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Wednesday 22 April 2015
China March mobile phone user base reaches 1.294 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.294 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2015, growing 0.35% on month and 3.65% on year, and 475.90 million (36.78%) of...
Wednesday 22 April 2015
2nd-tier China LED makers may start price-cut competition
As Taiwan-based LED chip makers have taken technological lead in producing flip chips for use in direct-type backlighting of LCD TVs and global demand for LED chips used in conventional...
Tuesday 21 April 2015
China Mobile 1Q15 profits fall on year for 7th time straight
China Mobile has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2015, with profits of CNY23.83 billion (US$3.82 billion), decreasing 5.6% on year for the seventh consecutive...
Tuesday 21 April 2015
China records LED lighting exports worth US$1.59 billion in January-February
China-based firms exported LED lighting products totaling US$1.59 billion during January-February 2015, hiking 42.3% on year, according to research organization GGII.
Monday 20 April 2015
Samsung Display considers moving LCM business to China or Vietnam, says report
After separating its LCD and OLED businesses, Samsung Display is reportedly considering moving its LCD module (LCM) business, which is currently still operating in South Korea, to...
Monday 20 April 2015
China top-6 vendors see TV shipments to markets abroad increase 16% in 1Q15
The top six major LCD TV vendors in China saw accumulative shipments to markets outside China grow 16% on year in the first quarter of 2015, with approximately 30% of the amount going...
Monday 20 April 2015
China market: Huahong to step up production of 16-bit MCUs
China-based Shanghai Huahong Integrated Circuit will step up its production of 16-bit low-power MCU products, particularly for the automobile applications, according to company vice...
Monday 20 April 2015
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments shed 30% sequentially in 1Q15
Shipments of smartphones by China-based vendors declined by nearly 30% sequentially to 91.8 million units in the first quarter of 2015 due to sluggish demand both at home and overseas,...
Friday 17 April 2015
Polysilicon prices outside China fall to US$16/kg
International solar-grade polysilicon suppliers, under pressure from high inventory levels, have lowered quotes for markets except China from US$19/kg in the fourth quarter of 2014...
Friday 17 April 2015
Panel makers conservative about performance during May 1 period in China
TV panel makers have conservative expectations for the China market in the second quarter of 2015 as panel pricing for various TV panels is dropping and outlooks for the TV market...
Thursday 16 April 2015
TSMC hopes to build wholly-owned 12-inch fab in China
TSMC would prefer to set up its own 12-inch wafer fab in China, and management is evaluating the feasibility "aggressively," according to the Taiwan-based contract chipma...
Thursday 16 April 2015
Ultra-thin sets to make up 15% of TV market in China in 2017
The China TV market is estimated to reach 45.35 million in 2017, of which ultra-thin units are expected to hold a 15.4% market share or about seven million units, according to industry...
Thursday 16 April 2015
Commentary: TSMC to lag UMC, Powerchip to build 12-inch fab in China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may not only lag behind rival United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) but also Powerchip Technology in the race to build 12-inch...
Thursday 16 April 2015
China market: Intel to strengthen presence in mobile CPU market via ODMs and white-box vendors
Intel reportedly will step up its cooperation with ODMs and white-box makers in China to strengthen its presence in China's handset market. Some vendors will launch 3G smartphones...
Thursday 16 April 2015
2 China polysilicon makers see profits for 2014
China-based solar-grade polysilicon maker Tebian Electric Apparatus had net profit of CNY1.811 billion (US$294 million) for 2014 hiking on year by 31.49%, while fellow maker Daqo...