Last update: Friday 10 February 2012 [1251 news items]
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...
TSMC seeing 3G chip orders boom, sources say
Jan 18, 10:43
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen orders from the wireless communications sector boom recently, according to industry sources, adding that the contract chipmaker...
China market: Skyworth sells over 1.1 million LCD TVs in December
Jan 17, 15:07
China-based vendor Skyworth sold 1.1072 million LCD TVs, of which 772,100 were LED-backlit models, in the China market in December 2011, increasing on year by 18% and 165% respectively,...
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.
China market: Nokia to face strong competition in Mango segment in 2012
Dec 30, 14:42
Nokia's plans to launch its Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphones in the China market in the first half of 2012 may face challenge from comparable high-end models rolled out by HTC...
China market: Handset makers form alliance to counter possible patent infringement lawsuits
Dec 30, 01:15
A number of handset makers in China, including Lenovo, ZTE, TCL, Coolpad and Konka, has formed an alliance in preparation to counter possible patent infringement lawsuits to bring...
Pegatron to give up Asustek ultrabook orders, says paper
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Lenovo is showcasing its next-generation smartphone LePhone for the China WCDMA market at CES 2010. This ultra-slim mobile device is designed for enhancing Web-on-the-go convenience...
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China-based Astronergy has wons a 2MW rooftop PV project located at the in Hangzhou Energy and Environment Industrial Park through a competitive and selective bidding process. The...
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Nokia entry-level CDMA device 1506
The Nokia 1506 stands out from other entry-level mobiles with a slender monoblock design with high-gloss colors, a Navi key in metallic finish, a voice recorder, an integrated hands-free...
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The Nokia 6316s is a multimedia device with web browsing, music, imaging and GPS with a 2.2-inch QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera and Bluetooth 2.1. The Nokia 6316s offers features...
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The Nokia 3806 includes a 2.2-inch QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth 2.1 and a card slot which can support an external memory card up to 4GB. The...
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Developing color e-book readers using e-paper has been a challenge for makers. But Hanvon, at this year's FPD International in Japan in November, announced what is considered to be...
Developing color e-book readers using e-paper has been a challenge for makers. But Hanvon, at this year's FPD International in Japan in November, announced what is considered to be...
China 3G market growing fast: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Roger Huang
The China telecom market officially entered the 3G era just two years ago, much later than some of its neighbors, such as Japan and Taiwan. But its 3G market will be growing fast...
China's triple network convergence: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Tom Lo
China has devised a policy for the convergence of its broadcast, telecom and Internet networks. According to Digitimes Research analyst Tom Lo, the
Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
Many companies went bankrupt in the financial storm, and the remaining companies also learned the lesson the hard way. In the aftermath of the financial woes, many enterprises are...
- Acer to launch CloudMobile smartphone in 3Q12
- Rubicon sees slight increase of sapphire substrate orders
- Order surge of solar cells from Germany to level off in end of February
- ASE expects sales rebound in 2Q12
- Compal ships 2.1 million notebooks in January, says paper
- Acer sees decreased January revenues
- Chunghwa Telecom posts January EPS of NT$0.43
- Foxconn January revenues down sequentially
- HTC lands orders for quad-core smartphone, says paper
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Soft-World, Gamania January revenues hit records
- 20GW of solar PV manufacturing equipment to be replaced by 2016, says IMS Research
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
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- Marvell and Google Team Up to Transform TV into the Command Center for the 'Connected Lifestyle'
- Marvell Launches Breakthrough Smart Energy Management Platforms for Appliances and LED Lighting Solutions
- Digi-Key announces global distribution agreement with Marktech Optoelectronics
- Valuable LED lighting - Ecomaa Dimmable LED MR16
- American Based Porsche Showroom Complements its HighEnd Automobiles with GlacialLight LED Lights
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
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- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.