Global shipments of large-sized (larger than 10-inch) thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels totaled 64.07 million units in January, down 13% month-on-month (MoM), with most makers' shipments having dropped except Samsung, BOE OT, and Sharp, according to WitsView. LCD TV panel shipment in January declined 12% MoM to 17.41 million units, due mainly to the slow-season effec...

LCD TV shipments by Taiwanese contract, or system integration, makers in the fourth quarter of 2013 increased by 17.5% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) but dropped 6.4% year-on-year (YoY) to 10.28 million units, according to WitsView, the display research division of the global intelligence provider TrendForce. In 2013, local LCD TV contract suppliers together delivered some 35.85 million units, a 5.4...

Less workdays due to the Chinese New Year holidays affected revenues of major bicycle and parts makers in Taiwan. In January, Merida had consolidated revenue of NT$1.77 billion (US$58.8 million), down 18.02% month-on-month (MoM), and a 10.12% decrease year-on-year (YoY). Merida pointed out that its bicycle sales in China in late January enjoyed YoY increase, but shipments from the company's...

Taiwan's flat-panel display (FPD) industry turned out NT$377.05 billion (US$12.57 billion) worth of products in the third quarter of 2013, down 4.2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 2.3% year-on-year (YoY), according to the Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center of the Industry & Technology Intelligence Services (IEK-ITIS). FPDs, a category that includes both large (over 10 inches) and small/me...

After Google Inc. decided to further expand its cloud data center in the Changhua Costal Industrial Park (CCIP), two other big local companies recently announced to pour about NT$12 billion (US$400 million) into setting up a new factory or expand existing production capacity in the park, including Depo Auto Parts Ind. Co., Ltd., a major auto-lamp makers on the island, and the ChangChun Group, a ...

The Academia Sinica, the highest academic institution in Taiwan, recently announced that it has authorized OPKO Health Inc. to produce and market a new influenza vaccine developed by the Academia's Genomics Research Center. A team of scientists led by three principal investigators at the Genomics Research Center engineered the new glycoprotein-based flu vaccine, which induces a greater immune ...

Lihpao Group, a land development and construction conglomerate in Taiwan, recently signed a cooperation letter of intent (LOI) with Hitachi of Japan to jointly develop advanced medical equipment, including particle and proton therapy and gene testing equipment, and may engage in other joint ventures in the future. A. G. Chang, Lihpao Life Science Corp.'s president, pointed out that Hitachi is ...

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a major maker of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels in Taiwan, recently announced having pioneered mass production of 6-inch Wide Quarter High Definition (WQHD, 2560×1440 pixel resolution) ultra high resolution LCD panel for smartphones at the end of 2013, claiming that the panel boasts the world's highest resolution (based on available market r...

C.K. Wang, chairman of Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), recently pointed out that 2014 thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) TV-panel procurement from China might decline to less than 2013's US$4.5 billion, due to continuously increasing production capacity of Chinese panel suppliers and fierce competition from Korean counterparts. Industry sources said that ...

Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a government-backed trade promoter, announced that it will organize five more new international exhibitions on the island this year to help promote products as yachts, items for kids, petrochemicals & related products, sewage treatment facilities, creative cultural products, and water purification equipment, etc. Last year TAITRA organized 2...