic Trend
According to WitsView, a research division of TrendForce, that the four major applications (TV, monitor, notebook and tablet) of panel reached a total panel shipment of 826.8 million units, showing a stellar performance of 2.2% annual growth rate in 2014...
Five Taiwanese Firms Play Crucial Roles in Intel IoT Platform
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Intel announced the Intel Internet of Things (IoT) Platform, boosting its role in developing IoT. The company also introduced integrated hardware and software products based on the new platform and new relationships with an expanded ecosystem where Taiwanese firms play crucial roles in moving IoT from infancy to mass deployment...
Gartner: Sales of Smartphones Grew 20% in Q3 2014
According to Gartner, worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, however, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20.3 percent to reach 301 million units. “Sales of feature phones declined 25 percent in the third quarter of 2014 because the difference in price between feature phones and low-cost Android smartphones is reducing further,” said Roberta Cozza, research director at Gartner...
Infineon and UMC Announce Manufacturing Agreement for Automotive
HSINCHU, Taiwan –The semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced the extension of their manufacturing partnership into power semiconductors for automotive applications...
Wintek to cut Employees and Transform into LED and Food Biotechnology
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Touch panel maker Wintek was once one the main suppliers for Apple, but placed a bet that failed after the Cupertino-based group selected a rival touchscreen technology in late 2012, the company said on December 12, its board had agreed to lay off 2,360 employees in its latest restructuring, after cutting 610 jobs earlier this month...