The number of Internet users in China increased to about 709.58 million as of the end of June 2016, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).

Israel-based TowerJazz and China-based SMIC among the world's top-10 pure-play foundries are forecast to display the highest sales growth in 2016, IC Insights said in a new report.

Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY21 billion (US$3.22 billion) in the second quarter of 2016, increasing 17.8% on quarter and 9.3% on year,...

China's mobile application processor (AP) market is forecast to reach a total of 166 million units in the second quarter of 2016, up 7.8% sequentially, according to Digitimes Resea...

Due to fast growing use of smartphone-based mobile payment services in the China market, both international and domestic vendors, including white-box ones, have adopted fingerprint...

In the China market, B2C online shopping portals generated total transaction value of CNY651.94 billion (US$99.86 billion) in second-quarter 2016, growing 18.9% sequentially and 39.6%...

China is set to improve the self-sufficiency rate for ICs in the nation to 40% in 2020, and could even exceed the target ratio, according to Digitimes Research.

Online advertising service providers in the China market generated total revenues of CNY63.46 billion (US$9.72 billion) during the second quarter of 2016, increasing 17% on quarter...

The penetration rate for fingerprint-recognition sensors in the smartphone market will rise above 50% in 2017 from about 40% in 2016, according to industry observers. The ratio reached...

Xiaomi Technology saw its smartphone shipments decline 38.4% on year to 10.5 million units in the China market in the second quarter of 2016 during which other major local rivals...

Xiaomi Technology has unveiled its in-house developed Mi Pay system, supporting NFC technology. Official trials of the Mi Pay system will be held in September, paving the way for...

China-based IC backend service company Nantong Fujitsu Microelectronics reportedly will acquire US-based Amkor Technology, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News...

Clevo reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.32 billion (US$137.89 million) for the second quarter with net profits growing 261% sequentially to reach NT$252 million thanks to strong...

Smartphone Shipments in the China market totaled 149 million units in the second quarter of 2016, representing an increase of 2.7% on quarter and 14.3% on year, according to data...

Networking/communication device maker SerComm has seen booming orders for devices used in fiber-optic broadband networks from China Telecom and China Mobile and expects shipments...