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Tuesday 18 June 2013
Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
The Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance will propose common interface specifications and standards for driver circuits and lighting modules for Taiwan- and China-based LED lighting...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
China's mobile phone shipments registered at 97 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012, while China's smartphone shipments totaled...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
Chipbond Technology is ramping up testing capacity for advanced LCD driver ICs in response to rising demand for high-end smartphones and other mobile devices with higher resolution...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
As China-based touch panel makers are continuing to improve and expand their product portfolios, international-based handset and tablet vendors are increasing their orders to the...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
MediaTek-MStar merger yet to receive China approval
MediaTek has again postponed its proposed merger with fellow IC design company MStar Semiconductor as China's Ministry of Commerce has yet to approve the deal, according to the com...
Monday 17 June 2013
CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
China-based TV vendors are looking to procure about 30 million TV panels from Taiwan-based panel makers in 2013, according to the China Video Industry Association (CVIA).
Monday 17 June 2013
Coolpad becomes top 3G handset vendor in China
China-based handset vendor Coolpad has reportedly become the number-one local brand in China's 3G handset market, overtaking Lenovo due to sales of its 4-inch smartphones, according...
Monday 17 June 2013
LED packaging houses face rising technological challenge
South Korea-based TV makers hope to further reduce the cost of direct-lit LED TVs by using fewer LED chips in backlight modules, hence the firms hope LED packaging houses can increase...
Monday 17 June 2013
New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
China-based solar firm China Sunergy (Csun) announced the opening of its new solar product manufacturing facility in Turkey at the end of May. This announcement came days before the...
Friday 14 June 2013
China leads growth in LCD TV shipments in 1Q13, says DisplaySearch
Global LCD TV shipments grew 4% on year in first-quarter 2013 to 44.8 million sets, led by strong growth in China, according to research firm DisplaySearch. The improved growth is...
Friday 14 June 2013
China market: 4-inch smartphones to replace 3.5-inch models to become mainstream
In the China market, mobile telecom carriers have stopped subsidizing 3.5-inch smartphones and instead are looking to launch more 4-inch or above models, which are expected to become...
Friday 14 June 2013
Digitimes Research: China mobile AP market to expand in 2013
The China mobile application processor (AP) market will expand over 60% in 2013 to 506 million units, with smartphone-use APs accounting for 77.4% of total shipments, Digitimes Research...
Thursday 13 June 2013
Edison Opto 2013 capex to exceed NT$400 million
LED lighting demand has been rising and Taiwan-based LED packaging house Edison Opto noted that 2013 capex will reach NT$400-500 million (US$13-16 million).
Thursday 13 June 2013
LDK reports falling 1Q13 revenues
LDK Solar, a China-based solar firm reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.
Thursday 13 June 2013
Europe solar anti-dumping duties may cause 2H13 installations to fall by 1.3GW, says IHS
Europe solar installations are forecast to fall by more than 6GW in 2013, with 1.3 GW of this decline attributed to incoming EU anti-dumping duties on China-made modules, according...