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Monday 27 August 2018
China passive component firms expanding global presence
China-based passive component makers have been expanding their business scale and production capacities at a gradual pace, and are set to pose a growing threat to their bigger Taiwan-based...
Monday 27 August 2018
China January-July software revenues estimated at CNY3.446 trillion
China's software industry consisting of 38,656 companies generated revenues of CNY3.446 trillion (US$540.9 billion) in January-July 2018, growing 14.8% on year, according to China's...
Monday 27 August 2018
Taiwan solar cell makers to come under pressure from EU ending MIP on China exports
The European Union (EU) is expected to end imposition of minimum import price (MIP) restriction on China-produced solar cells and PV modules on September 3, 2018, which will facilitate...
Monday 27 August 2018
Anji PV module production cost decreases
PV module maker and rooftop PV system investor Anji Technology has benefited from decreases in solar cell prices following China's announcement of plans to impose control on PV installation,...
Friday 24 August 2018
Sharp to start equipment move-in at Guangzhou 10.5G line in February
Sharp reportedly will start equipment move-in at its new 10.5G LCD plant in Guangzhou, China in February 2019, with plans to kick off the first phase of the facility in August and...
Friday 24 August 2018
China PV module exports grow 7% in June
China-based makers together exported 3,060MWp of PV modules in June, increasing 7% on month, industry sources cited China Customs statistics as indicating.
Thursday 23 August 2018
Taiwan diode suppliers shift focus to automotive sector
Taiwan-based diode suppliers including Eris Technology, HY Electronic, Lite-On Semiconductor, Panjit International and Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC) have all shifted their focus...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Lida constructing factory in southeastern China
Own-brand air compressor maker Lida Holdings has begun constructing a factory in Quanzhou, southeastern China, with completion scheduled for 2020, according to company president Chen...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
China makers reportedly enter MacBook chassis supply chain
China-based Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology and AAC Technologies have reportedly become suppliers of metal-alloy chassis for use in MacBook notebooks, according to industry...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Taiwan firms moving to counter growing China presence in Apple supply chains
Apple has kept expanding the presence of China partners in the supply chains for iPhone, iPad and MacBook devices seeking to effectively reduce production cost, prompting Taiwan supply...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
China Telecom 1H18 profit rise 8.1%
China Telecom has announced that its net profit for first-half 2018 arrived at CNY13.6 billion (US$1.99 billion), representing an increase of 8.1% on year, while basic earnings per...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
UMC stays focused on profitability
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) will be stepping up its efforts to enhance operating profitability, according to company CFO Chi Tung Liu.
Monday 20 August 2018
China vendors set to dethrone Korea brands in global smartphone market
The second quarter of 2018 marked for the first time that China-based Huawei has outraced Apple to second place in the global smartphone market, according to IDC data. With that performance,...
Monday 20 August 2018
Motech suspends production at China factory
Solar cell maker Motech Industries has temporarily stopped production at its factory in Kunshan, eastern China, since August 13 due to sharp drops in orders, according to Economic...
Friday 17 August 2018
DRAM prices to weaken in 4Q18, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM suppliers have begun to negotiate with their clients contract prices for the fourth quarter since the middle of August, according to DRAMeXchange, which expects prices to weaken...