Taiwan’s Golden Valley props up global smart phone industry
In central Taiwan, there is an area where over a thousand precision machine companies and tens of thousands of downstream suppliers reside. Called the Golden Valley, it covers approximately 37.5 by...
View ArticleTaiwan seeks to keep edge in hi-tech production
Whereas in the past, Taiwanese firms played a significant role in the production of the iPhone, this was not the case with the iPhone 5 when it was released in September, according to a recent study by...
View ArticleTaiwan brands seeking to break the OEM pattern
Interbrand, the world’s largest brand consultancy, recently selected Taiwan’s top 20 international brands for 2012. Reflecting on the announcement, Jerchin Lee, executive director of the Taiwan Trade...
View ArticleFrom Taichung to Silicon Valley, Taiwan keeps pace with global markets
With over 300 companies, Taichung County in central Taiwan is the largest cluster of machine tool companies on the island. It is also the center of the components supply chain shared by Taiwan’s three...
View ArticleTaiwan’s TXC serves as “pulse” of smartphones
In April, Taiwan’s TXC overtook Japan’s KDS as the third largest quartz crystal component maker in the world, only behind Seiko Epson and NDK. The five top suppliers of quartz crystal components are...
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