China spot prices for polysilicon to rise to US$18-20/kg if China imposes anti-dumping, anti-subsidy tariffs

Dec 11, 14:01

The China government is likely to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs on polysilicon imported from the US, EU and South Korea in January or February 2013, and this...

Lumax ramps investment in China, eyeing growing process control solution market

Dec 5, 15:43

Process control solution provider Lumax International has ramped its investment in China from US$1 million to US$5.6 million recently, eyeing the expanding local heavy infrastructure...

Laster Tech tapping China LED automotive lighting market

Dec 4, 21:48

Taiwan-based Laster Tech has been tapping China's LED automotive lighting product markets, and has become a supplier of LED automotive lighting modules for the three largest China-based...

China market: Samsung leads in 3Q12 smartphone market share, says report

Dec 4, 14:00

There were 49.8 million smartphones sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, hiking 31.1% on quarter and 154.9% on year, tech.163.com cited China-based...

MediaTek to bring forward launch date of MT6589 quad-core solutions

Dec 3, 14:26

MediaTek reportedly has decided to move forward the launch date of its quad-core smartphone solution, the MT6589, to December instead of January 2013 in order to meet market demand...

China market: October mobile phone user base reaches 1.095 billion, says MIIT

Dec 3, 11:31

A total of 1.095 billion users subscribed to mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2012, growing by 0.98% on month and by 13.63% on year, and 212.42 million...

China market: Over 49 million smartphones sold in 3Q12, says Analysys

Dec 3, 11:24

There were 63.73 million handsets sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, decreasing 4.1% on quarter and 7.5% on year. Smartphones accounted for 49.17 million units,...

China market: Online advertising valued over CNY 20 billion in 3Q12, says Analysys

Nov 30, 16:05

Online advertising service providers in the China market generated total revenues of CNY20.42 billion (US$3.21 billion) during the third quarter of 2012, growing 16% on quarter and...

China market: 3Q12 B2B e-commerce trades valued at CNY3.45 billion, says Analysys

Nov 30, 16:01

In the China market, B2B (business to business) e-commerce services generated a total transaction value of CNY3.45 billion (US$543 million) during the third quarter of 2012, growing...

China market: B2C transactions value over CNY129 billion in 3Q12, says Analysys

Nov 30, 15:55

In the China market, B2C (business to customer) online shopping operators generated a total sales transaction value of CNY129.6 billion (US$20.4 billion) during the third quarter...

China market: 3rd-party e-payment services generate CNY976 billion in trade in 3Q12, says Analysys

Nov 30, 15:53

In the China market, third-party (between buyers and sellers) e-payment service platforms generated total sales transactions of CNY976.4 billion (US$153.7 billion) in the third quarter...

China market: iPad occupies over 71% of 3Q12 tablet sales, says Analysys

Nov 29, 11:54

There were 2.6 million tablets sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 11.1% on quarter and by 62.5% on year, and the iPad series had the largest...

China market: OTT STB shipments in 2012 far short of expectations, say reports

Nov 28, 15:04

There will be an estimated 3-4 million OTT (over-the-top) STBs (set-top boxes) shipped in the China market in 2012, far short of the projected over 10 million units, China-based media...

Digitimes Research: China LED packaging houses Refond, Jufei, Z-Light to continue capacity growth in 2013

Nov 27, 11:45

Refond Optoelectronics, Jufei Optoelectronics, and Z-Light Optoelectronics are medium-size LED packaging firms in China. These firms have relatively low capital compared to Nationstar...

China market: More multimedia player makers become smartphone vendors

Nov 26, 15:50

China-based multimedia player makers including Meizu, OPPO Digital and BBK have entered the Android smartphone market in China, targeting the mid-range to high-end segment, according...

China market: Handset makers accelerating development of quad-core smartphones

Nov 21, 22:20

Demand for high-end smartphones in China has been higher than expected and could be even higher than that for entry-level and mid-range models, pushing local branded and white-box...

Smartphone demand in China to trend higher in 2013, says Broadcom executive

Nov 21, 21:15

The ongoing trend for smartphones to replace feature phones in China will continue in 2013, with new smartphone offerings to come out with advanced functionalities as well as higher...

Digitimes Research: China tablet SoC developers enjoy robust shipment growth in 2012

Nov 20, 20:43

There has been a surge in demand for tablet-use SoC solutions in the China market thus far in 2012, benefiting local IC design companies such as Allwinner Technology, Rockchip Technology...

China market: Over 49 million smartphones sold in 3Q12, says Analysys

Nov 16, 10:49

There were 63.73 million handsets sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, decreasing 4.1% on quarter and 7.5% on year. However, smartphones accounted for 49.17...

Android takes 90% smartphone platform market share in China

Nov 15, 21:43

Google's Android platform has taken a 90% share of the smartphone platform market in China. However, as iPhone 5 and many Windows Phone 8 models will be introduced to the China market...

Digitimes Research: Sanan-Formosa Epitaxy cooperation to benefit both firms

Nov 15, 15:31

China-based Sanan Optoelectronics recently announced it was buying up shares of Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy. Cooperation between the two firms can achieve benefits such as economies...

China market: Xiaomi launches connected TV STB

Nov 15, 14:51

China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology on November 14 announced the launch of Xiaomi Box, a set-top box (STB) for connected TVs, in the China market at a retail price of...

Some Taiwan makers hold negative views on China-based Sanan investment in Formosa Epitaxy

Nov 14, 13:50

In response to China-based LED maker Sanan Optoelectronics' investment of NT$2.35 billion (US$80.4 million) in Formosa Epitaxy, some players in Taiwan's LED supply chain have expressed...

China market: Nexus 4 pricing to affect sales, prices of other brands, says report

Nov 13, 22:21

The aggressive pricing strategy adopted by Google for its Nexus 4 may affect sales of Xiaomi smartphones in China and may also force other brands including Samsung Electronics, Motorola...

Taiwan solar cell makers hoping price drops will ease in December

Nov 13, 11:39

Taiwan-based solar cell makers expect China-based competitors to stop dumping their products in December when the off season begins, helping stabilize prices, according to industry...

China market: Nokia, HTC and Huawei WP8 smartphones to debut in December

Nov 8, 13:54

Cooperating with China's three telecom service providers, brands such as Nokia, HTC, Samsung Electronics and Huawei will introduce their Windows Phone 8 models into the China market...

China market: For venture capital, cost and success rate are both low, says Innovation Works chairman

Nov 8, 11:12

For venture capital operations, the China market is characterized by the lowest investment cost but also the lowest chance of success, according to China-based venture capital firm...

Polysilicon spot price falls to US$15/kg in China

Nov 7, 21:49

The spot price of polysilicon in China has fallen to US$15/kg, close to the variable cost of many polysilicon providers. The contract price remains around US$20/kg. Downstream firms...

China market: Coolpad hopes to regain mid-range, high-end smartphone share

Nov 7, 21:48

China-based handset maker Coolpad hopes to re-enter the mid-range and high-end smartphone market in China by introducing smartphone products with China Mobile that will be priced...

Digitimes Research: China-based tier-2 LED chipmakers see falling revenues in 2012

Nov 6, 14:42

China-based tier-two LED chipmakers such as Silan Azure, Epilight Technology, and Tsinghua Tongfang have seen on-year decreases of around 30-50% in their accumulated revenues so far...

SMIC expects record revenues in 2012

Nov 6, 10:39

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is set to end 2012 with record revenues, according to the China-based foundry chipmaker, which saw its revenues hit a new quarterly...

IC distributor WPG expects 4Q12 sales to decline

Nov 5, 16:40

IC distributor WPG Holdings expects its consolidated revenues to decline 5.4-10.5% sequentially to NT$88-93 billion (US$3-3.17 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to inventory...

China market: Over 310,000 x86 servers shipped in 2Q12, says IDC

Nov 2, 12:09

There were 316,000 x86 servers shipped in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 5.6% on year. Of the shipments, 26,700 were 4-way units, up 33% on-year,...

China adds Europe-based polysilicon firms to anti-dumping investigation

Nov 1, 14:51

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on November 1 that the government received requests to conduct anti-dumping investigations on Europe-based polysilicon imports in September...