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Monday 22 April 2013
Taiwan panel makers continue seeing strong orders from China handset vendors
Taiwan-based panel makers are continuing to see increased orders from China-based handset vendors for handset panels, and expect orders to remain steady until the third quarter of...
Monday 22 April 2013
China Mobile sets 2013 capex of CNY41.7 billion for TD-LTE
China Mobile has set aside a capex budget of CNY41.7 billion (US$6.7 billion) for procurement of about 200,000 TD-LTE base stations and related equipment in 2013 to deploy its TD-LTE...
Monday 22 April 2013
Global average prices of 40W and 60W retrofit LED light bulbs fall in March, says LEDinside
The global average price of retrofit 40W LED light bulbs fell 3.9% on month in March, to US$17.10/unit. March global average pricing of retrofit 60W LED light bulbs fell 6.5% on month,...
Monday 22 April 2013
Taiwan ODM factories in western China unaffected by earthquake
Four Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec, have indicated that their factories in Chongqing and Chengdu, western China, were not affected...
Friday 19 April 2013
CPT sees increasing orders for small- to medium-size panels
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), a subsidiary of the Tatung Group, has seen increasing orders for small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels from China-based vendors, and consequently expects...
Friday 19 April 2013
Taiwan connector makers face increasing competition from China
Taiwan-based electronic connector makers have indicated that they are under increasing competitive pressure from China-based fellow makers and their technological advantages are shrinking...
Friday 19 April 2013
China market: Apple shares over 71% of 4Q12 consumer tablet sales, says Analysys
Apple occupied 71.6% of consumer tablets sold in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to China-based Analysys International.
Friday 19 April 2013
FET inks cooperation framework agreement with China Mobile
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on April 18 signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China Mobile,...
Thursday 18 April 2013
China market: Shipments of inexpensive tablets likely to reach 100 million units in 2013, say China makers
As demand for inexpensive entry-level tablets in the China market is growing fast and retail prices have dropped to below US$100 currently, 100 million tablets are likely to be shipped...
Thursday 18 April 2013
TV supply chains expected to benefit from demand in China during 2Q13
China-based TV supply chains are optimistic about their performances in the second quarter of 2013 due to expected TV sales in China during the time period, according to industry...
Thursday 18 April 2013
PV inverter revenues expand to US$7 billion in 2012, says IHS
Energized by a surge of shipments in Asia, the global PV inverter market in 2012 bucked weak worldwide solar industry conditions to expand by 5% and break the US$7 billion level for...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
China LED tube, light bulb penetration rate to exceed 15% in 2013
Under the 12th Five-Year Plan, local governments in China continue to promote LED lighting. Due to lack of strong international sales in 2012, China-based LED lighting firms have...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
China market: Alibaba launches new smartphones running on AMOS
China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has teamed with five local handset makers to launch six smartphones running on its home-grown AMOS (Alibaba Mobile OS). It remains to be...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
China-based vendors offer Android STBs
A number of China-based vendors, including Mele Digital Technology, Geniatech, Giec Electronics and Bluetimes Technology, exhibited Android TV set-top boxes (STBs) at the 2013 China...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
LDK announces partial nonpayment for convertible notes due to cash shortage
China-based LDK Solar has announced that due to a temporary cash-flow shortage, the firm was not able to make full payments to the holders of its 4.75% convertible senior notes due...