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Tuesday 12 March 2013
Lumax looks to land more process control solution orders from China
Taiwan-based process control solution and electronic component distributor Lumax International will aim to ramp up its process control business in 2013, targeting orders from heavy...
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Canadian Solar loss widens in 4Q12
Canadian Solar, a China-based solar firm, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
Monday 11 March 2013
First-tier ARM chipmakers reportedly planning measures to link up with Allwinner
Seeing that China-based ARM chipmakers, in particular Allwinner, are gaining an upper hand in the entry-level processor segment, some first-tier chipmakers are reportedly looking...
Monday 11 March 2013
Digitimes Research: Global touch panel shipments for smartphones remain strong in 1Q13 due to demand in China
China-based makers' touch panel shipments for handsets are expected to reach 125 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 5.9% sequentially, largely due to demand for smartphones...
Friday 8 March 2013
LED firms in Greater China need to accelerate standardization, says expert
LED lighting needs to have a unified standard, said Horng-Ching Hsiao, professor at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and a member of The Illuminating Engineering...
Friday 8 March 2013
Strong smartphone shipments in China drive up panel demand during holiday periods
Smartphone shipments in China reached 27.6 million units, up 140.8% on year, during a 4-week period combining two weeks in the New Year period (December 24, 2012 to January 6, 2013)...
Thursday 7 March 2013
Formosa Epitaxy adding new MOCVD equipment in 1Q13
LED firm Formosa Epitaxy plans to install 12-13 sets of MOCVD equipment before the end of first-quarter 2013 and expects production to begin in the second quarter. Monthly capacity...
Thursday 7 March 2013
China market: Samsung takes up 22.5% of 2012 smartphone sales, says iiMedia Research
There were 169 million smartphones sold in the China market in 2012, hiking 130.7% from 2011, and Samsung Electronics was the largest vendor with a market share of 22.5%, according...
Thursday 7 March 2013
Too late for China to develop own mobile operating systems, say Taiwan makers
While China Academy of Telecommunication Research under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in its white paper calls for China's development of own operating systems...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
China ARM chipmakers gaining attention from first-tier vendors
With their success in the white-box tablet market, China-based ARM chipmakers Rockchip and Allwinner Technology have started gaining attention from brand vendors worldwide with some...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
China handset makers hope to reduce reliance on Android
The China Academy of Telecommunication Research for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a white paper stating that China's handset industry has been...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
HP turns to purchasing components from China makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently turned to seek component supplies from China-based makers in order to cut costs and continue staying competitive in the PC market, according to sources...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
China market: Gyroscope shipments to grow over 30% in 2013, say MEMS makers
Shipments of gyroscopes in China are expected to expand over 30% in 2013 as more local smartphone vendors are adding the MEMS devices into their mid-range to high-end models amid...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Smartphones expected to outship feature phones for first time in 2013, says IDC
More smartphones are forecast to be shipped globally than feature phones in 2013, the first such occurrence in the mobile phone market on an annual basis, according to IDC. Handset...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
MediaTek making last-ditch effort to seek approval for its merger with MStar
MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor reportedly have mapped out measures to counter any possible decisions by the governments of China and Korea over the two companies' merger plan as...