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Tuesday 9 October 2012
China-based FPCB makers enter supply chains of branded smartphone vendors
Some China-based flexible PCB (FPCB) suppliers, including BYD, AKM Electronics Industrial and Zhongxing Xinyu, a subsidiary of ZTE, have made inroads into the supply chains of Nokia...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Commentary: The effects of TV subsidies in China
Energy-saving subsidies that provide funding for consumer electronic products such as LCD TVs have proven efficacious in China in terms of getting consumers to become greener with...
Monday 8 October 2012
Unity Opto sees September revenues more than double on year
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto has announced September consolidated revenues of NT$902 million (US$30.82 million), representing an on-month growth of 7.5% and on-year...
Monday 8 October 2012
Renesola sets up representative office in Taiwan
China-based solar firms hope to seek closer cooperation with Taiwan-based peers due to the anti-dumping investigations in the US and EU. Firms such as GCL-Poly and Renesola have set...
Friday 5 October 2012
MediaTek announces robust sales for September
MediaTek has announced revenues of NT$11.01 billion (US$374.64 ) million for September, up 19.4% sequentially and 38.9% on year. For the first nine months of 2012, revenues amounted...
Friday 5 October 2012
STATS ChipPAC to sell stake in China joint venture
STATS ChipPAC has announced plans to sell its 25% stake in a China-based joint venture to co-owner Wuxi China Resources Microelectronics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Resources...
Friday 5 October 2012
Orders from China buoying revenues for Taiwan IC distributors
Strong orders for smartphone- and tablet-related chips from China buoyed Taiwan-based IC distributors' revenue performance during the third quarter of 2012.
Friday 5 October 2012
Industry consolidation dominates PV Taiwan 2012 forum
The topic of industry consolidation has dominated the forum at PV Taiwan 2012, currently taking place at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC). According to Quincy Lin, chairman of...
Friday 5 October 2012
Consolidation can help solar market reach equilibrium, says Trina Solar CEO
The current global solar capacity is 60GW but demand is only 30GW, according to Jifan Gao, chairman and CEO of China-based Trina Solar. This is an extremely unreasonable level of...
Thursday 4 October 2012
Ledlink expects September revenues to show on-month growth
Taiwan-based LED secondary optical lens maker Ledlink Optics expects September revenues to show on-month growth. Despite continuous price falls in the LED lighting market, Ledlink's...
Thursday 4 October 2012
Foxconn, GCL joint solar project to begin construction in 2Q13
China-based polysilicon firm GCL-Poly has jointly invested in a solar power-generation plant in Datong, Shanxi with Foxconn (Hon Hai). The 310MW plant obtained a license from the...
Wednesday 3 October 2012
China market: Indoor LED lighting sales to exceed CNY25 billion in 2012
International LED lighting firms have been issuing orders directly to China-based firms. This may marginalize Taiwan-based LED firms. China-based peers have economies of scale and...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Taiwan LCD driver IC suppliers striving to win touch controller orders from China white-box market
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC companies are striving to win orders for touch controller chips from China's second- and third-tier white-box smartphone and tablet brands as a means to...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Commentary: Challenges and strategies of China LED firms
China's government has been providing subsidies to help its domestic LED industry. Some firms have been benefitting but others remain in limbo amid rapid product price falls.
Tuesday 2 October 2012
MediaTek smartphone IC shipments likely to peak in 4Q12
MediaTek's shipments of smartphone chips will stand a good chance of reaching another monthly high during the fourth quarter if smartphone sales during China's October 1 holidays...