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Saturday 3 June 2017
SMIC eyeing top-3 spot in pure-play foundry segment
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is aiming to become a global top-3 pure-play foundry chipmaker by 2020, according to the China-based company. In addition to advanced...
Friday 2 June 2017
Huawei, Xiaomi perform weaker than expected in notebook market; will continue to push new models
Despite worldwide PC demand having declined for five consecutive years, Samsung Electronics, Huawei and Xiaomi have returned to the notebook market because of milder competition compared...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Tsinghua Unigroup chair criticizes Qualcomm for forming JV with local chipmaker
Tsinghua Unigroup chairman Zhao Weiguo has criticized Qualcomm's intention of forming a joint venture with fabless chip firm Leadcore Technology and two local investment firms in...
Thursday 1 June 2017
China TV panel self-sufficiency to reach 85% in 2017, says CSOT
China-based panel makers have been setting up TFT-LCD panel production lines since 2012 and for TV panels in particular, China-based makers supplied 54% of domestic demand from China-based...
Thursday 1 June 2017
DRAM market to remain oligopoly over next 3 years, says Nanya president
The global DRAM market will remain an oligopoly of three large firms over the next three years, according to Pei-Ing Lee, president for Taiwan-based Nanya Technology.
Tuesday 30 May 2017
TSMC to start equipment move-in at Nanjing plant in September
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) new 12-inch plant in Nanjing, China will be ready for equipment move-in in September 2017, according to the Taiwan-based foundry...
Thursday 25 May 2017
China propels APeJ growth for fourth consecutive quarter as SMB stimulates increased demand for print, says IDC
According to the latest IDC Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, the total hardcopy peripherals shipment in 2017Q1 for the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan (APeJ)...
Wednesday 24 May 2017
Hefei Chang Xin keeps low profile but DRAM ambition remains unchanged
Hefei Chang Xin's ambition to grow its DRAM business has seen some progress though the China-based firm has now chosen to keep a low profile. The company has been quietly renamed...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Globalfoundries and Chengdu partner to expand FD-SOI ecosystem in China
Globalfoundries and the Chengdu municipality have announced an investment to spur innovation in China's semiconductor industry. The partners plan to build a FD-SOI ecosystem including...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
China outpaces Taiwan in IC design, backend industry output value
The output value of both China's IC design and backend industry sectors has already outpaced that of their counterparts in Taiwan. According to the China Semiconductor Industry Association...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Huawei competes head to head with Oppo in domestic and overseas markets
Competition between China-based Huawei and rival Oppo for ramping up their smartphone shipments in the domestic and overseas markets are to intensify in the second half of 2017, according...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
China market: Advantech offers SPMS for cloud-computing management of distributed PV systems
Industrial computing device maker Advantech has offered Solar Power Management System (SPMS), a smart platform for remote monitoring and cloud-computing management of power generation...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
China sets tentative target installation capacity of 8-10GWp for model PV power stations in 3rd round
China has set a tentative target installation capacity of 8-10GWp for the third-round selection of model PV power-generating stations, according to China-based media reports.
Monday 22 May 2017
Robust chip demand from China smartphone firms to boost revenues at IC distributors
Taiwan-based IC distributors including WPG, WT Microelectronics, Supreme Electronics, Coasia Microelectronics and Sunnic Technology & Merchandise, Audix and Edom Technology will...
Monday 22 May 2017
China expanding bike-sharing market to boost IoT chip demand, says MediaTek
China's bicycle-sharing market has been expanding, which will boost demand for IoT chips, according to MediaTek corporate VP JC Hsu. The bike-sharing market in China has already far...