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Wednesday 17 December 2014
IC foundries gearing up for 8-inch fab expansions
China-based IC foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is looking to expand production capacity at its 8-inch wafer fab in Shenzhen, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Foxconn to establish e-commerce logistic system to speed up deliveries
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is hiring talent to develop a logistic system for its e-commerce business to help speed up product deliveries and is looking to build...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
China market: LCD TV sales expected to drop in 2015
There will be an estimated 45.09 million LCD TVs sold in the China market in 2014, slipping on year by 5.6%, and the demand will continually drop in 2015 and 2016 and then slightly...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
China still in low panel materials self-sufficiency, says consulting firm
China's TFT-LCD panel industry will have an estimated demand for 73 million square meters of glass substrates, 68 million square meters of polarizers and 116 tons of liquid crystal...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
China market: Meizu steps up cooperation with MediaTek for sub-CNY1,000 smartphones
A China-based smartphone vendor has stepped up its cooperation with MediaTek and will launch sub-CNY1,000 (US$161) models to take on first-tier vendors such as Xiaomi Technology and...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Year-end rush in China leads APAC PV market to set record in 4Q14, says Solarbuzz
Quarterly solar photovoltaic (PV) demand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to reach the 10 gigawatt (GW) level for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2014. According...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Panel makers in Greater China should increase cooperation, says AUO president
Panel makers from across the Taiwan Strait should emphasize more on cooperation in terms of technology, capital, supply chains and downstream vendors, according to AU Optronics (AUO)...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Some China TV vendors adopt open bid to procure optical film
China-based LCD TV vendors, including TCL, TPV Technology, Hisense and Haier, have adopted open-bid competition in place of price negotiations with target suppliers to procure optical...
Monday 15 December 2014
Catcher to acquire equipment sets for US$55.18 million
Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology's branch in Suqian, China has spent US$55.18 million to acquire equipment sets from Orion.
Monday 15 December 2014
Digitimes Research: US server vendors see growing threat from China competitors
With the server market's rapid growth and the China government's aggressive efforts to build up the country's server industry, China-based server brand vendors have all seen their...
Monday 15 December 2014
Digitimes Research: November 7W, 9W LED bulb prices sequentially up, down in China market
November average retail pricing for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescents) in the China market increased 12.7% on month to CNY39.1 (US$6.4), while 9W models (equivalent...
Friday 12 December 2014
China market: FCCL prices under pressure to drop
Prices of copper-clad laminates (FCCL) in China are set to fall in 2015 amid increasing competition, according to industry sources.
Friday 12 December 2014
Chi Mei Materials may delay start of production at China polarizer factory
Taiwan-based Chi Mei Materials' polarizer production base in Kunshan, eastern China, is likely to delay mass production from the originally scheduled first-quarter 2016 to mid-2016...
Friday 12 December 2014
TV panel prices may drop in 2H15 due to shrinking demand from China
With demand in the China market for LCD TVs in 2015 forecast to decrease on year, China-based LCD TV vendors are likely to lower target shipments accordingly and consequently the...
Friday 12 December 2014
Good Way Technology to raise funds for China expansion project
Good Way Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of USB docking stations for notebooks, plans to raise new capital of NT$400 million (US$2.9 million) through an issuance of corporate bonds...