Manufacturers with excellent hardware and software R&D capabilities granted an opportunity to raise their profile The Innovation Awards is a key event during the annual Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTron

Furniture quality has entered the spotlight in recent years as consumers complain about excessive formaldehyde, chemical odors, and other problems. The trend towards greener living has further put producers under pressure to make their products healthier for both users and the environment. Under

Amid rising gasoline prices and growing eco awareness, carmakers continue to aim for weight-reduction without compromising structural integrity to build cars that perform better while burning less fuel. Even in the 1960s, magnesium wheels were used in premium cars to save weight. And aluminum is

Luxgen Motor Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Yulon Group that makes the LUXGEN line, recently said that, with new values created by intelligent technologies onboard, its LUXGEN5 Sedan has won the 21st (2013) Taiwan Excellence Award, becoming the only automaker to win such honor amid fierce comp

Automotive electronic systems are making modern cars more comfortable, powerful, connected and safer. Global Tier-1 auto component suppliers are driving this trend forward through intensive development and innovation that is bringing these systems to a whole new level. Many key global players an

FZTech Inc. will roll out several advantageous LED lamps at the upcoming Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS), including a family of panel lights, flood lights, and T8 light tubes. The panel lights, codenamed PL060-01-52, measure 60cm x 60cm. They are pendant types. The flood lights are av

Founded in 1963, Sen Fung Rollform Machinery Corp. is recognized as one of Taiwan’s leading suppliers of sheet-metal roll-forming machine and steel-pipe making machine. With 50 years of experience, the company offers quality, durable, and customer-oriented cold roll-forming machines, which can

Preliminary results of an ambitious OLED project led by materials scientist Prof. Jwo-huei Jou of the National Tsing-Hua University of Taiwan has been achieved: A small organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel emitting much friendlier correlated color temperature (CCT) than candle’s 1,914 Kelvin w

Obviously Taiwan’s lighting makers are seeing their investments in R&D to generate innovations pay off, not only in garnering frequent international awards, but also in promoting their global image and breeding potential business opportunities. The “Energy-saving lighting fixture” designed by

Asia Honest International Co. is offering the market several of its latest smart LED lamps, including T5 LED Tubes, LED Panel Lighting, and Dimmable LED Lamps. The T5 LED tubes come in 60cm and 120cm sizes, 3000K and 6500K color temperatures, and CRI80 and CRI71 color rendering. Average light o

Only carmaker to work with ITC firm to offer super convenient onboard computing Luxgen Motor Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Yulon Group that makes the LUXGEN line, recently said that, with new values created by intelligent technologies onboard, its LUXGEN5 Sedan has won the 21st (2013) Tai

High price, softness prevent light metal from being used extensively Amid rising gasoline prices and growing eco awareness, carmakers continue to aim for weight-reduction without compromising structural integrity to build cars that perform better while burning less fuel. Even in the 1960s, ma

To curb the number and scope of leaks of proprietary information from Taiwanese high-tech companies abroad, the government looks for stricter law coupled with heavier punishment on mishandling of trade secrets. Employee-poaching has been one of the means adopted by emerging foreign competitors t

The southern region covering almost one-fourth of Taiwan has been developed as the island’s major industrial base, including 19 distinctive industrial clusters, mostly related to traditional manufacturing. To further vitalize the local economy, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is dev

OLED’s blanketing light is better for households than LED’s spot pattern Preliminary results of an ambitious OLED project led by materials scientist Prof. Jwo-huei Jou of the National Tsing-Hua University of Taiwan has been achieved: A small organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel emitting

The 2012 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) pulled in 2,280 exhibitors during its October 27-30 run, up from 2,104 exhibitors in 2011. The show also built on earlier editions with the debut of Advertising Lighting and Small-Order zones and the Hong Kong International Lighting Pr

Six lights were chosen as the winners out of nearly 140 entries in the Hong Kong International Lighting Product Award 2012, an added event of the 2012 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), staged Oct. 27-30, with four of which being submissions by Taiwanese exhibitors: Vaxcel Inte

One of the many first-time activities at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) this year, held Oct. 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, was the Hong Kong International Lighting Products Award 2012. Benjamin Chau, Acting Executive Director of organizer H

Over 200 Taiwanese lighting manufacturers attended the autumn edition of the 2012 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair. Paul-Yu Ind. Corp. Paul-Yu Ind. Corp. tapped handcraftsmanship to catch visitors’ attention, showing decorative lanterns made of paper, wood, foliage, stone, rattan, seas

The first Technology Innovation Awards was held during the 38th Taipei International Electronics Show (TAITRONICS) on October 9-12, 2012. The award, organized by the quasi-official Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TE

Taipei, Dec. 27, 2012 (CENS)--Innolux Corp., a Taiwanese display panel supplier renamed from Chimei Innolux Corp., may join cooperation between Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Co., Ltd. and Japan’s Sharp to manufacture larger LCD TVs in the short term, according to the CEO Tuan Hsing-chien. Market ob

Taipei, Dec. 25, 2012 (CENS)--The government will appropriate a budget of NT$2 billion in the next three years to assist the production of application processor (AP), the brain of smart phone, in Taiwan, thereby contributing to the formation of a localized industrial chain for smart phone in Taiwan

Several negative factors impacted Taiwan's transportation vehicle industry production value, including values of assembled vehicles, auto parts, powered two-wheelers (PTWs), and electric vehicles (including locally-produced hybrid cars and electric scooters), in the third quarter of 2012, leading t

Taiwan entries win more than a quarter of the trophies The "Best 100" winners of the iF concept design award 2012 were announced in late May and included 27 entries from Taiwan. In this ultimate competition for young design talent, two of the top 20 winners that received both trophies and prize mo

Taipei, Dec. 22, 2012 (CENS)--After its break up with Samsung of South Korea, Japanese consumer-electronic company Sony will turn to AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a maker of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel in Taiwan, to procure TV panels, industry sources said. In additi

Taipei, Dec.21, 2012 (CENS)--Driven by growing sales of smartphones and tablet PCs, along with increasing demand for Win8 touch NBs, the largest two suppliers of touch panels in Taiwan Wintek Corp. and TPK Holding Co Ltd. are both expanding capacity and personnel. Chimei Innolux Corp. (CMI), one o

Taipei, Dec. 18, 2012 (CENS)--After four years of evaluations, Applied Materials Inc., currently the world’s No.1 semiconductor-manufacturing equipment supplier, has decided to choose Taiwan over South Korea as the location for its display-panel R&D center. The equipment supplier will develop 8

Introducing emission-cutting and other eco-friendly auto products from 25 companies. Green was the theme at the 2012 Automechanika Frankfurt, the world's largest auto-parts, accessory, and repair equipment exhibition, with about 4,500 exhibitors and some 160,000 global visitors attending this y

Taipei, Dec. 17, 2012 (CENS)--An internal company meeting at Chimei Innolux Corp. (CMI), a major maker of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel in Taiwan, decided to focus in 2013 on new sizes and technologies, also keeping profit-oriented operation. CMI also aims to chall

Taipei, Dec. 11, 2012 (CENS)--Both the top-two thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel manufacturers in Taiwan, Chimei Innolux Corp. (CMI) and AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), will start mass producing active matrix organic light-emit diode (AMOLED) panels early 2013, targeting 4.5-inc