Taipei, Nov. 13, 2012 (CENS)--San’an Optoelectronics, mainland China’s largest LED (light emitting diode) epitaxy manufacturer, announced yesterday (Nov. 12) buying into Formosa Epitaxy Inc., the second largest LED epitaxy ...
Tags: San'an Optoelectronics, LED industry, global LED market
Taipei, Nov. 14, 2012 (CENS)--To boost sales volume, Mercedes-Benz Taiwan recently introduced the entry-level A-Class, priced about NT$1.45 million (US$48,333) or the lowest among all Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Mercedes-Benz Taiwan has taken ...
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Taipei, Nov. 14, 2012 (CENS)--With the coming fourth-quarter booming season, the two leading bike makers in Taiwan, namely Merida Bikes and Giant Global Group, both enjoyed booming revenues in October, with Giant’s combined revenues ...
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Taipei, Nov. 14, 2012 (CENS)—Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI) Chairman F.J. Chien yesterday said San’an Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.’s 19.9% acquisition of his company’s ownership will help his company enter mainland ...
Tags: Forepi, China's LED market, LED market
Taipei City Major Hau Lung-pin recently said the city government will work hard to help a joint venture recently signed between Chunghwa Telecom Co.,Ltd.,and Rhythm&Hues(R&H)to develop cloud for animation and visual effect(CAVE)in ...
Tags: city's cloud industry plan, CAVE, cloud computing industrial parks
Taipei, Nov. 14, 2012 (CENS)--Hon Hai Precision, Taiwan’s leading manufacturing firm, scored an extraordinary profits performance in the third quarter this year, with its consolidated gross margin reaching 9.54%, the highest since the ...
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Chunghwa Telecom Co.,Ltd.'s president Y.S.Lee recently pledged the company will sign up 1,000 enterprise customers of cloud computing service in a year and double revenue from the service in 2013 to NT$1 billion(US$34 million at ...
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Taipei, Nov.15, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan’s two major tire makers both achieved historical-high consolidated revenues in the first three quarters, with Cheng Shin Rubber Co.’s increasing 13% year on year (YoY) to NT$98.8 billion ...
Tags: rubber industry, synthetic rubber, autoparts
Taipei, Nov. 15, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSMC’s) board of directors recently approved capital appropriation totaling NT$95.5 billion (US$3.29 billion at US$1:NT$29) for several expansion plans. ...
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Taipei, Nov. 15, 2012 (CENS)-- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is reported to be the sole foundry of Xilinx’s 20nm chips, for which the chip vendor has recently announced its strategy, according to industry sources. ...
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Taipei, Nov. 15, 2012 (CENS)--The Kaohsiung branch of Taiwan International Ports Corp. will invest NT$13 billion in building the second-phase docks of intercontinental container terminal, whose construction is scheduled to break ground ...
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Taipei, Nov. 15, 2012 (CENS)--Eighteen companies, including China Petrochemical Development Corp. and Kuokuang Petrochemical, will sign a letter of intent for investments with Taiwan International Ports Corp. tomorrow (Nov. 16) for ...
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Taipei, Nov. 16, 2012 (CENS)--The increasingly stringent emission standards are changing the landscape of some automotive markets, in which originally non-mainstream powertrain vehicles might enjoy clear growth. According to a recent ...
Tags: automotive market, powertrain vehicle, diesel engine car, auto industry
Taipei, Nov. 16, 2012 (CENS)--LED packager Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. has recently landed orders for its infrared (IR) LEDs from many mainland Chinese suppliers of touch-screen modules for Win 8 PCs. Industry executives estimated IR ...
Tags: LED, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd, mainland supply, LED industry
Gucci Italian luxury brand celebrated the opening of a new flagship inside Taipei 101,Taiwan's tallest tower.The store is the second for Gucci in the Taiwanese capital,but the first to stock the full Gucci line. The 9,720 square-feet ...
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