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Wednesday 11 March 2009
Major China handset design houses profitable in 2008
Three major China-based handset solution providers, TechFaith Wireless, SIM Technology and Longcheer Group, have all posted profits for 2008, according to financial reports released...
Thursday 5 March 2009
IC backend suppliers see utilization recovering on white-box handset demand
IC packaging houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and testing specialists Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics...
Thursday 5 March 2009
First-tier Taiwan PCB makers more aggressively taking orders from white-box handset vendors in China
First-tier Taiwan PCB makers, including Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, have recently strengthened their presence in the China market vying for increasing...
Monday 23 February 2009
First-tier handset PCB suppliers vying for orders from white-box vendors
In order to push up utilization rates, first-tier handset PCB suppliers, such as Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing, Unitech Printed Circuit Board, and Tripod Technology,...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Surging China white-box handset demand boosts MCP memory pricing
A recent increase in demand for white-box handsets in China has also brought up demand and prices for key component multi chip package (MCP) memory, according to sources at IC channel...
Monday 15 December 2008
PCB makers reportedly to focus on white-box handsets to increase utilization rates
Utilization rates at PCB makers are dropping with some dipping below 50% since orders have been frozen in the fourth quarter. Some PCB makers expect to cover parts of their capacity...
Friday 12 December 2008
Touch panel makers' November revenues drop
With the touch panel industry entering the low season amid the global economic downturn, several Taiwan touch panel makers ahve reported sequential drops in November revenues.
Monday 1 December 2008
MediaTek November sales affected by falling white-box handset demand from China
Due to falling demand of white-box handsets in China, market observers have lowered the expectations of MediaTek's November sales from NT$7.5 billion (US$225 million) to NT$7 billi...
Wednesday 19 November 2008
Handset-related IC design house to enter large-size segment in 2009
Taiwan-based ILI Technology, which specializes in handset panel-use LCD driver ICs, is extending its presence to include large-size applications. The company is currently at the sample...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
Korean CMOS image sensor maker expands in China white-box handset market
Seti, a Korea-based CMOS image sensor maker, has succeeded in expanding its CMOS image sensor market share in China to 50%, according to market watchers. Seti's monthly shipments...
Monday 10 November 2008
CPT and Giantplus see sharp falls in small- to medium-size LCD panel sales in October
With overall shipments to the consumer electronics segment having peaked in the third quarter, and demand from China's white box handset market starting to decrease, Chunghwa Picture...
Thursday 6 November 2008
MediaTek to crack down on gray market trading in China
In order to curb the effects of gray market trading in China on handset orders, MediaTek is reportedly implementing new restrictions for its downstream distributors, according to...
Thursday 16 October 2008
Taiwan handset related IC design companies to see slight sales decline in 4Q08 thanks to stable demand for white-box handsets
Since demand for white-box handsets remains strong, most handset related IC design companies are forecast to see only a mild market decline in fourth quarter 2008.
Friday 3 October 2008
Holy Stone September sales to hit record thanks to recovery of white-box handset market
The recovery of the white-box handset market in China after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games drove the September sales of passive component maker Holy Stone Enterprise to hit a monthly...
Thursday 2 October 2008
PCB maker Plotech to see only slight growth in October orders as holiday season demand fails to meet expectations
Handset PCB marker Plotech expects September consolidated sales of NT$360-370 million (US$11.2-11.5 million) with third-quarter performance better than in the second quarter. However,...