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Monday 12 May 2014
Rising labor costs to impact notebook supply chain in 3Q14
With several provinces and cities in China continuing to raise their minimum wages and some even planning to have another increase in July, notebook component suppliers are expected...
Monday 12 May 2014
Chimei expects new production facilities in China to begin mass production at end of 2015
Chimei Materials expects its new production facilities in China to begin mass production as of the end of 2015, which is expected to increase its customer proportion of China-based...
Monday 12 May 2014
Digitimes Research: China panel makers lead in net profits
BOE and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) both have reported more than 8% in net profits in the first quarter of 2014, beating out Korea- and Taiwan-based panel makers,...
Monday 12 May 2014
Taiwan-based handset ODMs buying more parts and components from suppliers in China
Taiwan-based handset ODMs have been purchasing more handset components and parts from the supply chain in China in order to lower their production costs, according to industry sour...
Friday 9 May 2014
Some Taiwan solar wafer makers mulling merger with China firms
Major China-based solar wafer makers reportedly have contacted Taiwan-based fellow makers about the possibility of mergers. Taiwan-based makers, due to continued operating losses...
Friday 9 May 2014
China market: Vivo to launch smartphone Xshot
China-based smartphone vendor Vivo will launch Xshot, an Android 4.3 smartphone, in the China market in June, according to China-based media reports.
Thursday 8 May 2014
China vendors to rely on Taiwan high-end TV panels, says Innolux president
As China's panel industry is expected to see significant increases in TV panel production capacity by 2015, many market observers claim Taiwan's TV panel industry is likely to be...
Thursday 8 May 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone application processor shipments to grow 13.6% sequentially in 2Q14
Shipments of smartphone application processors in the China market are expected to grow 13.6% sequentially and 10.9% on year in the second quarter of 2014, according to Digitimes...
Thursday 8 May 2014
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers see steep declines in 1Q14 shipments
China touch panel makers' shipments to the handset, tablet and notebook segments dropped 19.9%, 13.5% and 44.7% respectively in the first quarter of 2014, according to Digitimes Research's...
Wednesday 7 May 2014
China datacenter orders to be dominated by Taiwan server makers
As China's datacenter market is seeing rapid growth, first-tier server brand vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both aggressively trying to enter the industry. Since...
Wednesday 7 May 2014
China PCB makers stepping into IC substrate sector
China-based PCB maker Shennan Circuits has begun small-volume production of wirebond substrates with mass production to start in the third quarter of 2014. Fellow company Founder...
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Taiwan-based IC suppliers scooping up orders from China
Taiwan-based suppliers of ambient light sensors, LCD driver ICs, analog ICs, touch controller ICs and niche memory chips are set to enjoy booming sales in 2014 thanks to increasing...
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Taiwan makers see orders for notebook touch panels shift to China
Taiwan touch panel makers are losing orders for touch panels used in notebooks to makers in China due to price competition, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 6 May 2014
HTC expects profitable 2Q14
HTC expects operations in the second quarter of 2014 to swing to net EPS of NT$2.21-3 (US$0.073-0.099) mainly due to booming sales of its high-end HTC One (M8) and mid-range Desire...
Tuesday 6 May 2014
China smartphone AP shipments – 1Q 2014
In the first quarter of 2014, shipments by global smartphone application processor (AP) vendors to China experienced only 10.8% annual growth, with a quarter-to-quarter decline of...