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Wednesday 9 January 2019
HTC China head upbeat about 5G VR development
The year 2019 will see an official start of the development of 5G-enabled virtual reality (VR) devices, and related suppliers are set to advance well in rolling out new-generation...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Mixed impacts of trade war on East Asia IC firms
The huge annual trade deficit of up to US$375 billion is definitely a major reason for the US to raise tariffs on goods imported from China, but the trade war seems to be more of...
Tuesday 8 January 2019
Taiwan, China makers to vie for micro LED orders from Samsung
LED chip suppliers in Taiwan and China are expected to gear up efforts to land micro LED chip orders from Samsung Electronics after the Korea IT giant unveiled its latest modular...
Tuesday 8 January 2019
China installed fab capacity forecast to grow at 12% CAGR through 2020
Unwavering in its drive to build a self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain, China plans more new fab projects than any other region in the world from 2017 to 2020, and its expansion...
Monday 7 January 2019
Manufacturers face hurdles moving out of China
Taiwan manufacturers looking to move production out of China amid trade tensions between the world's two superpowers face many hurdles, as their home country lack electricity and...
Monday 7 January 2019
China second-tier handset brands to face more upheavals in 2019
China's second-tier handset brands are bracing for more upheaval in 2019 as their first-tier competitors are expected to continue to consolidate their market share, while handset...
Monday 7 January 2019
DRAM chipmakers to trim 2019 capex due to weak demand, says DRAMeXchange
Major DRAM chipmakers will slow down their capacity expansion pace in 2019 with lower capex than year-ago levels, judging from end-market demand weakness this year, according to DR...
Friday 4 January 2019
China set to impose stricter regulations on PCB industry
China will implement a new set of strict regulations on the operations of the PCB industry on February 1, which may threaten the survival of small- to medium-size makers, according...
Thursday 3 January 2019
Apple lowers guidance for fiscal 1Q19 on weak iPhone sales in China
Apple has revised its guidance for fiscal first-quarter 2019 ended on December 29, expecting revenues of about US$84 billion, lower than the original estimate for the period, according...
Thursday 3 January 2019
LED oversupply to continue hitting China makers
Weak demand and overcapacity will continue to hit China's LED industry, with oversupply in the upstream chip sector likely to last till 2020, following a year of slow growth in 2018,...
Wednesday 2 January 2019
China top-4 smartphone vendors to maintain lead in home market in 2019
China's top-four leading smartphone vendors - Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo - are expected to be able to maintain their leaderships in their domestic market in 2019, as they will...
Wednesday 2 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Memory long-term outlook remains bright
Memory chipmakers had a good year in 2018, but the outlook for 2019 is marred by uncertainties arising from the US-China trade war and concerns about over-supply. Samsung Electronics...
Wednesday 2 January 2019
LED automotive lighting makers see opportunities from China new energy car market
While sales of conventional automobiles in China, US and Europe have slowed down, the new energy car market in China is growing fast, providing business opportunities for LED automotive...
Thursday 27 December 2018
China OSAT firms foraying into higher-end packaging fields
China-based OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) firms are gearing up to tap into medium to high-end packaging fields, including the flip chip (FC) packaging segment...
Thursday 27 December 2018
China-based InMicro touts Type-C power management chips
Founded in 2014 as an IC design startup in China's southeast port city of Xiamen, InMicro Technology has made its name as a dedicated developer and designer of a series of digital-analog...