By CARMEN LO LEDs are becoming an increasingly popular light source throughout the world because of their lower power consumption, higher luminous efficiency, smaller size, longer life, faster response, lower driving voltage, higher shock resistance, and many other advantages over conventional l

By JENNY WU The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) is renowned for buyer-friendly organization and large number of exhibitors, as well as wide-ranging exhibits, including product inspection and laboratory equipment, LED drivers, transformers and ballasts, LED chips, LED modules,

At an investor conference held in mid-June, Jonney Shih, chairman of Asus, a Taiwanese brand of PCs and motherboards, outlined its new blueprint for the future. As ever more promising technologies, such as 3D printing, are introduced to sometimes become trend-setters in high-tech industries, Sh

By KEN LIU The five-day Computex Taipei 2014 trade show closed on June 7 in the midst of high expectations that it will bring lucrative business opportunities to Taiwan’s information and communications technology (ICT) industry this year. According to Chairman C.K. Wang of the government-

Already the No.1 notebook PC vendor in Taiwan's domestic market, Asustek Computer Inc. (ASUS brand) targets grabbing even-higher shares in different market segments, including gaming notebook PC and government contracts. A senior manager of ASUS said that under company CEO Jerry Shen's dire

Smart tech, touch applications, wearable tech, mobile computing, and cloud tech and services took center stage at this year's Computex Taipei, where 1,710 exhibitors from across the world promoted their latest products at 5,069 booths. Computex, the world’s second-largest information-communicati

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) in late-April 2014 announced the 10 winners of the prestigious Taiwan Excellence Gold Award at a ceremony in Taipei, hosted by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) that was attended by industry leaders.

Seemingly impervious to seasonal factors, Taiwan’s top two branded PC vendors, Asustek Computer Inc. and Acer Inc., both saw rosy performance in February. Driven by its hot-selling Transformer Book T100 laptop and increasingly strong sales in China, Asustek raked in NT$36.613 billion in consolid

Driven by its hot-selling T100 Transformer Book laptop, Asus shipped some five million notebook PCs in Q4, 2013, outstripping its Taiwanese counterpart, Acer, to be the world’s fourth-largest brand, according to the statistics released by WitsView Technology Corp., a Taiwan-headquartered market re

Jan Far Machinery Industry Co. has 28 years of experience in tube processing as well as manufacturing and exporting tube-processing machinery, using self-developed technologies and always giving top priority to the quality and practicality of its products. Since its inception the company has str

The overall value of Taiwan's top-20 international brands dropped 14.3% to US$10.637 billion in 2013, compared to US$12.412 billion a year earlier, according to the latest survey published by Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). The retreat comes at a time when HTC, Acer and other high-tech compani

By MICHELLE HSU The Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo, organized by the Ministry of Culture since 2010, is now in its 4th iteration. During its short life the expo has strived to turn “creative ideas” into “commercial value” and play the role of a platform for communicatio

Since established in 2005, Chang Pu Enterprise Co., Ltd. has been developing and making ratchet wrenches and socket wrench sets. To compete in increasingly challenging markets, this experienced manufacturer pays close attention to R&D and every production detail, to give products excellent quali

Top executives of Taiwan’s information-technology heavyweights will attend CES 2014, to be staged Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas, U.S. as the world’s No.1 consumer electronics show. While Chairman Terry Guo of the Hon Hai Group and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jason Cheng of Pegatron Corp., both contra

The overall value of Taiwan's top-20 international brands dropped 14.3% to US$10.637 billion in 2013, compared to US$12.412 billion a year earlier, according to the latest survey published by Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). The retreat comes at a time when HTC, Acer and other high-tech compani

Despite touchscreen laptops having failed to revive the global PC industry as expected before, world’s major brands are still promoting such products actively, with Taiwan-based Asus shipping 1.651 million units to occupy 26.3% of the segment in the first half of 2013 to lead among its counterparts

Chroma ATE Inc., a leading Taiwanese developer and manufacturer of precision electronic gages and provider of electric vehicle (EV) test solutions, EV powertrain systems, and electric scooters and solutions, recently reported that its EV compatibility test system had been adopted by a Korean automa

Chroma ATE Inc., a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of precision electronic gauges and provider of electric vehicle (EV) test solutions, EV powertrain systems, and assembled electric scooters and solutions, showcased comprehensive solutions and products at the 2013 EV Taiwan (Taiwan Int'l Electric Ve

The 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (2013 Motorcycle Taiwan) and 3rd Taiwan Int’l Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan 2013), were held simultaneously from April 10-13 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall 1. The two shows were held in conjunction with two other m

Mobility, cloud computing, multi-screen and tablet-laptop hybrid stirred conversations at the Computex 2013 trade show, held June 4-8, where gurus of information-communications technology (ICT) industries weighed in with views on industry trends. The Taipei Computer Association Chairman J.T.

Computex Taipei 2013 attracted over 130,000 attendees during its June 4-8 run, including 38,000 foreign buyers from 173 economies, and generated an estimated US$25 billion worth of business, according to Chairman C.K. Wang of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), one of the show’s

Chroma ATE Inc., a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of precision electronic gauges and provider of electric vehicle (EV) test solutions, EV powertrain systems, and assembled electric scooters and solutions, showcased comprehensive solutions and products at the 2013 EV Taiwan (Taiwan Int'l Electric Ve

Four-in-one show revs up sales with record buyer, exhibitor turnouts The 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (2013 Motorcycle Taiwan) and 3rd Taiwan Int'l Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan 2013), were held simultaneously from April 10-13 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhib

Taipei, Dec. 11, 2012 (CENS)--To achieve its sales goal of 12 million tablet PCs in 2013, Asusteck Computer Inc., one of the world’s top five PC brand vendors, has decided to join hands with VIA Technologies Inc., a Taiwan-based processor maker, on developing budget-priced 7-inch models for sale ex

Four of 10 Gold Award winners are 3C products Most observers and insiders agree that, while eying Apple as real-world example, Taiwanese entrepreneurs, enterprises on the island and overseas have little option but to invest in innovation to upgrade global competitiveness, for relying on being OE

Taiwan’s top 20 international brands have lost a bit of their value in 2012, according to “The Best Taiwanese Brands 2012” survey as reported by the Interbrand Corp., a brand consulting firm based in the U.K. The survey indicates that the top 20 are worth NT$370.52 billion this year, down 2.7% from

Taipei, Oct.17, 2012 (CENS)--Lenovo Group Ltd., the largest Chinese PC maker, grabbed 15.7% of the global market with 13.77 million units shipped in the third quarter, ousting Hewlett-Packard’s 15.5% to become the world’s largest PC manufacturer, says Gartner Inc., a market research firm. Both G

Photonics Festival Taiwan 2012 was held at the Nankang Exhibition Hall of Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) on June 19-21, bearing the theme of "Living Green." And the show's organizer, Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA), was upbeat about Taiwan's photo-electronics indust

Taipei, Sept.13, 2012 (Taipei)--Unlike most of laptop makers, ASUSTek Computer Inc., a major computer maker from Taiwan, saw revenues in its parent increase 6% month on month (MoM) to NT$32 billion (US$1.067 billion) in August. However, an institutional investor predicts the firm to reach NT$40 bil

Taipei, Aug. 22, 2012 (CENS)--AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a major maker of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels in Taiwan, recently won orders for its OGS (One Glass Solution) touch panels from international brands as Amazon, Sony, Asus, Lenovo and Nokia. Insiders said that