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Monday 5 August 2013
WPG expects 4-10% sales growth in 3Q13
IC distributor WPG Holdings expects its sales to grow 4.34-9.31% sequentially to NT$105-110 billion (US$3.5-3.66 billion) in the third quarter of 2013. In the second quarter, the...
Monday 5 August 2013
MediaTek expects revenues to rise 5-13% in 3Q13
IC design house MediaTek expects its consolidated revenues to log a 5-13% sequential increase in the third quarter of 2013, after posting a 38.8% sales jump in the second quarter.
Friday 2 August 2013
FCCL makers optimistic about 2H13
Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) demand is expected to see a seasonal pick-up in the third quarter thanks to new product roll-outs and continued growth in China's smartphone market,...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Smartphone shipments grow 6.6% in 2Q13, says TrendForce
According to research firm TrendForce, smartphone shipments during the second quarter of 2013 reached 221 million units, up 6.6% on quarter and up 31.4% on year. For 2013, worldwide...
Tuesday 9 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Newly released high-end smartphones lack new functionality
While a number of branded smartphone vendors have released their new high-end models recently, including the HTC Butterfly S from HTC, the Xperia Z Ultra from Sony Mobile Communications...
Thursday 4 July 2013
China smartphone vendors to foray into tablet segment
China-based smartphone vendors, including Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and Xiaomi Technology, all will step up their efforts to penetrate the tablet market, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Global AMOLED market analysis and forecast, 2011-2015
The thin, light structure and high image quality of AMOLED panels has led many to regard them as the display technology of the future. South Korean manufacturers currently have more...
Monday 24 June 2013
Commentary: Tier-two LCD driver IC houses to face shortages in 3Q13
China's smartphone market continues to boom and demand for related components from domestic brands has been strong in the first half of 2013. Demand for small-size panels above 5-inch...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
China's mobile phone shipments registered at 97 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012, while China's smartphone shipments totaled...
Friday 14 June 2013
Career Tech expects orders from China-based smartphone clients to generate more sales in 2013
Career Technology, which manufactures flexible PCBs for smartphones, tablets and other consumer technology products, expects sales generated from orders placed by its China-based...
Friday 14 June 2013
Digitimes Research: China mobile AP market to expand in 2013
The China mobile application processor (AP) market will expand over 60% in 2013 to 506 million units, with smartphone-use APs accounting for 77.4% of total shipments, Digitimes Research...
Thursday 6 June 2013
Over 1 billion Android phones to ship in 2017, says Canalys
Worldwide smartphone shipments are set to top 1.5 billion units in 2017, contributing 73% to overall mobile phone shipments, according to Canalys. Shipments of Android models will...
Friday 31 May 2013
New power management IC from ams targets China smartphone market
Austria-based ams, formerly austriamicrosystems, has introduced a new power management (PWM) IC. Acknowledging continued growth in China's smartphone and tablet markets, ams is looking...
Thursday 30 May 2013
Supply of eMMC devices to China falling short
Demand for embedded MultiMedia Card (eMMC) flash memory devices coming from China's smartphone and tablet industry supply chains has ramped up rapidly causing the supply from major...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Kingston hiking shipments of embedded memory solutions to China smartphone sector
Kingston Technology has been ramping up its shipments of embedded memory devices to the smartphone sector in China, leveraging a shortage in the supply of comparable IC parts from...