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Tuesday 3 July 2012
China software industry posts January-May revenues of over CNY860 billion
China's software industry generated total sales revenues of CNY860.8 billion (US$136.5 billion) in January-May 2012, growing by 27.2% on year, according to statistics by the Ministry...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
China white-box tablets expected to see fewer shipments than forecast
China's 7-inch and 10-inch white-box tablet shipments are expected to reach only 16-17 million units in 2012, not matching market watchers' original forecast of at least 20 million...
Monday 2 July 2012
Europe unlikely to follow US lead in imposing duties on China solar imports, says IHS
Following similar action from the US government, the European Union (EU) may undertake an anti-dumping investigation of PV solar cells imported from China. However, compared to the...
Monday 2 July 2012
GET to expand crystal growing capacity in 4Q12
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has 2GW of crystal growing capacity in Taiwan. The firm plans to lease another 1GW of capacity in China in the fourth...
Monday 2 July 2012
China-based LED chipmaker obtains certification from Taiwan-based packaging houses
China-based LED chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics may enter Taiwan's LED supply chain in third-quarter 2012. The firm has been certified by packaging houses such as Everlight and Unity...
Friday 29 June 2012
Commentary: China panel makers need to improve production technology
China's ability to further compete in the global high-end panel market is hindered by the technology most of its panel makers are using. As a result, China's major panel makers are...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Rising popularity of mono-crystalline solar wafers concerns multi-crystalline supply chain
The rising popularity of mono-crystalline solar wafers has been a concern for Taiwan-based solar wafer makers. Taiwan's total solar wafer annual capacity is about 3.5GW, but 90% of...
Thursday 28 June 2012
China market: Smartphone vendor Xiaomi lands new loans for ramping hardware production, says paper
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi has recently secured new loans totaling US$216 million, which will be used to support its hardware production lines, the Chinese-language Commercial...
Thursday 28 June 2012
China market: China Mobile begins trial operation of OTT service
Mobile carrier China Mobile has started trial operation of OTT (over the top) service in a number of provinces in China through cooperation with several OTT licensees including China...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Quanta to manufacture Toshiba notebooks at Chongqing plants from July
Toshiba, the sixth-largest notebook vendor worldwide, will have its notebooks from Quanta Computer shifted from Quanta's Songjiang plants to plants in Chongqing starting July, according...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Price of 6-inch mono-crystalline solar wafers in China drops to US$1.45/unit
The price of 6-inch mono-crystalline solar wafers in China has fallen to US$1.45/unit, from US$1.60/unit in mid-February. Industry sources noted that pricing is likely to drop to...
Wednesday 27 June 2012
HTM International automating production at China factory
HTM International Holding, a Taiwan-based maker of PC keyboard components, is automating production at its factory in Suzhou, eastern China, with automation to be completed by the...
Wednesday 27 June 2012
LDK reports 1Q12 financial performance with write-down of US$91.1 million
LDK Solar (LDK), a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
Wednesday 27 June 2012
MediaTek launches dual-core MT6577 smartphone platform
MediaTek has announced the availability of its MT6577, a dual-core platform developed specifically for sub-US$200 smartphones – which the firm recognizes as the fastest-growing...
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Walton mulls capacity expansion at China subsidiary, plans to set up headquarters in western China
Walton Advanced Engineering, a Taiwan-based provider of memory IC packaging and testing services, is evaluating the expansion of packaging and testing capacity at Walton Advanced...