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Wednesday 10 May 2017
China calls for Foxconn to make more investments in the country
China's Premier Li Keqiang has called for Foxconn Electronics to place its high-end research and development projects and even its whole industrial chain in China.
Wednesday 10 May 2017
2 China makers to expand AlGaInP LED chip capacities
China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers San'an Optoelectronics and Xiamen Changelight will expand production capacities for AlGaInP LED chips by adding 19 and 20 MOCVD sets...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
China market: Xiaomi Mi 6 reportedly faces production issue
Xiaomi Technology reportedly is facing difficulties ramping up shipments of its newly released flagship smartphone, the Mi 6, due to low yield rates at the supply chain makers as...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Taiwan solar cell makers struggle to directly compete with China, says NSP chairman
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers are at a substantial disadvantage to directly compete with China-based solar makers because Chin makers have been reducing outsourcing...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Heraeus Photovoltaics continues to expand and penetrate deep into the China market
According to GTM Research's Global Solar Demand Monitor, global PV installations are expected to reach 85GW in 2017, after seeing a 30% growth to 78GW in 2016. China as a major solar...
Monday 8 May 2017
Catcher sees weak 1Q17 and April; expects growing performance in upcoming months
Chassis maker Catcher Technology reported its financial results for the first quarter with consolidated revenues at NT$14.58 billion (US$483.29 million), down 39.29% sequentially...
Monday 8 May 2017
SPIL April revenues decrease
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.55 billion (US$217.4 million) for April 2017, down 1.7% on month and about 4% on year...
Friday 5 May 2017
China market: Local vendors ramp up smartphone shipments at the expense of iPhone in 1Q17
Apple suffered a serious setback in shipments of iPhone devices in the China market in the first quarter of 2017 as China-based brands including Huawei, Oppo and Vivo managed to continue...
Friday 5 May 2017
SMIC urges Taiwan chipmakers to partner with China-based peers
The Taiwan government should encourage its local chipmakers to collaborate with their China-based peers to create a win-win for both sides' semiconductor industries, according to...
Friday 5 May 2017
China smartphone AP shipments – 1Q 2017
In terms of the shipments of smartphone application processors (AP) in China, downstream vendors started early inventory preparation in the fourth quarter of 2016 resulting in higher...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Taiwan IC design houses receiving short lead-time orders
Taiwan-based IC design houses have started to see their customers place short lead-time orders in May, but remain less-optimistic about their outlook for the second quarter.
Thursday 4 May 2017
China market: Huami launches new fitness bracelet
Huami Information Technology, the exclusive provider of wearable technology for Xiaomi and maker of the Mi Band, has launched a new Amazfit fitness tracker, which features built-in...
Thursday 4 May 2017
BizLink completes acquisition of Lenoi electronics business group
Connector and cable maker BizLink has announced it has completed the acquisition of Germany-based Lenoi’s electronics product business group. The transaction will allow the...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Short supply of mono-Si solar wafers may remain until 3Q18
The ongoing shortage of global supply of mono-Si solar wafers is likely to remain until third-quarter 2018, according to China-based makers of such wafers.
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Global semiconductor sales rise 18% in March, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1% compared to the March 2016 total of US$26.2 billion and 1.6% more than...