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Monday 9 November 2015
LCD material demand in China to increase to 150 tons in 2015, says firm
LCD material demand in China is expected to rise from 116 tons in 2014 to 150 tons in 2015 largely due to TV panel production expansion.
Monday 9 November 2015
China ODM TV shipments climb 39% in 3Q15, says firm
China ODM shipments of TV products reached 11.62 million in the third quarter of 2015, up 38.8% on year, according to Sigmaintell Consulting.
Monday 9 November 2015
Tsinghua Unigroup to raise CNY80 billion for memory plant and acquisitions
China-based Tongfang Guoxin Electronics, an affiliate of Tsinghua Unigroup, has announced a planned CNY80 billion (US$12.59 billion) private placement project, a step toward building...
Monday 9 November 2015
China software industry posts January-September revenues of over CNY3 trillion, says MIIT
China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY3.113 trillion (US$498 billion) in January-September 2015, growing 16.5% on year, according to statistics by the Ministry...
Monday 9 November 2015
MediaTek, TSMC urge Taiwan government to ease restrictions on China investment in chipmakers
The chairmen of MediaTek and TSMC both agree that Taiwan's government should be more liberal towards the issue of allowing China-based firms to invest in the local IC industry sectors,...
Friday 6 November 2015
China semiconductor investment fund changes the rules of competition, says ASE COO
China's national semiconductor industry investment fund has changed the rules of industrial competition, and backed by this fund China-based companies will definitely ramp up the...
Friday 6 November 2015
China to dominate flat panel display manufacturing by 2018, says IHS
While conventional thin film TFT LCD displays are rapidly trending towards commoditization and currently suffering from declining prices and margins, China is quickly adding capacity...
Thursday 5 November 2015
China LED makers see mixed growth in January-September
China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker San'an Optoelectronics saw revenues of CNY3.602 billion (US$576 million) and net profit of CNY1.447 billion for January-September 2015...
Thursday 5 November 2015
China becoming a major investment market for Intel
Intel Capital is estimated to invest a total of US$500 million in 2015. Prior to the end of October, Intel Capital had already invested US$168 million in China and with a separate...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Acer sets up joint-venture venture capital in China
Acer, in line with promoting its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) business, has established joint-venture venture capital of CNY100 million (US$15.75 million) in Chongqing City, western...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Digitimes Research: October LED light bulb prices mixed in China market
October average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market decreased 9.7% on month to CNY29.8 (US$4.7), while that for 9W models...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Falling sales of Android smartphones affecting Taiwan IC design houses
The global sales of Android-based smartphones have been a disappointment affecting negatively the performance of Taiwan-based IC design houses, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 November 2015
Demand key to driving 2016 semiconductor market, says ASE COO
The 2016 semiconducor market will be all about demand, according to Tien Wu, COO for IC backend house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE).
Thursday 5 November 2015
China panel makers ramping up high-end display production
In addition to reaching 90% yields for a-Si displays, China panel makers are also ramping up production of AMOLED, Ultra HD (4K) and IGZO applications to meet demand from high-end...
Tuesday 3 November 2015
Digitimes Research: China tablet AP shipments to drop close to 30% on year in 4Q15
Digitimes Research estimates that China's tablet AP shipments will reach 24.3 million units, staying flat from a quarter ago and down 29.6% on year, as related chip makers are not...