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Friday 14 March 2014
Global TV market contracts for second straight year in 2013, says IHS
The global TV market shrank in 2013 for the second year in a row after total shipments declined by 6% from already soft 2012 levels, accompanied this time by a rare deceleration in...
Friday 14 March 2014
China Mobile requires 5-mode support for TD-LTE smartphones
China Mobile requires that all TD-LTE smartphones to be certified beginning May 31, 2014 support five mobile communication standards: TD-LTE, FDD LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA and GSM, according...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Shipment ratio of 8-core smartphone solutions to be lower in 2014
The shipment ratio of 8-core processors to total smartphone solution shipments will not be higher in 2014 as brand and white-box handset vendors in China will still prefer to use...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Supply chains expect weak demand for TV component orders as May 1 holiday in China approaches
Supply chains are expecting weak demand for TV component orders as the May 1 holiday period in China approaches, according to industry sources.
Thursday 13 March 2014
China IC backend service companies migrating to advanced processes
More IC testing and packaging companies in China are expected to migrate to advanced processes following Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Jiangsu Changjiang...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Commentary: Is it likely for Qualcomm to produce 28nm chips at SMIC?
Recent reports from China have cited Qualcomm president Derek Aberle as disclosing that it plans to produce 28nm chips at China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
China market: Huawei Device, Coolpad launch 7-inch phablets at below CNY2,000
Huawei Device and Coolpad have launched 7-inch Android 4.2 phablets (smartphone-tablet hybrids), the Honor X1 and 9976A, for sale in the China market at below CNY2,000 (US$326).
Wednesday 12 March 2014
China market: FPD TV sales decrease in 4Q13, says Analysys
There were 10.06 million FPD TVs sold in the China market during fourth-quarter 2013, decreasing 9.4% sequentially, and 5.66 million units of them were smart TV models, according...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
China makers urge government to set floor price for polysilicon from Europe
China-based polysilicon makers are poised to recommend that the China government set a floor import price of US$26/kg for Europe-produced polysilicon in place of imposing anti-dumping...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
The developments of the security solutions market in Greater China: Q&A with EverFocus product marketing manager Tony Lin
The security solutions market is an increasingly important market as the IT industry develops and security concerns strengthen. In Taiwan, security solutions providers such as EverFocus...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
China TV vendors expected to drop pricing by 10% for new Ultra HD TVs released in 2014
China TV vendors are expected to drop pricing by 10% for new Ultra HD TVs released in 2014, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Acer, Asustek increase tablet orders to China ODMs, say Taiwan makers
Acer and Asustek Computer have increased tablet orders released to China-based ODMs, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers to see shipments drop 5% in 1Q14
China makers shipped 148.8 million touch panels in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the latest Digitimes Research China Touch Panel Tracker. Digitimes Research predicts that...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Consumer electronics market tumbles in China as major device shipments slide in 2013, says IHS
China's consumer electronics market declined in 2013 as demand for products like TVs and digital still cameras decelerated, compelling the country's makers to devise new strategies...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
China market: B2C transactions top CNY194 billion in 4Q13, says Analysys
In the China market, B2C (business to customer) shopping portals generated total sales of CNY194.65 billion (US$31.95 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2013, growing 19.9% on...