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Thursday 7 March 2013
Formosa Epitaxy adding new MOCVD equipment in 1Q13
LED firm Formosa Epitaxy plans to install 12-13 sets of MOCVD equipment before the end of first-quarter 2013 and expects production to begin in the second quarter. Monthly capacity...
Thursday 7 March 2013
China market: Samsung takes up 22.5% of 2012 smartphone sales, says iiMedia Research
There were 169 million smartphones sold in the China market in 2012, hiking 130.7% from 2011, and Samsung Electronics was the largest vendor with a market share of 22.5%, according...
Thursday 7 March 2013
Too late for China to develop own mobile operating systems, say Taiwan makers
While China Academy of Telecommunication Research under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in its white paper calls for China's development of own operating systems...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
China ARM chipmakers gaining attention from first-tier vendors
With their success in the white-box tablet market, China-based ARM chipmakers Rockchip and Allwinner Technology have started gaining attention from brand vendors worldwide with some...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
China handset makers hope to reduce reliance on Android
The China Academy of Telecommunication Research for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a white paper stating that China's handset industry has been...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
HP turns to purchasing components from China makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently turned to seek component supplies from China-based makers in order to cut costs and continue staying competitive in the PC market, according to sources...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
China market: Gyroscope shipments to grow over 30% in 2013, say MEMS makers
Shipments of gyroscopes in China are expected to expand over 30% in 2013 as more local smartphone vendors are adding the MEMS devices into their mid-range to high-end models amid...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Smartphones expected to outship feature phones for first time in 2013, says IDC
More smartphones are forecast to be shipped globally than feature phones in 2013, the first such occurrence in the mobile phone market on an annual basis, according to IDC. Handset...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
MediaTek making last-ditch effort to seek approval for its merger with MStar
MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor reportedly have mapped out measures to counter any possible decisions by the governments of China and Korea over the two companies' merger plan as...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Global LED street lamp output value to grow 46% on-year in 2013
The global outdoor LED lighting market grew significantly in 2012. In particular, China's newly installed LED street lamps accounted for 30% of global installations in 2012. Market...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Foxconn reportedly to cooperate with China-based content provider LeTV
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly will sign a contract with China-based content provider LeTV on March 5 to cooperate on a LeTV-branded LCD TV and possible...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Taiwan solar cell quotes remain unchanged
Solar firms in Greater China hoped to increase quotes before the Lunar New Year holidays, but a delay in China announcing its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe results has deterred...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Some tier-one Taiwan solar cell makers see increased orders from Japan
Due to the expectation that Japan will lower its solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) in April and the US punitive tariffs' impacts on China-made solar products, some tier-one Taiwan-based...
Monday 4 March 2013
TCL Communication reports CNY169 million net loss in 2012
The China-based TCL Group, which had strong TV sales in 2012, has reported total revenues of almost CNY70 billion (US$11 billion) for 2012, representing an on-year growth of 20%....
Monday 4 March 2013
TPK breaks ground for glass making facility in Taiwan
A company jointly invested by TPK Holding and its subsidiary Cando has broken ground for a facility in Taichung, central Taiwan for making chemically strengthened glass. The joint...