Last update: Monday 29 April 2013 [37 news items]
China software industry posts 1Q13 revenues of nearly CNY619 billion, says MIIT
Apr 29, 21:59
China's software industry generated total sales revenues of CNY618.861 billion (US$99.42 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, growing by 24.7% on year, according to statistics by...
China March mobile phone user base growing to 1.146 billion, says MIIT
Apr 24, 10:20
There were 1.146 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2013, growing 1.24% sequentially and 12.46% on year, and 277.27 million (24.20%)...
China software industry January-February revenues top CNY402 billion, says MIIT
Mar 25, 10:23
China's software industry generated revenues of CNY402.263 billion (US$64.57 billion) in January-February 2013, growing 25.4% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information...
China February mobile phone users grow to 1.132 billion, says MIIT
Mar 25, 10:09
There were 1.132 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2013, growing 0.89% sequentially and 12.43% on year, and 259.92 million (22.96%)...
China January mobile phone user base growing to 1.122 billion, says MIIT
Feb 26, 13:32
There were 1.122 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2013, growing by 0.81% on month and by 12.59% on year, and 245.88 million (21.91%)...
China software industry posts 2012 revenues of over CNY2.5 trillion, says MIIT
Jan 29, 11:27
China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY2.502 trillion (US$396 billion) in 2012, growing 28.5% from 2011, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
China software industry posts January-November revenues of over CNY2,192 billion, says MIIT
Jan 2, 11:53
China's software industry generated revenues of CNY2,192.76 billion (US$346 billion) in January-November 2012, growing by 27.3% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and...
China January-November handset output over one billion, says MIIT
Jan 2, 11:49
China-based makers produced 1.045 billion handsets during January-November 2012, slightly dropping by 1.1% on year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information...
China market: November mobile phone users grow to 1.104 billion, says MIIT
Dec 25, 16:16
There were 1.104 billion subscribers to mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2012, growing by 0.80% on month and by 13.21% on year, and 220.49 million...
China software industry posts January-October revenues of over CNY1,955 billion, says MIIT
Dec 3, 11:37
China's software industry generated total sales revenues of CNY1,955.07 billion (US$309 billion) in January-October 2012, growing by 25.8% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry...
China market: October mobile phone user base reaches 1.095 billion, says MIIT
Dec 3, 11:31
A total of 1.095 billion users subscribed to mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2012, growing by 0.98% on month and by 13.63% on year, and 212.42 million...
China software revenues grow almost 33% in Jan-Oct 2011
Nov 25, 10:17
China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY1,497.0 billion (US$230.6 billion) during January-October 2011, growing 32.9% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry...
China software industry posts January-September revenues of CNY1,300 billion
Nov 1, 10:18
China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY1,300.2 billion (US$199.9 billion) during January-September 2011, growing 31.7% on year, according to statistics from the...
China software industry posts January-August revenues of CNY1.112 trillion, says MIIT
Sep 30, 11:16
China's software industry generated total sales revenues of CNY1.112 trillion (US$170.7 billion) during January-August 2011, growing 30.5% on year, according to statistics by the...
China software industry posts January-April revenues of CNY482 billion, says MIIT
May 27, 15:40
China's software industry generated total sales revenues of CNY482.2 billion (US$73.37 billion) during January-April 2011, growing by 27.9% on year, according to statistics by the...
China March mobile phone user base grows to over 890 million
May 4, 13:50
There were 890.27 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2011, growing 1.3% on month and 14.6% on year. 61.9 million (6.95%) were 3G...
China software industry posts 1Q11 revenues of CNY345.4 billion: MIIT
Apr 29, 01:20
China's software industry generated total sales revenues of CNY345.4 billion (US$52.44 billion) in the first quarter of 2011, growing by 27.0% on year, according to statistics by...
China February mobile phone users grow to nearly 879 million, says MIIT
Mar 31, 11:09
There were 878.83 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2011, growing 1.05% on month and 14.73% on year. Of the subscribers, 55.49...
China government sets hard to reach 3G user base target, says report
Dec 24, 13:45
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) aims at 150 million subscribers of 3G communication services in the China market in 2011, a difficult goal viewing that...
China market: Mobile phone users top 842 million in October
Nov 25, 11:03
There were 842.04 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2010, growing by 1.05% on month and by 15.42% on year, according to China's...
China market: 3G users top 38 million at end of October, says MIIT
Nov 25, 01:05
There were a total of 38.64 million subscribers of 3G mobile communication services in the China market as of the end of October 2010, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
China turns out over 792 million handsets, 94 million color TVs in January-October, says MIIT
Nov 25, 01:00
Manufacturers in China recorded a total output of 792.018 million handsets and 94.788 million color TVs during January-October 2010, increasing 35% and 6.9% respectively from the...
China September mobile phone users top 833 million, says MIIT
Nov 2, 11:41
There were 833.30 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of September 2010, growing by 1.24% on month and by 15.76% on year, according to statistics...
China government concerned about overheating in LED investments
Sep 16, 15:03
Current orders for MOCVD equipment, which is used in LED chip production, from China have reached 1,400-1,600 sets, according to sources from the LED sector, and officials from China's...
China market: Mobile phone users top 805 million in June 2010, says MIIT
Aug 4, 11:30
Users of mobile communication services in China reached 805.35 million in June 2010, growing 1.19% on month and 15.85% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information...
China market: March mobile phone user base nears 777 million, says MIIT
Apr 30, 14:11
There were 776.87 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2010, growing by 1.42% on month and by 15.89% on year, according to statistics...
China market: Mobile phone users increase to nearly 766 million in February, says MIIT
Apr 2, 10:36
There were 765.97 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2010, up 1.24% on month and 16.10% on year, with a user density of 56.3%,...
China market: 3G user base in steady growth
Mar 29, 14:44
The user base of 3G mobile communication service in China has been steadily growing, with the number of subscribers increasing by 1.52 million in February 2010 to 16.06 million, according...
China market: Mobile phone users increase to over 756 million in January 2010, says MIIT
Mar 12, 10:39
There were 756.6 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2010, growing by 1.23% on month and by 16.45% on year, according to statistics...
China's software revenues up 25.6% in 2009, MIIT
Feb 25, 11:57
China's software industry generated revenues of 951.30 billion yuan (US$139.2 billion) in 2009, growing 25.6% from 2008, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information...
China market: 3G users top 10 million at end of 2009, says MIIT
Dec 25, 10:24
After the government issued the first three 3G mobile communication licenses in early 2009, the total number of 3G subscribers in China has been rapidly increasing and is expected...
Taiwan panel makers should be allowed to set up plants in China, says China MIIT vice minister
Nov 25, 14:50
The Taiwan government should allow Taiwan-based LCD panel makers to set up plants in China, Lou Qingjian, vice minister of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...

China MIIT vice minister visiting Taiwan
Nov 23, 13:55
Lou Qinjian, China's vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), will arrive in Taipei on November 23 for a three-day visit, according to industry...
China market: Mobile user base increases to over 695 million in June
Jul 28, 14:23
There were 695.20 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of June 2009, growing 1.2% on month and 15.72% on year, according to statistics published...
China mobile phone user base increases to nearly 687 million in May 2009
Jun 29, 10:22
There were 686.95 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2009, growing by 1.20% on month and by 16.01% on year, according to statistics...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
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Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















