Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has come under fire again, this time it is the subject of a bribery probe by the Chinese authorities. The Wall Street Journal has received a statement from Foxconn parent company Hon Hai, ...
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Japan's Sharp is seeking an investment from U.S. chip giant Intel and other companies. A day after Kyodo News, Japan's largest news agency, reported that Sharp is in final negotiations for Intel to invest up to $500 million, the Japanese ...
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Qualcomm has agreed to invest up to $120 million in struggling Japanese firm Sharp, with the two companies to work together to develop low-power displays for mobile devices. Qualcomm will invest half of that amount by Dec. 27, with the ...
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According to CyberMart, an electronics retail arm of the Hon Hai Group, consumers have snatched up all 500 60-inch Radioshack LED TVs that it was selling online on December 25. Early On Monday, CyberMart chairman Steve Chang announced ...
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Director general of Export Processing Zone Administration (EPZA) W.G. Huang noted that export value, number of firms and employees all have grown in Taiwan’s export processing zones (EPZs), with revenues likely to hit historical high ...
Taipei, Dec. 25, 2012 (CENS)-- Wistron Corp., one of the world’s biggest five contract manufacturers of notebook PCs by shipment, and Acer Inc., one of Taiwan’s top two brand vendors of PCs by market shares, will reportedly ...
Japanese display maker Sharp said Thursday it is ramping up production of a screen technology rumored to be favored by Apple for its new devices, even as its yearly outlook plunged toward another large fiscal loss. The Osaka-based ...
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Taipei, Dec. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. estimates its multimedia-on-demand (MOD) subscribers will increase to 1.4 million next year after cutting the planned 1.5 million down to 1.3 million for this year, according to ...
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Japan's Sharp, one of the world's largest makers of LCD panels and a supplier of displays for Apple products, has taken the rare step of mortgaging its factories and buildings to secure an emergency loan from its main banks, a spokeswoman ...
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A $850 million deal between Taiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry and Japan's Sharp was still on hold Friday, as roller-coaster negotiations continued without the head of Hon Hai, who reportedly cut short his trip to Japan. ...
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Taipei, Oct.11, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's 1,004 listed manufacturers spent some NT$148.9 billion (US$4.96 billion) in R&D in the first half, up 0.7% year on year (YoY), with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) leading with NT$18.4 ...
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LED maker Unity Opto reported November consolidated revenues of NT$736 million (US$25 million), down 10% on month. Meanwhile, Lextar reported November revenues of NT$780 million, representing an on-month decrease of 8.75%. Lextar added that ...
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Non-consolidated revenue of Hon Hai Precision,Taiwan's leading manufacturer,jumped 27.58%sequentially to NT$351.733 billion in November,a performance far exceeding market expectation,reported the company yesterday(Nov.10).Institutional ...
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Foxconn,GCL joint solar project to begin construction in 2Q13 Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 4 October 2012]China-based polysilicon firm GCL-Poly has jointly invested in a solar power-generation plant in Datong,Shanxi ...
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