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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.


Taiwanese Firms Suffered by Huawei-US war</h2>

Taiwanese Firms Suffered by Huawei-US war

Jan 16, 2020

The United States intends to expand the regulation of Huawei and affect the nerves of the global electronics industry. In addition to the attention of Taiwanese manufacturers and TSMC, foreign investment research reports indicate that Lianya, Crystal Technology, and Wenyi have a relatively high revenue from Huawei's business. Jingji and other industry revenue accounted for 20% of the revenue, the...


The US president Donald Trump
(photo courtesy of Agence France-Presse)

S. Korea most affected by U.S.-China trade spat: report

Dec 10, 2019

South Korea may have been hit the hardest among major economies by the protracted trade dispute between the United States and China due to its high dependence on exports to the countries, a report said Tuesday.The U.S. and China are the world's largest importers of South Korean products with shipments to China accounting for more than one-quarter of South Korea's overall exports last year, accord...


Delta has developed the Equipment IoT Platform DIALink for CNC-based machines that provides various machine tool data collection functions for a powerful IoT
(photo courtesy of Delta)

Delta CNC Machine IoT Solution Provides Multiple Equipment Connection for Smart Production Data Management

Aug 02, 2019

As manufacturing industries around the globe gear up for smart manufacturing, corporations are learning how to effectively acquire and manage their own production data to enhance market competitiveness. In the past, managers needed an enormous amount of labor hours to retain production and factory data. At traditional factories, operators meter data at a designated location and pass the data on t...


Microsoft teams up with Taiwan compaines, bursting into IoT</h2>

Microsoft teams up with Taiwan compaines, bursting into IoT

May 27, 2019

Taiwan's Microsoft announced that it launched the latest Azure IoT PnP on May 21st. In the first wave of 17 cooperative business, Taiwan's companies comprised 7 seats. Microsoft is actively transforming, setting up Microsoft Azure, assisting Taiwanese companies transforming together, and seizing the business opportunity in the global lot. Microsoft held DevDays Asia 2019 on May 21st, announci...


UKTW I2P Celebrates First Successful Year of UK-TW Science Research Cooperation</h2>

UKTW I2P Celebrates First Successful Year of UK-TW Science Research Cooperation

Mar 28, 2019

ITRI and British Office Taipei today hosted an event to recognize the first successful year of the UK-Taiwan Innovative Industries Programme (UKTW I2P), which was launched in March 2018 to promote UK-Taiwan science research bilateral cooperation activities. UKTW I2P is the first UK government-funded program of this kind, aiming to strengthen UK-Taiwan collaboration in key areas such as biotech...


China's New Face of E-Commerce Sees Rise of Smart Lockers</h2>

China's New Face of E-Commerce Sees Rise of Smart Lockers

Dec 10, 2018

With the rise of the “unmanned economy” in China, new trends in the self-pickup market like the “smart shelf” are giving way to the “smart locker,” which has combined Internet of Things and AI technology. Chinese e-commerce JoyBuy Go has built a reputation based on its embracement of unmanned economy, its “smart shelf” that was introduced to the public last November has seen an upgrade to “sma...


Local Manufacturing Sector Flashes 5th Sluggish Growth </h2>

Local Manufacturing Sector Flashes 5th Sluggish Growth

Nov 29, 2018

With the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute, uprooted financial sector, sluggish sales for the new Apple smartphone, the manufacturing industry sees a pessimistic forecast for the next six months. This has led to the local manufacturing sector to flash a “yellow-blue” light in October, said Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) on Thursday, making this the fifth consecutive month of slugg...


MOEA data shows Taiwan's industrial production index is on its 8th month of consecutive growth. (EDN file photo)

Industrial Production Index Up for 8th Month in October: MOEA

Nov 20, 2018

Taiwan’s industrial production index saw an eighth year-on-year consecutive month growth in the third quarter this year, rising 8.39% from a year earlier in October, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). This is due to a stabilized global economy, the MOEA reported. The continual growth behind Taiwan’s industrial production index stems from the island’s traditional industries, ...


Mr. Frédéric Dupont, President and CEO of Exagan, delivering his speech during the grand opening of Exagan Taiwan Ltd.

GaN Semiconductor Specialist Exagan Forms Taiwan Subsidiary and Opens Sales and Applications Center in Taipei to Accelerate the Use of GaN in Charger and Server Markets

Oct 18, 2018

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...


Industrial Technology Research Institute industry analyst Alex Su offers suggestions for Taiwan companies in the 5G era. (photographed by CENS.com)

Industry experts weigh in on Taiwan's 5G possibilities

Oct 15, 2018

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...