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Thursday 17 January 2013
Commentary: LED consolidations in 2012 to show effects in 2013
The Greater China LED industry went through consolidation in 2012 and many tier-two and tier-three firms exited the market due to continuous net losses. The effects of the consolidations...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Compal Communications aims to ship 10 million smartphones in 2013
Compal Communications expects its shipments of smartphones to reach 10 million units in 2013, powered by the fast growing smartphone industry in China and its growing number of clients,...
Thursday 17 January 2013
China market: Foxconn to start selling 60-inch LCD TVs in January
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will start selling its in-house-produced 60-inch LCD TVs equipped with Sharp-made panels in the China market through its CyberMart...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Equipment supplier Mirle eyeing 30% growth in orders from China
Mirle Automation is set to see orders for its automation equipment from China surge another 30% in 2013 as it recorded in a year earlier. The company currently also has a backlog...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
MSI, ASRock to focus motherboard business on China market
Motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI) and ASRock will strengthen marketing in China as their main focus in 2013, according to the companies.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Taiwan makers plan to adjust quotes for solar modules in February
In view of increasing demand from Japan because feed-in tariff (FIT) rates will be lowered soon, Taiwan-based solar module makers plan to adjust their quotes up or down in early February,...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Taiwan makers to face strong competition from Huawei in China TD-LTE market
The China government is very likely to release TD-LTE licenses in the second half of 2013 and consequently China Mobile will procure a considerable volume of TD-LTE terminal devices,...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Solar module shipments surge in 4Q12, says IHS
After a disastrous third quarter of 2012 featuring extremely low factory utilization rates across the entire solar supply chain, a surge in demand was seen in the final quarter of...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
MediaTek/MStar merger likely to be delayed again
The planned merger between MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor may be forced to be postponed again due to slow scrutiny procedures by the governments of China and Korea on concerns of...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Taiwan makers look to global TD-LTE market beyond China Mobile demand
While China Mobile CEO Li Yue will visit Taiwan to seek supply chain partners for TD-LTE, Taiwan-based terminal device makers and related IC design houses indicated that they will...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Commentary: Europe solar market to see adjustments; Asia demand to rise in 2013
The solar market saw many unexpected events in 2012. Solar makers believe in 2013, the Europe market will see adjustments such as Germany installations declining to government-planned...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Global solar module market to see 20% oversupply in 2013, predicts SEMI China
SEMI China predicts a 20% oversupply for the global solar module market in 2013, according to a report from a China-based website. Industry consolidation in Asia is expected to continue...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Foxconn invests in railroad car production in China, say sources
The largest Taiwan-based EMS provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has established Qingdao Haiyuan New Alloy Materials in Qingdao, northern China, to produce materials...
Monday 14 January 2013
Commentary: The LED lighting market boom
In 2012, demand for TV-use LED backlight products was high, helping LED firms to maintain high to full capacity utilization rate. As many governments are beginning to ban the use...
Monday 14 January 2013
Compeq building new PCB plant in China
PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing is building a new plant in Chongqing, China with the first-phase construction slated for completion in mid-2014, according to industry sources.