China handset makers shifting to smartphones, pushing sales to emerging markets, say sources

Feb 13, 15:48

Demand for 2G feature phones in the China market is expected to subside in the next three years, pushing China-based handset makers to focus on the production of entry-level to mid-range...

IC distributors see sales bottom in 1Q12

Feb 13, 15:20

Taiwan-based IC distributors including WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics all expect sales to hit the lowest quarterly level for 2012 in the first quarter, and register sequential...

China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012

Feb 10, 11:35

The China government reportedly will issue 4G licenses earlier than originally expected in December 2012 and China Mobile may be the first to obtain a license and adopt TD-LTE (Time...

WT Microelectronics expects operations to bottom out in 1Q12

Feb 8, 01:00

WT Microelectronics expects its business operation to reach bottom in the first quarter of 2012 and then rebound, with corresponding consolidated revenues projected at NT$16.8-17.6...

Senao to expand retail chain in China

Feb 7, 11:58

Senao International, a Taiwan-based retail chain of handsets and other consumer electronics, has set up Wo Senao, a joint venture retail chain with China Unicom in the China market...

China government reportedly plans to raise import tariffs for LCD panels

Feb 6, 11:28

The China government plans to raise import tariffs for LCD panels by 3-5% in the second quarter of 2012 in order to safeguard the development of the domestic flat panel industry,...

China market: Sales of household appliances lower than expected during Lunar New Year holidays

Feb 4, 16:23

Sales of large-size electrical household appliances including LCD TVs in the China market were lower than expected during the Lunar New Year holidays, according to data compiled by...

China Internet user base tops 513 million at end of 2011, says CNNIC

Feb 2, 13:48

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 513.1 million as of the end of 2011, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by the China Internet Network...

China market: Chip demand for 2.5G/2.75G handsets falling

Feb 1, 12:24

Demand for 2.5G and 2.75G handset solutions is falling in China due to growth in the penetration rates for 3G and smartphones in the region, according to sources at white-box handset...

China market: 3D TVs sell well during Lunar New Year holidays

Jan 31, 14:58

Sales of 3D LCD TVs, particularly large-size models, were strong during the 2012 Lunar New Year holiday season in China, according to sources in the retail channel in China.

China market: 2011 online gaming revenues over CNY41 billion

Jan 30, 12:08

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY41.38 billion (US$6.40 billion) in 2011, rising by 17.5% from 2010, according to China-based...

China market: 2011 online search revenues over CNY18 billion

Jan 30, 11:52

Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY18.78 billion (US$2.90 billion) in 2011, increasing by 70.2% from 2010, according to iResearch Consulting...

China market: Online advertising revenues over CNY51 billion in 2011

Jan 30, 11:29

Operators of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY51.19 (US$7.92 billion) in 2011, growing 57.3% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch...

China market: Online shopping trade value over CNY773 billion in 2011

Jan 20, 16:14

Online shopping services in the China market generated total sales transactions of CNY773.56 billion (US$119.6 billion) in 2011, growing 67.8% from 2010 and accounting for 4.3% of...

China market: Third-party e-payment services generate over CNY2.203 trillion in 2011

Jan 20, 15:29

In the China market, third-party e-payment services generated total sales transactions of CNY2.2038 trillion (US$340.76 billion) in 2011, hiking 118.1% from 2010, according to China-based...

China market: Demand for 3D TVs to top 20 million units in 2012

Jan 20, 15:09

Demand for 3D TVs in the China market is expected to grow by 150% to 20 million units in 2012, accounting for 48% of total TV sales in China in the year, according to industry sour...

Everlight to enter Japan lighting market in 2012, says chairman

Jan 20, 11:50

The market conditions for LED may still be in the clouds in first-half 2012, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight. While attending Lighting...

China market: Top-3 telecom carriers promoting CNY1,000 smartphones

Jan 18, 13:37

While China Unicom has launched smartphones priced at CNY1,000 (US$158) recently, rival carriers China Telecom and China Mobile are also ready to enter the segment soon, according...

China market: Chip vendor competition heating up for 1GHz processors used in inexpensive smartphones

Jan 17, 01:00

As China Mobile, China Telecom and China United Network Communications will procure large volumes of inexpensive smartphones equipped with 1GHz processors, there is increasing competition...

TCL ships over 10 million LCD TVs in 2011

Jan 16, 14:33

China-based TCL shipped 10.856 million LCD TVs in 2011, including 6.606 million units sold in the domestic market and 4.25 million units shipped to overseas markets, the company has...

China government not expected to issue TD-LTE operating license for the time being

Jan 16, 11:13

While China Mobile has been actively promoting TD-LTE, the China government is not expected to issue a TD-LTE operating license to China Mobile for the time being, according to industry...

China market: Some China-based motherboard vendors to withdraw due to hiked labor costs

Jan 13, 15:26

Under pressure of continued hikes in labor costs in China, at least half of the China-based motherboard vendors are expected to withdraw from the market in 2012, leaving an estimated...

China market: TV sales down 20% on-year in first week of 2012

Jan 13, 01:35

Sales of TVs by retail channels in China's tier-1 cities totaled 1.9 million units in the first week of January 2012, representing a decline of 20% from the same period of a year...

Lumax indicates clear order visibility

Jan 12, 16:37

Semiconductor process control service supplier Lumax International has indicated orders from China have been healthy with visibility extended to the third quarter of 2012. The firm...

Spreadtrum intros TD-LTE baseband modem for China market

Jan 11, 10:56

Spreadtrum Communications has introduced its first TD-LTE baseband modem, the SC9610. Designed with 40nm CMOS silicon, the SC9610 integrates multiple communication standards into...

Senao December revenues hit record

Jan 9, 10:25

Senao International, a handset and communication device retail chain as well as a sales agent for Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, saw its revenues of NT$3.011 billion (US$99.4 million)...

China market: Demand for TV panels to pick up again in March

Jan 6, 12:29

Demand for LCD TV panels in China will begin to subside in the second half of January before picking up again in March when TV vendors begin to build up inventory for the May 1 holiday...

Spreadtrum intros 1GHz chips for low-cost Android phones

Jan 6, 01:25

Spreadtrum Communications has introduced a 1GHz low-cost Android smartphone platform for TD-SCDMA and EDGE/WiFi, which are now sampling with customers. The new solutions allow manufacturers...

China market: November mobile phone users top 975 million

Jan 4, 11:33

There were 975.34 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2011, growing by 1.18% on month and by 14.71% on year, and 118.73 million...

China market: Government allows licensees to dominate connected TV services

Jan 3, 11:41

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SART) has issued an administrative order banning cooperation between video websites and makers of smart TVs, connected...

China market: 39.9 million FPD TVs to be sold in 2012, says AVC

Jan 3, 01:00

Sales of FPD (flat panel display) TVs in the China market in 2012, due to the impact of European financial troubles and approaching to market saturation in large cities, will grow...

China market: 3Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY9.5 billion

Jan 2, 15:56

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated revenues of CNY9.51 billion (US$1.48 billion) during third-quarter 2011, rising 8.6% sequentially and 22.6% on year,...

China market: B2C transactions to reach CNY450 billion in 2012, says Analysys

Jan 2, 15:52

In the China market, B2C online shopping operators will generate total transaction of CNY450 billion (US$71.1 billion) in 2012, according to Analysys International.