The production value of Taiwan's electronic-component production rose 19% in the first half of 2004, to NT$251.4 billion (US$7.35 billion at NT$34.2:US$1), according to the Industrial Technology Information Services (IT IS) office of the Industrial Technology Department (ITD), Ministry of Economic

Taipei, August 6, 2004 (CENS)--Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Has newly acquired a 70% stake in flexible printed circuit board maker Midas Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Through an affiliate in a move to boost its capability of producing handset components. The company is now able to make

Taipei, Aug. 5, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc., the world's No. 1 maker of computer motherboards, expects to account for 50% of the global supply in 2006, according to industry sources. The sources said that Asustek's management has set annual shipment goals of 45 million to 50 mill

Taipei, July 19, 2004 (CENS)--Combined revenues recorded in the first half of the year by the top-four information technology and electronics firms in Taiwan outstripped NT$100 billion (US$2.97 billion at US$1: NT$33.7), including Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd., Quanta Computer Inc., Taiwan Semico

Taiwanese exhibitors caught the eye of buyers at the International Furniture Fair Singapore/ASEAN Furniture 2004 show, held on Mar. 1-5, with the attractive design, innovative structure, fine craftsmanship, and quality materials of their glass-furniture products. A total of 59 Taiwanese furnitur

Taipei, June 9, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd. Is expected to soon announce expanding its business scope from 3C (computer, communication, and consumer electronics) to 6C (3C plus channel, car and content). Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou claimed that 2005 will be a crucial yea

Hon Hai Precision Industrial Co. announced recently that its motherboard shipments are expected to grow by more than 30% this year to top 34 million units (compared with about 26 million in 2003), making it one of the world's top manufacturers in the field. It hopes to get enough orders to take ove

Taipei, April 5, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd. Recently announced that it would make an additional investment of US$10 million in a networking/communication product subsidiary in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, mainland China. Hon Hai, the world's No. 1 maker of barebone PCs, c

Taipei, March 30, 2004 (CENS)--Hon Hai Precision Industry and U.S. connector supplier FCI recently reached a settlement over a patent dispute, with Hon Hai agreeing to pay FCI an undisclosed amount of royalty. Industry insiders estimated the compensation at millions of U.S. dollars, far lower t

As the United States is the world's biggest buyer of water-supply equipment' and Taiwan's most important export market for such products' the island's manufacturers in the line are working hard to win the NSF approval they need to ship their goods to customers there despite the time and cost that t

Taiwanese companies targeted niche sectors of the Japanese market in their displays at the recent International Furniture Tokyo (IFFT) 2003, which was held on Nov. 26-30. This marked a divergence from their past strategy of aiming high-quality, own-design products at mainstream markets. A total

Taiwan's furniture-hardware manu-facturers are working with full en-ergy on creating products of one-of-a-kind and not-easily-copied design, and are being aided in this effort by the island's iron and steel industry in the supply of high-grade materials. Although domestic makers of furniture har

Taipei, March 25, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd. Recently claimed that the number of the sales points of its mainland China-based computer distribution chain, the Cybermart, would be expanded from 40 to 100 in the coming two years. Gou Tai-cheng, president of Hon Hai's IT

Taipei, March 24, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd. Has been aggressively venturing into various electronics and information technology (IT) fields in recent years, threatening the positions of the leading companies in various segments. In recent years, Hon Hai, already the

Taipei, March 16, 2004 (CENS)-- Two major personal computer (PC) conglomerates in Taiwan are actively tapping the emerging automobile electronic market, including Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. and MiTAC International Corp. Hon Hai, the world's No. 1 contract maker of barebone PCs, connectors and TV

Established in 1976, Ho Tien Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Is a leading maker of terminals, connectors, and wire harnesses, as well of the high-precision machines used to manufacture such products. The firm's very strong R&D team is made up of experienced and talented engineers seeking to develop

Established in 1982, Nan Dee Precision Co., Ltd. Is a specialized maker of radio-frequency (RF) coaxial connectors, connector parts, and high-precision turned parts for various applications. Management claims that the firm never deviates from its "honesty, innovation, and constant improvement" m

The Tzung Jin Co. has set a tough goal for itself: to become the world's top manufacturer in the line of auto battery terminals, cable adapters, fuse blocks, in-line fuse holders, and power-distribution blocks. The president of the company, Frank Liang, insists that this vision is not just pie-

Great Rubber Co., Ltd., established in 1979, specializes in the development and production of silicon-rubber keypads for the electronics industry. Besides keypads, other items in its production repertoire are rubber rollers, O-rings, seals, gaskets, microphone holders, zebra connectors, and plas

With over 25 years of experiences, Li Yao Industrial Co., Ltd. Is a specialized and experienced manufacturer of crimp tools with long term global reputation for high quality and excellent performance of its tool products in the market. Li Yao recently unveiled two new items developed by the comp

Taipei, March 10, 2004 (CENS)--The 2004 Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei Cycle '04) kicked off today for a four-day run at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), with all major complete bike, parts and relevant makers in Taiwan participating in the annual event to show their latest products.

Taipei, March 3, 2004 (CENS)--Three major information technology (IT) hardware conglomerates in Taiwan recently announced plans to increase investments in precision mold/die development in mainland China. The three major PC makers, including Wistron Corp., Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd. And MiT

Taipei, Feb. 24, 2004 (CENS)--The jury of a United States District Court recently judged that Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd.'s infringed FCI's patented BGA (ball-grid array) technology. FCI, a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative and high-quality electrical and ele

Taipei, Feb. 20, 2004 (CENS)--Leading Taiwanese information-technology manufacturers plan to roll out palm-sized portable media centers some time this year, suggesting that they are optimistic about the market for this gadget which was debuted by Microsoft at a primary show held last month in Las V

Taipei, Feb. 19, 2004 (CENS)--At least three major Taiwan electronics and information technology (IT) conglomerates are scheduled to implement restructuring or personnel reshuffle projects this year, according to industry sources. The three groups include Hon Hai, First International Computer (F

Taipei, Feb. 9, 2004 (CENS)--Festo, the world's No. 2 supplier of pneumatic industrial automation equipment, recently inaugurated an engineering center at the open laboratory of Taiwan's government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Festo set up the engineering center under

Established in 1995, Uniclass Technology originally specialized in providing network-cabling solutions, but in recent years the company has diversified into K virtual machine (KVM) switches and remote-network management solutions. Uniclass offers a broad line of KVM switch products and cost-eff

With over 20 years of experience in the wiring-accessory business, Elesa Electrical Co., Ltd. Is a comprehensive supplier of over 3,000 separate items, meeting virtually every imaginable requirement from customers worldwide. Elesa's extensive catalog is mainly focused on cable ties, cable marker

Established in 1986, Kinsun Industries Inc. is an experienced and versatile specialist in making modular jacks, telecom connectors, memory-card connectors, IDC connectors, pin-head connectors, antenna (GSM, GPS, ISM band), radio-frequency (RF) coaxial cables, battery chargers, and stamping parts.

Established in 1996, Aimmet Industrial Co., Ltd. Is an ISO9001-approved maker of radio frequency (RF) coaxial connectors. The high-tech company was formed by a group of young and talented professional engineers and technicians who are committed to introducing ever better models. Management states t