These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
According to the Taiwan Bicycle Association, Taiwan's bicycle exports (including the entire product, electric bicycle, and parts) saw a decline from January to July this year. The Taiwan Bicycle Association's statistics show the entirety of export value was at USD$1.905 billion, a 4.29%-decline compared to the same period last year. The data was cited from the Ministry of Economic Affairs Bure...
Benefiting from economic growth, population expansion and an intensifying aging phenomenon, coupled with everyone's increasing concern about health issues, the global demand for medical devices is increasing sharply. In North America, it is expected the spending on healthcare will register a growth of 5.9% from 2017 to 2025. In Europe, rising demand for both dental and physical body implants is e...
Grenoble, France – October 18, 2018 – Exagan, a leading innovator of gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology enabling smaller and more efficient electrical converters, has established Exagan Taiwan Ltd. with a new sales and applications center in Taiwan – the company’s first step in its global market deployment – to accelerate the development and use of fast, intelligent GaN power solutio...
Taipei - With government plans to postpone announcing frequency spectrums for 5th generation mobile network (5G) until 2020, renewed interest in how Taiwan mobile network operators and the industry will proceed was ignited as the island’s top regulator National Communications Commission called their updated plans a move as a “smarter follower.” Rather than charging ahead of the pack, the Taiwa...
Taiwan’s exports reaches a second-high for September at US$296.20 billion, compared to the same figures as last year, reported Ministry of Finance (MOF) statistics. The island’s exports have reached a three-month consecutive growth rate, however, among the four prime markets that Taiwan is exporting to, Southeast Asian markets have performed dismally: exports to the region have fallen for thr...
With the trade war between the U.S. and China escalating, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) has sounded the alarm as forecasts for both manufacturing and service indexes tumbled. The think tank warned that Taiwan’s business climate will likely see a sudden down drop and urged increased awareness of the potential impact of the trade war would have on Taiwan’s exports. The think tank ...
According to WSTS, Q2 2018 worldwide semiconductor revenue reached US$117.9 billion, a year-to-year growth of 20.5% and up 6.0% on-quarter. Sales quantity reached 253.7 billion ICs, a 10.0% increase on-year and up 6.6% on-quarter. ASP was US$0.465, a 9.5% increase on-year and down 0.6% on-quarter. Semiconductor revenue in the US reached US$25.0 billion in Q2 2018, a 26.7% increase on-year and...
The fintech forum held by Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau ended on the June 15. The forum invited international speaker Dr. Diane Hu to talk about the changes and benefits that brought by artificial intelligence and fintech to the E-commerce. The E-commerce introduces artificial intelligence learning capabilities, and analyzes customer data, then designs a system through the model to allow th...
The day June 22 saw the grand opening of the 2018 MEDICARE TAIWAN and SenCARE, held June 21-24 in TWTC Exhibition Hall 1, with professional buyers and media agencies in a large crowd from outside Taiwan, continually flocking into the venue for a close look at the impressively diverse line of exhibits and innovations on display, which combined to represent the thorough supply chain of Taiwan’s hea...
A cloud platform for 3D printed medical assistive product development
Jun 25, 2018In view of 3D printing widely applied in manufacturing activities and expected to bring new opportunities to Taiwan’s healthcare industry, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) took the wraps off its “AM as a Service” along with a variety of 3D printed medical assistive products and supports developed via the platform at this year’s MEDICARE TAIWAN and SenCARE, running from June 21 thro...
