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Monday 26 May 2014
Compeq new HDI board capacity to come online in 3Q14
The first-phase of capacity of Compeq Manufacturing's new plant in Chongqing, China will come online at the end of the third quarter of 2014, according to the PCB maker.
Monday 26 May 2014
China April mobile phone user base grows to 1.252 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.252 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of April 2014, growing 0.28% on month and 8.38% on year. 454.20 million (36.28%) 3G users...
Friday 23 May 2014
Taiwan cooling module makers to be surpassed by China makers in 2 years
While Taiwan-based cooling module makers have been developing 0.6-0.8mm ultra-thin heat-pipes for smartphones, China-based makers have brought continued competitive pressure through...
Friday 23 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Apple biggest winner in China 4G smartphone sales in 1Q14
Shipments of smartphones in the China market declined 6.4% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014 as consumers delayed plans for the purchase of new phones or replacements, given...
Thursday 22 May 2014
China market: Insurance to be offered to boost distributed PV system installations, says NDRC
Viewing that distributed PV system installations (mainly rooftop) in China have so far lagged behind schedule due to high risks, China's National Development and Reform Commission...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Motherboard vendors strenghthening personnel for China competition
Motherboard players such as Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and ASRock have been intensely competing in cities of all levels around China and are aggressively recruiting talent...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
San'an Opto and Epistar take more than 50% of China LED chip market share, says LEDinside
The LED chip market reached CNY9 billion (US$1.45 billion) in China in 2013, up 16% on year, according to LEDinside. Spurred by lighting market growth momentum, the LED chip market...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
MediaTek to see revenues dip 15% sequentially in May
MediaTek is expected to see its revenues slip 15% sequentially to NT$15-16 billion (US$497.41-530.57 million) in May as clients in China have reduced their orders for the month after...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Taiwan expansion plans in Vietnam unchanged despite anti-China protests
Although many of factories set up in Vietnam by Taiwan-based enterprises were attacked by mobs in anti-China protests last week, Taiwan-based makers operating in Vietnam say their...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Samsung shifts tablet touch panel orders away from China makers
Samsung Electronics is shifting low-priced tablet touch panel orders away from China-based makers as they are running at full production capacity, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 May 2014
SPIL setting up FC CSP capacity in eastern China
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), in view of fast growing demand for ICs used in smartphones, is setting up FC (flip chip) CSP (chip scale package) capacity at its two factories...
Monday 19 May 2014
Xiaomi finding its groove in China smartphone market
With interesting designs, superior pricing and an innovative marketing strategy, China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi was able to become the top local brand in China in the first...
Monday 19 May 2014
MediaTek facing challenges in maturing China AP market
With the China smartphone market maturing, application processor (AP) providers are facing new challenges to increase their market share. According to the latest Digitimes Research...
Monday 19 May 2014
China market: Handset brands and ODMs still reluctant to launch WP-based smartphones
China-based handset vendors and ODMs are still reluctant to launch Windows Phone (WP)-based smartphones in 2014 despite Microsoft's efforts to promote its WP platform without charging...
Friday 16 May 2014
Digitimes Research: LED bulb prices in China market up sequentially in April
April average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market rose by 5.9% on month to CNY35.9 (US$5.7), while 9W (equivalent to 60W...