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Monday 7 October 2013
Digitimes Research: TD-LTE lags behind LTE FDD in global development
While China Mobile has successfully promoted TD-LTE - a China-developed version of LTE (Long Term Evolution) - as an international standard, TD-LTE has lagged behind LTE FDD (frequency...
Friday 4 October 2013
China market: Local smartphone vendors reluctant to adopt fingerprint sensors
China-based smartphone vendors may not follow the steps of Apple to adopt fingerprint identity sensors for their next-generation models, and instead will continue to maintain their...
Friday 4 October 2013
Lenovo to adopt Qualcomm solutions for next-generation smartphones
Lenovo reportedly will adopt Qualcomm's solutions for its next-generation K910 smartphone, switching from Intel's platform used in the vendor's existing K900 device, according to...
Thursday 3 October 2013
TCL commences operations of new handset plant in Huizhou
TCL has commenced official operations of the first phase production facilities of its new handset plant in Huizhou, China with an annual production capacity of 65 million handsets...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Countervailing duty imposed on China imports of US polysilicon may have limited impact on price, says EnergyTrend
The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) recently announced that subsidies were applied to US polysilicon under investigation which led to substantive damages...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Xiaomi outperforms HTC to become fifth most used smartphone brand in China, says TrendForce
While Samsung Electronics and Apple remain the top-2 brands in China, Xiaomi Technology has managed to outperform HTC to take the fifth spot in China's most used smartphone brand...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Taiwan, China LED makers expanding capacity
China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers will add an estimated 69 and 125 MOCVD sets in total in 2013 and 2014, respectively, while Taiwan-based makers will add 212 in 2013...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
China market: Smartphone vendors launch new models for early October peak sales
Targeting expected peak sales in the China market during the holidays beginning October 1, smartphone vendors including Samsung Electronics, Apple, Sony Mobile Communications and...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Gigabyte expects to achieve over 20% growth in China motherboard shipments, says paper
Gigabyte Technology is targeting on-year motherboard shipment growth of over 20% in China in 2013 and is aiming to achieve another 10% growth in 2014 despite the fact that overall...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Foxconn to help Apple directly ship products to China, sources claim
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is expected to provide services in the future to help Apple sell products in China and will ship Apple products directly from its...
Monday 30 September 2013
China-based IC design house Silergy to debut on TSE
China-based analog IC design house Silergy has obtained approval for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), with the debut slated for fourth-quarter 2013 or the first quarter...
Monday 30 September 2013
China auto chip consumption set for higher growth at close of 2013, says IHS
The automotive semiconductor market in China is set to grow 10% by the end of 2013, double the expansion rate of 2012 in light of increased demand, according to IHS.
Monday 30 September 2013
Panel makers continue to see orders from China telecom operators for 5- and 5.5-inch units
China telecom operators are gearing up to release new CNY$1,000 (US$163) large-size smartphones in the second half of 2013, which is bringing increased demand in the market for 5-...
Monday 30 September 2013
Taiwan ODMs to handle less than 80% of global notebook shipments in 2014
Taiwan makers will see their share of global notebook shipments drop below 80% in 2014, as one of the biggest vendors, Lenovo, will reduce its outsourcing sharply, according to sources...
Monday 30 September 2013
China software industry posts January-August revenues of CNY1.94 trillion, says MIIT
China's software industry generated revenues of CNY1.942 trillion (US$289 billion) in January-August 2013, growing 24.1% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information...