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Wednesday 29 June 2016
China May mobile communication user base grows to 1.297 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.297 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2016, increasing 0.14% on month and 0.33% on year, and 237.98 million (18.35%)...
Wednesday 29 June 2016
SAS yet to see China demand rebound
Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has not yet seen rebounding orders from China-based clients although China has set target installation capacity of 18.1GWp for...
Tuesday 28 June 2016
China market: Subor Electronics teams up with AMD to develop VR gaming chip, says report
China-based educational electronics device provider Subor Electronics Technology has signed a contract with AMD to develop a VR gaming-enabled chip in order to enter the educational...
Monday 27 June 2016
JDI to sell factory in southern China to Jiangxi Holitech Technology
Japan-based panel maker Japan Display Inc. (JDI) will sell a small- to medium-size LCD module factory in southern China owned by Morningstar Optronics Zhuhai (MOZ) to China-based...
Monday 27 June 2016
Fab toolmakers seeing significant 12-inch fab expansion in China
Capacity expansions are expected to take place at more than 10 12-inch wafer fabs in China over the next five years, according to sources at semiconductor equipment providers, which...
Monday 27 June 2016
SMIC to buy 70% of LFoundry
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reached an agreement with LFoundry Europe (LFE) and Marsica Innovation (MI) to acquire a 70% stake in LFoundry for EUR49 million...
Friday 24 June 2016
Beijing to build new IC industrial park with total investment of CNY4 billion, says report
A total investment of CNY4 billion (US$608 million) will be poured into the establishment of a new IC industrial park at the Zhongguancun (Haidian) Science Park in Beijing, according...
Friday 24 June 2016
China makers count on government subsidies for profits, says report
The amount of government subsidies received by major players in China's flat panel, semiconductor and LED industries reached 20-50% of their recurring net income in the latest three...
Friday 24 June 2016
Shenzhen Stock Exchange questions NavInfo acquisition bid for MediaTek China unit
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) has sent an inquiry letter to NavInfo expressing concerns that NavInfo's acquisition price for AutoChips, a China-based unit of MediaTek, could...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Foxconn chairman expects channel retail business to grow strongly in 1 year
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has told investors that the company has already resumed its channel retail business, but he refused to provide...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
China market: Xiaomi likely to launch smartwatch in September, says report
Xiaomi Technology is expected to launch its first smartwatch in September at the earliest. The Mi smartwatch is likely to come with a 1.3-inch round display powered by a Qualcomm...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Digitimes Research: NFC-based mobile payments will struggle to replace 3rd-party e-payments in China
While the launch of Apple Pay services in the China market on February 18, 2016 has stimulated use of NFC-based mobile payment services, NFC services will find it difficult to replace...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Digitimes Research: Tablet AP shipments in China to decrease 2.9% in 2016
China's tablet-use application processor (AP) shipments are expected to decrease 2.9% in 2016 as a result of poor tablet sales, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 22 June 2016
UMC announces investment in China firm
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) plans to invest up to US$50 million in China-based Wise Road Capital through a wholly-owned subsidiary Sino Paragon, according to a...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Inventec expects to achieve NT$460 billion revenues in 2017
Inventec chairman Richard Lee has pointed out that the company in the past 12 months has been integrating its resources in Taiwan and China and transforming its businesses to focus...