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Friday 13 April 2012
Taiwan and China representatives meet to discuss technology standards
China and Taiwan have recently undergone discussion about LED lighting, flat panel display and solar energy standards.
Friday 13 April 2012
China-based white-box tablet PC makers ramping up shipments, say sources
China-based white-box tablet PC makers have ramped up their combined shipments to three million units a month recently, and total shipments of tablet PCs by all makers are expected...
Friday 13 April 2012
MediaTek touch controller IC affiliate to see orders boost
Shenzhen Goodix Technology of China, in which MediaTek holds a more than 30% stake, is expected to see orders for touch controller ICs rise significantly in the second half of 2012,...
Friday 13 April 2012
Taiwan designers vying for touch controller orders from China vendors
Taiwan-based IC design houses expect the present tight supply of touch controller ICs to give them an opportunity to cut into the supply chain of China's brand-name smartphone and...
Thursday 12 April 2012
China market: Mobile map users grow nearly 35% in 2011, says Analysys
The number of mobile map users in China grew 34.6% on year to 135 million at the end of 2011, with local mobile map solutions vendor AutoNavi Holdings accounting for the largest share...
Thursday 12 April 2012
China polysilicon firms face low capacity utilization rates and high inventory levels
The falling price of polysilicon has been pushing more China-based firms into production suspensions. The ones that have continued operating are facing high inventory levels, according...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Gigabyte unveils motherboards equipped with 7 series chipsets in Beijing
Following Intel's launch of 7 series chipsets, Z77, H77, Z75 and B75, on April 8, Gigabyte Technology on April 10 unveiled motherboards equipped with such chipsets in Beijing, China,...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
China market: Channel operators strengthening smartphone lineups, say sources
China-based retail channel operators including Gome Electrical Appliances, Suning Appliance and Dixintong all have strengthened their deployments in the smartphone segment due to...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Touch panel maker Mutto to see 30% sequential revenue gain in 2Q12
Touch panel maker Mutto Optronics is expected to see its revenues grow 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012 due to an improvement of its yield rates, according to industry...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
China likely to approve 1GW of applications for Golden Sun Demonstration Project in 2012
According to China news media, the preliminary assessment of the fourth stage of the Golden Sun Demonstration Projects has been finalized. There were about 4GW of projects applying...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
China market: Original Symbian user base to be shared by other platforms
As Nokia has shifted from Symbian to Windows Phone, the market share for Symbian in China slipped from 42.5% in the first quarter of 2011 to 18.7% in the fourth quarter based on surveys...
Tuesday 10 April 2012
China-based makers pessimistic about global solar demand in 2H12
Despite incentive cuts in Germany and soon by Italy, demand in the global solar market has been healthy in first-half 2012. Industry sources believe that customers want to begin solar...
Tuesday 10 April 2012
China state-run power generators expected to have competitive advantages in domestic solar market
While there will be an estimated demand for solar PV installation capacity of 5GW in the China market in 2012, the competition among China-based solar makers will be intense. The...
Tuesday 10 April 2012
China-based solar maker LDK to lay off employees, say reports
LDK Solar, a China-based solar firm, will lay off employees who have been at the company less than three years, according to media reports in China. Gintech Energy, Neo Solar Power...
Tuesday 10 April 2012
China market: ISPs stepping into smartphone segment, to benefit Taiwan handset ODMs
China-based smartphone vendors and Internet service companies, including Xiaomi Technology, Alibaba.com and Shanda Interactive Entertainment, are rolling out smartphones supporting...