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Wednesday 1 March 2017
SunPower to set up PV module JV in China, say reports
US-based SunPower will set up a joint-venture factory to make PV modules using stacked solar cells in Yixing City, eastern China, with China-based solar wafer maker Zhonghuan Semiconductor,...
Wednesday 1 March 2017
China market: Xiaomi unveils Surge S1 mobile chip
Xiaomi Technology has unveiled its first in-house developed smartphone solution, dubbed Surge S1, making it the second smartphone vendor to roll out its own mobile chips after Huaw...
Wednesday 1 March 2017
Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics starts operation of 8.6G LCD line in China
Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology has announced it has formally kicked off first-phase production at an 8.6G a-Si TFT-LCD factory in Chongqing City, western China. It is the...
Friday 24 February 2017
Qualcomm share of China AP market to hit 30% for first time since 2012
Although the first quarter is the slow season in the China application processor (AP) market, Qualcomm is expected to continue outperforming its competitors and further increase its...
Friday 24 February 2017
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2016
Digitimes Research forecasts smartphone AP shipments to China in first-quarter 2017 will show an on-quarter drop of 15.9%.
Friday 24 February 2017
Samsung steps up cooperation with China-based handset suppliers
Samsung Electronics has stepped up its contact with handset supply chain makers in China, aiming to strengthen its cooperation ties with ODMs and component suppliers to enable access...
Friday 24 February 2017
Industrial robot makers expanding capacity
Worldwide robot makers have been expanding their capacity recently with Germany-based Kuka cooperating with the China-based Midea Group to expand its capacity in Europe and China...
Friday 24 February 2017
Taiwan maintains largest share of global IC wafer fab capacity, says IC Insights
Taiwan led all regions/countries in wafer capacity with 21.3% share, a slight decrease from 21.7% in 2015 when the country first became the global wafer capacity leader, according...
Wednesday 22 February 2017
AUO undaunted by China competition, says chairman
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is not worried by China-based competitors' government-supported fast expansion of production capacity because the Taiwan-based firm's competitiveness...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
Foxconn turns to China, initiates large-scale recruitment for company
Taiwan-based EMS provider Foxconn Electronics has kicked off recruitment of 12,000 university graduates and 6,000 graduates of senior high schools and junior vocational colleges in...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
China market: White-box smartphone supply chain faces increasing pressure from brand vendors
As first-tier China-based smartphone vendors including Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Gionee are gearing up efforts to expand sales overseas, their white-box handset competitors are...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
Sated China smartphone market to sit back and digest inventory in 1Q17
After seeing record shipments in the fourth quarter of 2016, the China smartphone will ease up and try to digest inventory in the first quarter of 2017. Smartphone shipments in the...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
TPV to set up LCD TV factory in China, says paper
TPV Technology will invest US$25 million to set up a LCD TV factory and another US$25 million to set up a factory making components used in LCD TVs in Xianyang City, northern China,...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
China and Taiwan fabs gearing up for next-gen memory production
China- and Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are partnering with their fabless clients to fabricate next-generation memory types, such as 3D NAND, MRAM and ReRAM, while memory chipmakers...
Monday 20 February 2017
China market: Xiaomi to enhance its product portfolio to ramp up sales in 2017
Xiaomi Technology reportedly will enhance its competitiveness by adding more mid-tier and high-end models to its portfolio in 2017 as it faces increasing pressure from domestic rivals...