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Thursday 29 June 2017
China and India to account for half of all new mobile subscribers added by 2020, finds GSMA study
China and India, the two most populous countries in the world, will account for almost half of all new mobile subscribers expected to be added worldwide by the end of the decade,...
Thursday 29 June 2017
China Electric Mfg expects global LED lighting penetration to exceed 40% in 2017
Taiwan-based China Electric Mfg., which makes and sells own-brand TOA lighting products, expects the proportion of all lighting products for LED lighting models to exceed 40% in 20...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Imec looking to deepen partnerships with China-based chipmakers
China has the possibility to become a world-class semiconductor industry if local players make good use of resources domestically and internationally, according to Huiwen Ding, head...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Powerchip opens JV fab in China
Powerchip Technology has completed the construction of its 12-inch fab in Hefei, China and started to run the fab, according to the Taiwan-based foundry chipmaker. The fab...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
China January-May software revenues estimated at CNY2.031 trillion, says MIIT
China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY2.031 trillion (US$294.72 billion) in January-May 2017, growing 13.4% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
China smartphone vendors ramping orders at IC firms
China-based smartphone vendors including Oppo and Vivo have stepped up their pace of chip orders, while Huawei, Xiaomi Technology and Gionee are expected to increase their chip orders...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan cannot ignore trade benefits from markets beyond China, says premier
Taiwan cannot develop economic and trade ties only with China by taking advantage of shared cultural and language backgrounds, but should, instead, break through cultural and language...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Tongfu Microelectronics to set up advanced IC backend plant in Xiamen, says report
China-based Tongfu Microelectronics has struck a deal with the Xiamen Haicang District government to set up a manufacturing base for advanced packaging and testing services locally...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
IST strikes deal with JFE-TEC to jointly provide automotive-use materials testing services in China
Integrated Service Technology (IST), a Taiwan-based provider of electronics product verification and analysis services, has signed an MoU with Japan's JFE Techno Research (JFE-TEC),...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
China Big Fund commits investment of CNY85 billion
China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (known as the Big Fund) has committed to invest CNY85 billion (US$12.4 billion) into the local IC industry, mainly the manufacturing...
Monday 26 June 2017
China foundries striving for more dummy wafer supplies
China-based logic IC and memory foundries including Nexchip Semiconductor and Rui-Li (transliterated from Chinese) Integrated Circuit have offered 20% higher prices than what their...
Friday 23 June 2017
Foxconn chairman still expects 50% chance of getting Toshiba semiconductor business
Commenting on Toshiba's decision that it will put its negotiation priority for the sale of its semiconductor department on the alliance of Japan- and US-based enterprises, Foxconn...
Thursday 22 June 2017
First-tier China makers offer 3-year supply contracts for mono-Si solar wafers
First-tier China-based makers of mono-Si solar wafers, anticipating continued strong demand and short supply, have offered 3-year supply contracts for Taiwan-based solar cell makers,...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Global industrial semiconductor revenues rise 4% in 2016, says IHS
Worldwide industrial semiconductor revenues grew 3.8% on year to US$43.5 billion in 2016, according to IHS Markit.
Thursday 22 June 2017
Taiwan IC design houses seeing orders pick up
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen customer orders pick up on seasonality with some expected to post sequential revenue growth of 10% or more in the third quarter, according...