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Wednesday 23 January 2019
Server-use PCB shipments to see stable growth in 2019
Relatively stable demand for servers is likely to become the only major growth driver for PCB makers in 2019 amid the lackluster global sales of consumer electronics devices, but the...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
AI-based medical image interpretation sector in China consolidating
Over 120 startup businesses developing AI-based solutions of interpreting medical images for diagnosis have been established in China since 2014, but no more than 20 of them remain...
Tuesday 22 January 2019
China, Taiwan LED makers face big challenge in 2019
China- and Taiwan-based LED firms generally saw prices drop due to weak demand and oversupply in 2018, and in 2019 they are facing probably the biggest challenge in 10 years, as oversupply...
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Tianma ranks top LTPS panel supplier in China, says Digitimes Research
Tainma Microelectronics has come out as the top vendor of LTPS TFT LCD panel maker in China thanks to its early deployment in the segment and the ramp-up of related production capacity,...
Monday 21 January 2019
China vendors set pricing for initial 5G phones
China's vendors are likely to adopt a pricing strategy selling their 5G smartphones at about CNY500 (US$74) more than their current price ranges to increase profitability in 2019,...
Monday 21 January 2019
China LED chip inventory over CNY6 billion at year-end 2018
China-based LED chip makers had high inventory levels exceeding CNY6 billion (US$871 million) at year-end 2018 due to weak demand, according to industry sources.
Friday 18 January 2019
Value of semiconductor M&A falls considerably
The historic flood of merger and acquisition agreements that swept through the semiconductor industry in 2015 and 2016 slowed significantly in 2017 and then eased back further in 2018,...
Friday 18 January 2019
China camera module maker Q Technology issues earnings warning
China-based camera module maker Q Technology has issued an earnings warning, saying its pre-tax profits for 2018 will tumble by 95% as compared to a year earlier.
Thursday 17 January 2019
Taiwan LED makers improving production efficiency in competition with China rivals
Taiwan-based LED firms have been improving their production efficiency by upgrading manufacturing lines with more smart automation equipment in a bid to maintain competitiveness against...
Wednesday 16 January 2019
State Grid to set up 6GW pumped-storage hydraulic power plants
State Grid Corp of China will set up pumped-storage hydraulic power plants totaling 6GW to store electricity generated by PV power stations and onshore wind farms, according to China-based...
Wednesday 16 January 2019
BOE begins construction of third 6G flexible OLED line, says report
BOE Technology has begun construction of its third 6G flexible OLED panel line in Chongqing with a capacity of 48,000 substrates a month, according to a sina.com report.
Wednesday 16 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: The competition between mono-Si and poly-Si solar cells
Of global demand for solar cells, the proportion for mono-Si models rose from about 30% in 2017 to nearly 50% in 2018, but in all markets other than China, the proportion for poly-Si...
Wednesday 16 January 2019
China LED chip makers resume capacity expansion
Some China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers have resumed capacity expansion since the start 2019, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Acter to gain from makers moving production out of China
Clean room engineering specialist Acter saw its annual revenues surge 24.33% on year to hit a record high of NT$14.22 billion (US$461.47 million) in 2018, and expects to significantly...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Tainergy to move solar cell production to Vietnam
Solar cell maker Tainergy Tech will end production in China and Taiwan, and move it to Vietnam, with the relocation to be completed by the end of June 2019, according to company president...