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Wednesday 28 December 2016
Lite-On Semi ramping GPP diode shipments to China, says paper
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has been ramping up shipments of its GPP (glass passivated package) diodes to the smartphone sector in China,...
Wednesday 28 December 2016
If Apple shifts production to US, most China supply chain makers will not follow, says report
If Apple shifts production from China to the US in response to US President-elect Donald Trump's calls for manufacturing in the US, most of its China-based supply chain makers will...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
Compal shifting smart device production to Chongqing plants, says paper
Compal Electronics reportedly has signed a pact with the government of Chongqing, China to move its tablet and smart wearable device production to the city with production to start...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
China market: Smartphone users to be allowed to uninstall preloaded apps, says report
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has published a set of preliminary regulations which demand smartphones sold in China beginning in July 1, 2017 come...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
China sets latest 2017 tentative PV feed-in tariff rates
The China government has set the latest tentative feed-in tariff rates for PV power-generating stations and distributed PV systems to be established in China in 2017, with the rates...
Monday 26 December 2016
Unigroup Guoxin to hold over 50% of Yangtze River Storage
China's state-owned Unigroup Guoxin has disclosed plans to invest a total of CNY19.7 billion (US$2.84 billion) in Yangtze River Storage Technology to hold a controlling 51.04% stake...
Monday 26 December 2016
China Mobile to focus 2017 handset development on maintaining 4G+ competitiveness
China Mobile has come up with a 2017 handset business development plan with a focus on maintaining its 4G+ competitiveness, according to the company.
Monday 26 December 2016
China top-3 vendors to ship over 500 million smartphones in 2017
The top-three China-based smartphone vendors, Huawei, Oppo and Vivo, are expected to ship a combined over 500 million smartphones, or one-third of global smartphones shipments, in...
Monday 26 December 2016
China November mobile communication user base grows to 1.32 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.32 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2016, increasing 0.13% on month and 1.23% on year, and 182.73 million (13.85%)...
Friday 23 December 2016
China Mobile brings forward schedule for developing 5G
The largest China-based mobile telecom carrier, China Mobile, will undertake large-scale testing of 5G networks in 2017, testing in 2018, and begin commercial operations of 5G networks...
Friday 23 December 2016
60% of China PV makers may be forced out in 2017, say reports
Viewing that China-based PV makers are characterized by relatively high debt asset ratios, and global PV demand will shrink in 2017, about 60% of China-based PV makers, especially...
Friday 23 December 2016
China panel makers ship over 1 million smartphone-use AMOLED displays in 3Q16, says IHS
China-based flat panel makers shipped more than one million AMOLED displays to the smartphone sector for the first time in the third quarter of 2016, according to IHS Markit.
Thursday 22 December 2016
CPT China subsidiary to start production in July 2017
Fujian Hua Chia Cai, a China-based wholly owned subsidiary of TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), is constructing a 6th-generation TFT-LCD factory with a monthly production...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Powerchip CEO sees robust DRAM market
The DRAM market conditions for 2017 will be brisk, according to Frank Huang, CEO for Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology.
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Wafer Works to set up 8-inch fab in China
The Shanghai subsidiary of silicon wafer supplier Wafer Works plans to expand its capital by CNY700 million (US$102 million) by selling new shares to a Henan-based industrial development...