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Thursday 8 November 2012
China market: Nokia, HTC and Huawei WP8 smartphones to debut in December
Cooperating with China's three telecom service providers, brands such as Nokia, HTC, Samsung Electronics and Huawei will introduce their Windows Phone 8 models into the China market...
Thursday 8 November 2012
China, Taiwan IC industries need cooperation, not competition, says ex-Datang CEO
The semiconductor industries in China and Taiwan should develop ways to cooperate, rather than compete, with each other, according to Shao Jun Wei, former CEO and president for Datang...
Thursday 8 November 2012
China market: For venture capital, cost and success rate are both low, says Innovation Works chairman
For venture capital operations, the China market is characterized by the lowest investment cost but also the lowest chance of success, according to China-based venture capital firm...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Polysilicon spot price falls to US$15/kg in China
The spot price of polysilicon in China has fallen to US$15/kg, close to the variable cost of many polysilicon providers. The contract price remains around US$20/kg. Downstream firms...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
China market: Coolpad hopes to regain mid-range, high-end smartphone share
China-based handset maker Coolpad hopes to re-enter the mid-range and high-end smartphone market in China by introducing smartphone products with China Mobile that will be priced...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
GBM begins trial PCB production at new plant in Chongqing
PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has begun trial production at its new PCB plant in Chongqing, China with plans to hold an official opening ceremony at the end of...
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Commentary: Taiwan solar supply chain faces marginalization threat
Taiwan-based makers in the solar PV industry may not have merger plans currently, but they all agree that consolidation will be an inevitable step. According to sources from Taiwan's...
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Digitimes Research: China-based tier-2 LED chipmakers see falling revenues in 2012
China-based tier-two LED chipmakers such as Silan Azure, Epilight Technology, and Tsinghua Tongfang have seen on-year decreases of around 30-50% in their accumulated revenues so far...
Tuesday 6 November 2012
SMIC expects record revenues in 2012
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is set to end 2012 with record revenues, according to the China-based foundry chipmaker, which saw its revenues hit a new quarterly...
Monday 5 November 2012
Google, Amazon and other vendors in China to lead pricing in low-cost smartphone segment, say sources
While sales of low-cost smartphones are expected to continue growing in the next few years, Google, Amazon and other Internet service companies in China may lead price competition...
Monday 5 November 2012
IC distributor WPG expects 4Q12 sales to decline
IC distributor WPG Holdings expects its consolidated revenues to decline 5.4-10.5% sequentially to NT$88-93 billion (US$3-3.17 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to inventory...
Monday 5 November 2012
Two PCB makers to sell subsidiaries in China, says paper
PCB makers Dynamic Electronics and Cheer Time Enterprise have decided to liquidate their respective PCB plants in China, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times r...
Friday 2 November 2012
MediaTek seeing handset-chip supply tighten
The supply of MediaTek's dual-core and TD-SCDMA smartphone solutions, including the MT6577 and MT6517, has become increasing tight recently due to strong demand from China-based branded...
Friday 2 November 2012
China market: Over 310,000 x86 servers shipped in 2Q12, says IDC
There were 316,000 x86 servers shipped in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 5.6% on year. Of the shipments, 26,700 were 4-way units, up 33% on-year,...
Friday 2 November 2012
CSOT 8.5G yield rate reaches 95%, says company acting CEO
LCD panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has already seen its 8.5G line attain a 95% yield rate, with monthly 8.5G capacity expected to reach more than 125,000...