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Tuesday 20 September 2011
Ultrabook platform may not benefit ODMs
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs may not benefit much from the Ultrabook platform, despite downstream branding partners mostly being optimistic about the new device, according to sources...
Monday 19 September 2011
LED market in China faces elimination
Due to government policies on providing subsidies for MOCVD equipment, China quickly become the world's leading market for MOCVD equipment in 2010. However, market conditions and...
Monday 19 September 2011
China market: Local TV brands to lose advantage from subsidy program
Local TV vendors in China is bracing for stronger competition from foreign brands as the country is set to end a home appliances subsidy program for rural areas, according to industry...
Friday 16 September 2011
Greater China spot price of monocrystalline wafers shows relatively large drop this week, says Digitimes Research
The spot price of polysilicon in the Greater China region remained steady at US$49.5/kg this week. However, the spot price of 125 monocrystalline (125 Mono) wafers dropped to US$1.25/pc,...
Friday 16 September 2011
Taiwan, China businesses to shift focus on promoting domestic sales in China
The prevailing business model for businesses on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will shift from current joint efforts to promote exports to focus on domestic sales in China in the...
Friday 16 September 2011
PCB equipment makers seeing order visibility through year-end
Ampoc Fareast has received orders that will keep production at full capacity through the end of 2011, as clients in China and Japan step up expanding their capacities for HDI boards,...
Friday 16 September 2011
Epistar to start operation of LED joint venture in China
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar will inaugurate Epicrystal (Changzhou), its 60%-stake held LED joint venture on September 23. Epicrystal can house 60 sets of MOCVD equipment but...
Thursday 15 September 2011
Sequans LTE solution receives China approval
Sequans Communications has announced that its LTE semiconductor technology has been officially approved by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), a government...
Thursday 15 September 2011
MediaTek buoyed by rising demand for Lenovo smartphones
Brisk sales of Lenovo's A60-series smartphone in China has been boosting MediaTek's shipments of its 3.5G solution, the MT6573, according to market sources. Order momentum is expected...
Wednesday 14 September 2011
ASE to sell CNY-denominated bonds, says paper
Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) plans to issue Chinese yuan-denominated bonds worth a total of CNY650 million (US$102 million) in Hong Kong with an aim to boost...
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Picochip tapping China femtocell market
UK-based Picochip has been tapping the China market by providing TD-SCDMA femtocell chips for 20 local device makers, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Handset solution vendors competing neck and neck in 3G smartphone market in China
Demand for smartphone solutions in emerging markets, particularly in China, is gaining momentum, pushing chipset vendors to compete neck and neck to grab a large piece for the growing...
Tuesday 13 September 2011
FET launches mobile service platforms in China
Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched its four mobile value-added service platforms in the China market through partnership with China Mobile and expects...
Friday 9 September 2011
Top-6 China TV brands expect shipments to rise in 3Q11, says WitsView
China's top-six TV brands shipped 2.92 million units of TV sets in July 2011, up 12.5% on month and 33.7% on year, Witsview has revealed. The six vendors' TV shipments in August and...
Friday 9 September 2011
FCCL maker Thinflex looks to improving utilization rates
Taiwan-based Thinflex, a supplier of flexible copper clad laminates (FCCLs), expects utilization rates at its plants in China and Taiwan will rebound to 70% in the third quarter of...