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Wednesday 12 November 2014
China market: Local vendors to roll out ultra-thin smartphones
China-based smartphone vendors, including Huawei, Oppo, Gionee and Vivo, are engaging in a race to roll out ultra-thin models, a job which has been played mainly by international...
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Digitimes Research: Tablet-use AP shipments in China grow slower than expected in 3Q14
Shipments of application processors for tablets in the China market grew at a lower-than-expected 5.9% sequentially in the third quarter of 2014 as sales of white-box tablets were...
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Sharp to increase supply of high-end smartphone panels to China
Xiaomi in addition to various other handset vendors in China will increase purchases of high-end smartphone panels from Sharp. The orders are set to be used in units released as early...
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Digitimes Research: Tablet AP shipments in China to rise 4.7% in 4Q14
Shipments of tablet-use application processors (AP) in China are forecast to rise 4.7% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Digitimes Research. Meanwhile, shipments...
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone AP shipments growth to be driven by LTE solutions in 4Q14
China's smartphone application processor (AP) shipments are expected to grow 33.8% on year and 9.5% sequentially in the fourth quarter. The on-year growth will be 8.7pp more than...
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments dip 3.6% on quarter in 3Q14
Smartphone shipments in the China market declined 3.1% sequentially in the third quarter of 2014 as vendors found it hard to stimulate demand for their devices due to a lack of product...
Monday 10 November 2014
Alibaba preparing for upcoming global Double 11 online shopping holiday
The upcoming so-called "Double 11" online shopping holiday in China will be a crucial test for China-based Internet service giant Alibaba Group Holding after the group debuted...
Monday 10 November 2014
Supply chain utilizations drop as China 4G development lags
Following the release of the iPhone 6 coupled with less-than-expected 4G developments in China, handset vendors in China anticipate limited 4G handset shipments throughout the end...
Monday 10 November 2014
TI to open 300mm wafer bumping facility in Chengdu
Texas Instruments has announced it will expand its manufacturing capacity in Chengdu, China, with a 300mm wafer bumping facility. The addition of this manufacturing process in Chengdu...
Friday 7 November 2014
Digitimes Research: Smartphone AP shipments in China in 3Q14 estimated at 115.1 million units
There were an estimated 115.1 million smartphone APs (application processors) shipped in the China market during the third quarter of 2014, representing an increase of 11.7% on quarter...
Friday 7 November 2014
Wintek seeing orders shift away, China makers to benefit
As Wintek's financial situation continues to fluctuate, customers in China are reportedly continuing to shift orders to other makers including O-Film and TPK to secure supplies for...
Friday 7 November 2014
China makers continuing to push high-specification, low-priced solutions
China suppliers and ODMs are continuing to develop low-priced solutions while further creating integrated supply chains in anticipation that high-end smartphones with higher pricing...
Friday 7 November 2014
China firm in talks to buy STATS ChipPAC
Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology has made a non-binding proposal to STATS ChipPAC to acquire all the shares in STATS ChipPAC on a fully diluted basis for an aggregate purchase...
Thursday 6 November 2014
China market: China Unicom aims to ship 100 million dual-mode 4G devices in 2015, says report
China United Network Communications (China Unicom) aims to sell 100 million FDD-LTE/TD-LTE dual-mode terminal devices in 2015, according to a report.
Wednesday 5 November 2014
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2014
Digitimes Research estimates China smartphone application processor (AP) shipments will see a 33.8% yearly growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, up 8.7 percentage points from previous...