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Friday 21 August 2015
BOE receives government support to enter IC design industry
Panel maker BOE Technology has received support from the China government enabling it to step into the IC design industry. In addition to LCD driver ICs, DRAM and flash memory chips...
Thursday 20 August 2015
China pushes for homegrown display driver IC industry
China is looking to build a homegrown panel-use driver IC industry in Hefei, China, which will likely threaten Taiwan's IC driver IC sector, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Micron, Tsinghua once in tie-up talks, say sources
Micron Technology and China's Tsinghua Unigroup had been negotiating about a possible tie-up in the commodity DRAM business, but failed to reach a consensus, according to industry...
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Tsinghua Unigroup acquisition of Micron faces difficulties, but is a must for China for further development
According to a Wall Street Journal report on July 14, China's Tsinghua Unigroup is planning to spend US$23 billion (or US$21 per share) to acquire US-based Micron Technology. The...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
XMC likely to be China DRAM hub, says DRAMeXchange
Wuhan, Hubei province will likely be chosen to develop China's home-grown DRAM industry, according to DRAMeXchange. Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC), a local 12-inch...
Tuesday 16 June 2015
China to implement semiconductor investment plans with CNY600 billion in funding
China has begun to implement its investment plans aiming to boost development of the local semiconductor industry, and will inject a total of CNY600 billion (US$96.6 billion) into...
Thursday 23 April 2015
China building home-grown DRAM industry, to pose threat to existing leaders in 2017
China is stepping up efforts to establish its own DRAM industry, which will likely pose a threat to the current industry leaders such as SK Hynix and Micron Technology in 2017, according...