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Monday 13 January 2014
China beefs up TD-LTE promotion in 2014
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), following the release of three TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) licensees to three major mobile telecom carriers...
Monday 13 January 2014
China Mobile 3-mode TD-LTE smartphone procurement plan to benefit China-based suppliers
China Mobile originally planned to procure 5-mode (supporting TD-LTE, FDD LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, GSM) and 10-frequency band smartphones but has decided to reduce the format specification...
Monday 13 January 2014
China upstream flat panel makers look to Taiwan for engineering talent
China-based components and materials makers are reportedly increasing their efforts to attract Taiwan engineers to their companies.
Monday 13 January 2014
China LED chip self-sufficiency rises to 80% in 2013, says LEDinside
The proportion of China's demand for LED chips suplied by China-based makers in 2013 increased to 80%, according to LEDinside.
Monday 13 January 2014
Gigabyte ships 20 million motherboards, 3.5 million graphics cards in 2013
Gigabyte Technology shipped 20 million own-brand motherboards in 2013, of which most were entry-level and mid-range models and 40% were to the China market, as well as 3.5 million...
Friday 10 January 2014
Sitronix lands g-sensor orders for tablets
IC design house Sitronix Technology has entered the supply chain of China's tablet industry with its MEMS accelerometers (g-sensors), according to market sources.
Friday 10 January 2014
Coolpad aims to ship 60 million smartphones in 2014, says report
China-based vendor Coolpad aims to ship 60 million smartphones in 2014, hiking 50% on year, according to China-based Xinhua Online.
Friday 10 January 2014
Huawei, ZTE introduce new executives to promote handset sales
China-based handset vendors Huawei and ZTE have recently hired new talent or reorganized their corporate structure in efforts to sharpen their global marketing and to win more shar...
Thursday 9 January 2014
Inventec, Wistron post mixed growth in December revenues
Inventec had December consolidated revenues of NT$45.049 billion (US$1.50 billion) increasing 0.99% on month and 23.92% on year, while fellow maker Wistron has reported NT$48.242...
Thursday 9 January 2014
Chimei in discussions over NT$8 billion plan to expand polarizer production facilities in China
Chimei Materials is reportedly planning a project worth NT$8 billion (US$265.6 million) to set up two polarizer lines in China, according to industry sources.
Thursday 9 January 2014
CES 2014: China IT vendors showcasing new infotainment, wearable devices, projectors
China-based smartphone vendors Huawei and ZTE are showcasing products such as car infotainment, tablets, wearable devices and Wi-Fi micro-projectors at CES 2014.
Thursday 9 January 2014
Thinking Electronic setting up varistor, CPTC thermistor production lines in China
Taiwan-based passive component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial has completed building construction for its factory in central China and is installing varistor and CPTC (ceramic...
Thursday 9 January 2014
Marvell 4G LTE solution adopted for ZTE TD-LTE smartphone
ZTE's flagship Grand Memo LTE smartphone has achieved China Mobile TD-LTE certification with Marvell's multi-mode 4G LTE solution, according to the chipmaker.
Tuesday 7 January 2014
China market: Xiaomi lowers price for Hongmi smartphone
China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology has reduced the retail price for its budget TD-SCDMA smartphone, the Hongmi, launched in August 2013, from CNY799 (US$132) to CNY699, heralding...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
ASE, Micron rumored to set up joint venture fab in China
Rumors have circulated in the industry that IC packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and memory chipmaker Micron Technology will set up a joint venture fab in Xi'an, China...