8111 news items tagged China
Foxconn reportedly obtains extra iPhone 12 Pro orders
Friday 22 January 2021Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is expected to see extra momentum in the first quarter of 2021 thanks to Apple increasing orders for the iPhone 12 Pro series,...
China panel makers step up AMOLED capacity expansions
Friday 22 January 2021China-based panel makers including BOE Technology, China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT), Tianma Microelectronics and Visionox are all moving to build additional production...
China smartphone vendors score points in sub-brand marketing
Friday 22 January 2021Leading China-based smartphone vendors Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo have succeeded in enhancing global marketing through launching sub-brand models with high performance-price ratios that...
Pegatron sees slowdown in orders for iPhone 12 mini
Friday 22 January 2021Pegatron has seen a slowdown in orders for the iPhone 12 mini as sales of the model in the US and Europe are affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry sou...
China car production hit by semiconductor shortages
Friday 22 January 2021Many carmaking plants in China have reduced production in the wake of serious shortages of automotive semiconductor components, according to industry sources.
Lenovo plans to debut on China STAR market
Thursday 21 January 2021Lenovo has disclosed plans to trade its shares on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
China new energy car output rises in December
Thursday 21 January 2021China-based makers produced 235,400 new energy vehicles and sold 248,300 units in December 2020, increasing 55.7% and 49.5% respectively on year, according to China Association of...
MediaTek launches 6nm 5G SoC chips
Thursday 21 January 2021MediaTek has unveiled its new Dimensity 1200 and 1100 5G smartphone SoC series built using 6nm process technology.
HDI PCB makers see ramp-up in orders from China handset vendors
Thursday 14 January 2021HDI PCB manufacturers have seen a significant ramp-up in orders from Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi, who are seeking sufficient supply of components to support their expansion in the China...
Fire strikes Walsin MLCC plant in China
Thursday 14 January 2021A fire broke out at Taiwanese passive component maker Walsin Technology's factory site in Dongguan, China on January 13, but the company estimates no material impact from the accid...
China smartphone vendors step up chips, components procurement
Thursday 14 January 2021Chinese handset vendors Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi (OVX) have stepped up their purchases of ICs and basic components for their smartphones as part of their efforts to expand presence in...
MediaTek enhances ASIC and IP design capability
Thursday 14 January 2021MediaTek continues to enhance its ASIC and IP design capability through several acquisitions announced recently, while recruiting talent from the IP and IC design industry sectors,...
China battery recycling plant hit by expolosion
Thursday 14 January 2021Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology, the largest Chinese company that recycles lithium batteries, saw an explosion at a factory in Changsha, central China, according to local media re...
Value of semiconductor industry M&A agreements sets record in 2020, says IC Insights
Thursday 14 January 2021Five big acquisition announcements and more than a dozen smaller deals in 2020 pushed the total value of M&A agreements in the year to an all-time high of US$118 billion, surpassing...
Major China MOSFET supplier raises prices
Wednesday 13 January 2021China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro) has notified its clients based mainly in China about price hikes for all its power semiconductor products, including MOSFET and IGBT components,...
DRAM prices to rise through 2Q21
Wednesday 13 January 2021DRAM contract market prices have risen 5-10% in the first quarter of 2021, and will continue their rally in the second quarter, according to sources at memory module makers.
New iPhone sales in China reach nearly 18 million units in 4Q20
Tuesday 12 January 2021Sales of the iPhone 12 lineup in the China market were higher than expected in the fourth quarter of 2020, reaching 18 million units for an over 20% market share, according to data...
China semiconductor industry: From 13th 5-year Plan to 14th 5-year Plan, 2015-2025
Friday 8 January 2021The Outline of the Program for National Integrated Circuit Industry Development China released in 2014 specified that efforts would be made toward building a complete semiconductor...
China to fall far short of IC self-sufficiency goal by 2025, says IC Insights
Thursday 7 January 2021IC Insights has forecast that China-produced ICs will represent only 19.4% of the country's IC market in 2025, a fraction of the country's "Made in China 2025" goal of 70%.
SMIC sees US ban hit supply of chemical raw materials and consumables
Thursday 7 January 2021The US trade ban against China-based SMIC has restricted the pure-play foundry's capability of obtaining semiconductor equipment for its process technology advancements. Nevertheless,...
5G to fuel semiconductor demand
Wednesday 6 January 2021Unfavorable macro conditions, including the US-China trade war and COVID-19, have been slowing down 5G deployments across the globe, but 5G will still play a crucial role in driving...
Highlights of the day: China 5G base station deployment may slow down
Tuesday 5 January 2021The 5G infrastructure development in China is facing uncertainty arising from the US sanctions against telecom equipment vendor Huawei, but Taiwan-based suppliers of CCL...
CCL makers uncertain about demand for 5G base stations in China
Tuesday 5 January 2021Taiwan-based CCL makers remain uncertain about demand for 5G base stations in China this year, but their overall shipments will not be much affected, thanks to robust demand for datacenter...
China NAND flash controller supplier raises prices by 50%
Tuesday 5 January 2021China's Yeestor Microelectronics has raised prices for its flash memory controllers for embedded storage applications by as much as 50%, according to market sources.
Epistar JV in China lands orders for fine-pitch miniLED displays
Monday 4 January 2021Epistar's joint venture established with China-based display maker Leyard Optoelectronic in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi started production in October 2020 and has won orders...
- Qualcomm's chip market share plunges in China after Huawei sanctions; MediaTek takes No. 1 spot (Jan 21) - CNBC
- Departing U.S. FCC chair warns of threats to telecomms from China (Jan 21) - Reuters
- China debuts first 7nm data center GPU to rival Nvidia, AMD (Jan 19) - Tom's Hardware Guide
- What blockchain is, how it works and how China will lead the world (Jan 17) - South China Morning Post
- Trump admin slams China's Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others -sources (Jan 18) - Reuters
- China's economy grows 2.3% in 2020 as recovery quickens (Jan 18) - CNN
- ASML CEO sees U.S.-China trade antagonism outlasting Trump (Jan 14) - Reuters
- EU companies in China should 'prepare for the worst' in digital decoupling: report (Jan 14) - Reuters
- China aims to dominate flash memory (Jan 4) - Forbes
- China's Dec factory activity moderates, higher costs hit firms (Jan 4) - CNBC