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Friday 23 September 2011
China emerges as fastest-growing automotive MEMS market, says IHS
Driven by the aggressive implementation of vehicle safety and pollution mandates, China has emerged as the world's fastest-growing country for sales of automotive MEMS, according...
Friday 23 September 2011
China market: HTC launches customized ChaCha with QQ.com
HTC has teamed up China-based Internet company QQ.com to launch a customized version of its ChaCha social networking smartphone in the China market. The HTC-QQ tie-up comes after...
Friday 23 September 2011
Chi Mei Materials competing for orders for polarizer films in China
Polarizer film maker Chi Mei Materials Technology, in view of fast growing demand from TFT-LCD panel makers in China, has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in eastern China specifically...
Friday 23 September 2011
ASE looks to expand
IC packaging and testing service provider Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its consolidated revenues to top US$30 billion in 2020, and is eyeing a 30% global market...
Thursday 22 September 2011
Price of 6-inch solar wafers likely to fall 11-13% in 4Q11
Pricing for 6-inch polysilicon solar wafers will be quoted at US$1.60/unit in the fourth quarter of 2011, down from US$1.80-1.85 in the third quarter, according to industry sources...
Thursday 22 September 2011
Dell to increase workforce at Chengdu office
Dell is set to expand its workforce at its Chengdu base from 300 currently to 3,000 soon. Dell plans to have Chengdu serve as its second operating base.
Thursday 22 September 2011
Acer to ship 40,000 notebooks by rail across China and Europe
Acer will ship 40,000 notebooks by railroad across Chongqing, China and Duisburg, Germany. The shipments are expected to arrive in Europe in two weeks.
Thursday 22 September 2011
Acer enjoying strong short-term notebook orders for Europe
Acer, benefiting from Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) uncertainty about its PC business, has started receiving strong notebook orders from channels in Europe with volumes, as of September...
Thursday 22 September 2011
ASE breaks ground on China headquarters
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) broke ground at the site of a regional headquarters in Zhangjiang, Shanghai on September 21. Operations are scheduled to commence in 2012,...
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Everlight plans to expand operations in China, says chairman
Capacity utilization in the LED industry has been lower than expected in 2011, and the fourth quarter is likely to be moderate, said Robert Yeh, chairman of Everlight. Growth of TV...
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Solar wafer firms suffering more than cell makers in 3Q11
Falling product prices have been causing solar wafer and cell firms to face shrinking gross margins and possible losses. While upstream polysilicon prices have been relatively rigid,...
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Altair chip solution approved for use in LTE networks in China
Altair Semiconductor, a developer of low-power chips for LTE network deployments, has announced that following testing conducted by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Solar cell quotes drop below US$0.70/watt
Some small- and medium-size solar cell makers reportedly have further lowered capacity utilization rates or are on the verge of suspending production after prices dropped faster than...
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Lite-On plans to develop LED lighting products with Epistar
Following the inauguration of Taiwan-based chipmaker Epistar's plant in Changzhou, China, Lite-On has indicated it plans to cooperate with Epistar to develop new LED lighting products,...
Tuesday 20 September 2011
ASE to open China regional headquarters
Packaging and testing firm Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a regional headquarters in Shanghai on September 21, and is also expected...