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Monday 12 February 2018
NB-IoT chip module shipments to China may hit 100 million units in 2018
Shipments of NB-IoT (narrow band IoT) chip modules to the China market may grow exponentially from five million pieces in 2017 to 100 million pieces in 2018 as demand for such chips...
Friday 9 February 2018
Xiaomi aims to be top smartphone vendor in China in 10 quarters
Xiaomi Technology has set a goal of capturing the largest chunk of China's smartphone market in 10 quarters, leveraging its robust shipment momentum seen in 2017.
Friday 9 February 2018
SPIL spends NT$710 million on equipment for China subsidiary
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has disclosed it has spent a total of NT$710.71 million (US$24.3 million) on equipment from Kulicke and Soffa Industries for its...
Friday 9 February 2018
StrongLED record January sales driven by China demand
LED lighting solution provider StrongLED Lighting Systems (Cayman) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$231 million (US$7.9 million) for January, hitting a monthly record with...
Friday 9 February 2018
Globalfoundries 22FDX process to attract more orders, says company executive
After securing orders from STMicroelectronics, Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) process is being evaluated by hundreds of potential customers looking to use a more advanced fully-depleted...
Thursday 8 February 2018
China IC backend houses vying for orders for mining ASICs
Major China-based OSAT companies including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), Tongfu Microelectronics and Tianshui Huatian Technology are all gearing up to compete...
Thursday 8 February 2018
China smartphone vendors begin to step up component purchases
Demand for parts and components by first-tier China-based smartphone vendors has rebounded recently, and some supply chain makers have reportedly landed short lead-time orders from...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
China makers produce 1.4 billion smartphones in 2017
China-based makers produced 1.4 billion smartphones in 2017, increasing 0.7% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Wednesday 7 February 2018
China Internet users near 772 million at year-end 2017
The number of Internet users in China increased to 771.98 million as of year-end 2017, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).
Tuesday 6 February 2018
China December mobile communication user base grows to 1.417 billion
There were 1.417 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of December 2017, increasing 0.52% sequentially and 7.23% on year, and 134.63 million (9.50%) of...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Semiconductor sales hit record US$412 billion in 2017, says SIA
The global semiconductor industry posted sales totaling US$412.2 billion in 2017, the industry's highest-ever annual sales and an increase of 21.6% compared to the 2016 total, according...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
KYEC January revenues rise, SPIL down
IC testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) saw its January revenues increase 1.3% sequentially, while revenues at packaging specialist Siliconware Precision Industries...
Monday 5 February 2018
China makers ship nearly 10 million OLED panels in 2018
China-based flat panel makers shipped 9.8 million units of small- and medium-sized OLED panels in 2017, mostly for smartphone applications, according to China-based Sigmaintell.
Friday 2 February 2018
Samsung reportedly to sign MoU with China NDRC
Samsung Electronics reportedly will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which has expressed concerns over Samsung's...
Friday 2 February 2018
ASE expects revenues to pick up starting 2Q18
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its IC backend business sales to register strong sequential growth in the second quarter and grow through the fourth quarter. The...