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Monday 20 February 2017
China adds PV installation capacity of 34.54GWp in 2016, says CPIA
A total PV installation capacity of 34.54GWp in power-generating stations and distributed systems was completed around China in 2016, accounting for 47% of the global total, according...
Saturday 18 February 2017
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2016
Digitimes Research estimates overall fourth-quarter 2016 shipments from China-based smartphone firms were 181.8 million units with an on-quarter increase of 4.4% and an on-year increase...
Saturday 18 February 2017
China market: Smartphone shipments hit record 131.6 units in 4Q16, says Canalys
Smartphone shipments in China reached 131.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, accounting for nearly a third of worldwide shipments, according to Canalys.
Saturday 18 February 2017
HTC takes VR lead in China, says Canalys
Shipments of VR headsets totaled 300,000 units in China in 2016, making it the world's second-largest market with a 15% share, according to Canalys.
Friday 17 February 2017
Digitimes Research: China smartphone AP shipments to fall 16% in 1Q17
Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decline 15.9% sequentially to 145 million units in the first quarter of 2017, according to Digitimes Research...
Friday 17 February 2017
China foundries planning FD-SOI process technology
China-based IC foundries, such as Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC), are evaluating plans to offer FD-SOI process technology since they are less competitive in the mainstream...
Friday 17 February 2017
China set to become leading semi equipment spender in next few years
Globalfoundries recently made a media splash in announcing a reported $10 billion fab investment for Chengdu, China, but there are dozens of other semiconductor manufacturing projects...
Thursday 16 February 2017
China market: PV demand expected to be hot in 1H17, turn cold in 2H17
As the China government will lower PV feed-in tariffs for PV power-generating stations and distributed PV systems to be established after June 2017, there is expected to be a rush...
Thursday 16 February 2017
Tight LED chip supply due to robust demand for lighting, fine pixel pitch displays
Supply of low- and medium-power LED chips has become tight arising from strong demand for LED lighting and LED fine pixel pitch displays and consequently, several China-based LED...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
China has 8 makers amid global top-10 PV module vendors in 2016, says firm
Of the global top-10 PV module vendors by shipments in 2016, eight were China-based makers, reflecting China's domination of the global supply of PV modules, according to UK-based...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
UTAC to close Shanghai operations
United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC), a Singapore-based provider of test and assembly services for ICs, has announced plans to discontinue its operations in Waigaoqiao, Shanghai.
Wednesday 15 February 2017
China market: Combined smartphone shipments of 5 major vendors to surpass 500 million units
China-based vendors Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Gionee together are expected to ship a total of 500 million smartphones in 2017, accounting for nearly 90% of China's total smartphone...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Commentary: Xiaomi in-house developed smartphone CPUs face uncertainty
It is highly risky for Xiaomi Technology to launch smartphones featuring in-house developed CPUs as the vendor's shipment volumes are not large enough.
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Apple said to be testing China AMOLED panels
China panel makers are looking to cut into the display supply chain for the iPhone, with news coming out that Apple is reportedly testing AMOLED panels from BOE Technology in consideration...
Tuesday 14 February 2017
Andes growing customer base in China
Andes Technology, one of the very few Taiwan-based CPU IP providers, has been expanding its customer portfolio in China at a gradual pace.