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Tuesday 1 August 2017
Cumulative PV installation capacity in China to reach 174.5GWp in 2020
China's National Energy Administration, for the 13th Five-year (2016-2020) National Development Plan, has upward adjusted target cumulative total PV installation capacity for 2020...
Monday 31 July 2017
Soft-World to compete for outsourced production from China game developers
Soft-World International, the largest Taiwan-based online game developer and operator, is poised to compete for art and music outsourced production from China-based mobile game R&D...
Monday 31 July 2017
China market: Gaming services in 1H17 valued at nearly CNY100 billion, says CADPA
Gaming service providers in the China market generated total revenues of CNY99.78 billion (US$14.51 billion) in the first half of 2017, growing 26.7% on year, and the corresponding...
Monday 31 July 2017
Tight control over VPN services not affecting legal users, says China official
China is tightening crackdowns on illegal internet connections, including unauthorized VPN (virtual private network) services, but the move will not affect legal users of authorized...
Monday 31 July 2017
ASE likely to post over 10% revenue growth in 3Q17
Packaging and testing company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is expected to report 10-13% sequential growth in consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2017, with...
Friday 28 July 2017
China market: HTC to roll out standalone VR headsets
HTC plans to launch a standalone Vive VR headset, built using Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 VR mobile platform, in China initially, according to a company announcement.
Friday 28 July 2017
TSMC to enter mass production for new 10nm HiSilicon chips in September, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly begun mass production of 10nm chips in the third quarter by fulfilling orders for Apple's A11 chips, as well as HiSilicon's...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Graphics card shortages ease as cryptocurrency mining fad subsides
With the cryptocurrency mining fad starting to subside, graphics card shortages have already eased and prices dropped back to normal levels, according to sources from graphics card...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Smartphone shipments in China fall in 2Q17, says Canalys
After six consecutive quarters of growth, smartphone shipments in China fell 3% on year to 113 million units in the second quarter of 2017, according to Canalys.
Thursday 27 July 2017
Taiwan panel makers ready to face challenge from China 10.5G line
While BOE Technology is slated to kick off production at its 10.5G fab in 2018 sparking concerns of panel oversupply in the coming year, AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux both have said...
Thursday 27 July 2017
India smartphone shipments fall for the first time, says Canalys
India's smartphone market contracted for the first time in its history, as shipments to the country fell 4% on year to just under 27 million units in the second quarter of 2017. Samsung...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Wafer suppliers to build new 8-inch plants in China
Additional new production capacity for 8-inch silicon wafers is expected to emerge in China, with companies including GlobalWafers and Wafer Works looking to build new plants.
Thursday 27 July 2017
TSMC, UMC offer higher prices to secure wafer supplies
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have recently secured 1-2 year supply contracts with Shin-Etsu and Sumco and offered higher prices...
Thursday 27 July 2017
UMC planning 28HPC, 22ULP processes
United Microelectronics (UMC) is looking to expand its 28nm process offering by launching 28nm HPC and 28nm HPC Plus nodes, which will become available in 2018. The foundry also plans...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Foxconn increases server production in southwestern China, says Nikkei
Foxconn Electronics' China-based subsidiary HongFuJin Precision Electronics (Guiyang) set up a server factory in Quizhou Province, southwestern China, at an investment CNY350 million...