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Monday 16 October 2017
Amazon pushing Echo into Asia markets
Amazon has been aggressively looking to promote its Echo series smart speaker products in Asia markets including India and Japan and has been tuning its Alexa system to recognize...
Friday 13 October 2017
China annual polysilicon capacity to rise to 285,000 tons at end of 2017
China-based polysilicon makers' combined annual production capacity will increase from 210,000 tons at the end of 2016 to 285,000 tons at the end of 2017, enough for producing 61GWp...
Friday 13 October 2017
Demand for 12-inch silicon wafers to surge in China
Demand for blank 12-inch silicon wafers is set to increase to 1.1-1.3 million pieces per month in China in 2018, up from the current 500,000 units, according to local media.
Friday 13 October 2017
Taiwan IC designers to rely on emerging markets for 4Q17 growth
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from China's smartphone market slow down, but orders from vendors launching handsets in emerging markets like India have surged recently,...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Morris Chang sees hurdle for semiconductor development in China
While China is aggressively accelerating the development of its semiconductor industry, a hidden barrier will gradually surface to affect its development, in that many countries will...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Pure-play foundries boosting presence in China
With the rise of fabless IC companies in China, demand for foundry services in the country has also increased. In total, pure-play foundry sales in China are expected to increase...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Global semiconductor sales increase 4% in August, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$35 billion for the month of August 2017, an increase of 4% compared to the previous month's total of US$33.6 billion and a 23.9% jump...
Wednesday 11 October 2017
White-box tablet players turn to new markets for survival
Seeing difficulties in differentiating from competitors, tablet brand vendors have been mainly focusing on cutting their prices to boost sales, which has in turn impacted China-based...
Friday 6 October 2017
Giga Diamond Materials expanding capacity in China
Diamond saw wire maker Giga Diamond Materials (GDM), a subsidiary of PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials (GSM), is expanding its annual production capacity in Yencheng,...
Thursday 5 October 2017
Nintendo ups Switch supply to 2 million a month
Nintendo has recently raised its orders for the Nintendo Switch to two million units a month because of the product's surging demand and the vendor is expected to be able to achieve...
Thursday 5 October 2017
Digitimes Research: Panel makers stepping up 10.5G development
With competition in the TV panel market gradually mounting in the above 55-inch segment, some makers have been aggressively establishing new 10.5G production lines, including: China's...
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Transition to diamond wire slower than expected for China solar wafer makers
China-based solar wafer makers' progress of replacing slurry wire-slicing has been slowed down by lower-than-expected yield rates from diamond-wire process, according to industry...
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Asustek launches enterprise motherboards for DIY market, says paper
Asustek Computer has launched promotions for its consumer motherboards via China's e-commerce platforms, eyeing the country's National Day holiday demand, and has released a few enterprise...
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Chimei Materials to set up new polarizer line in China
Polarizer supplier Chimei Materials Technology plans to set up a second production line at its plant in Kunshan, China in 2018 in order to cope with rising demand from flat panel...
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Foxconn-Sharp 10.5G line in China to be delayed, says report
A planned 10.5G flat panel factory to be jointly set up by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) and Sharp in Guangzhou, China is likely to be postponed, according to a Chinese-language Liberty...