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Wednesday 30 January 2013
China market: Xiaomi cooperates with CNTV for selling connected TV STBs
China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology has signed with China Network Television (CNTV) to sell Xiaomi Box, Xiaomi's internally-developed connected TV set-top box (STB), in the China...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
China's changing semiconductor industry - Government policies as the 12th Five Year Plan enters its third year
During the 12th FYP period, only semiconductor companies established from 2011 are eligible for tax incentives. Moreover, only profitable firms working in areas consistent with government...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
China market: Proportion of 50-inch and above TVs expected to increase during 2013
China-based TV vendors are reportedly bumping up their development of 50-inch and above TV units as the proportion of consumers purchasing 50-inch-plus sized TVs in China is expected...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
China software industry posts 2012 revenues of over CNY2.5 trillion, says MIIT
China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY2.502 trillion (US$396 billion) in 2012, growing 28.5% from 2011, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Tera Xtal to set up two subsidiaries in China
Taiwan-based sapphire substrate maker Tera Xtal Technology will establish two subsidiaries in eastern China, each with investment of US$15 million. Sapphire substrate production at...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Solar industry to enjoy robust installation growth in 2013, but revenue dip poses challenges for companies, says IHS
Global solar installations will rise this year in a continuing pattern of solid growth, but the industry will nonetheless suffer a decline in overall revenue due to lower volume growth...
Monday 28 January 2013
Polytronics looks to growing sales of PPTC devices, heat sink substrates in China in 2013
Circuit protection device provider Polytronics Technology expects its penetrate rates in China's smartphone and tablet markets to expand significantly in 2013, according to company...
Monday 28 January 2013
Strong demand from non-iPad tablet sector to boost short-term performance of IC vendors
Demand for IC parts from the tablet industry in China has been stronger than expected in the first quarter of 2013, which could help boost the short-term performance of IC design...
Monday 28 January 2013
Taiwan LED firms mixed about competition from China-based Sanan Optoelectronics
China-based LED firms Sanan Optoelectronics entered the Taiwan market in 2012, heating up competition and causing LED chip prices to fall. Some firms believe Sanan may become relatively...
Friday 25 January 2013
Taiwan LED Lighting Alliance to set up LED lighting standards in 8 months
At the first temporary meeting of the Taiwan LED Lighting Alliance, Frank Chien, chairman of Formosa Epitaxy, stated that Taiwan-based firms need to find new markets and business...
Thursday 24 January 2013
China Mobile aims to sell 1.2 million TD-SCDMA mobile terminal devices in 2013
China Mobile has set a goal of selling 120 million TD-SCDMA mobile terminal devices in 2013, with 50% to be customized models and reference design-based models each and 80-90% to...
Thursday 24 January 2013
TPK to invest US$400 million to set up touch panel factory in China, says paper
Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding will invest US$400 million to establish a subsidiary, TPK Touch Solutions (Pingtan), in southeastern China to produce touch panels, according...
Wednesday 23 January 2013
LCD TV sales grow 5.9% in China during 2012; expected to rise 4% in 2013
LCD TV sales reached 39.27 million units in 2012, up 5.9% on year, and are expected to climb another 4% on year in 2013, according to market estimates in China.
Wednesday 23 January 2013
China market: Brands to introduce quad-core smartphones before Lunar New Year
Many brands in China such as Huawei and ZTE plan to introduce quad-core smartphones that adopt MediaTek's MT6589 or Qualcomm's MSM8x25Q solutions before the Lunar New Year holidays...
Wednesday 23 January 2013
China may set tougher regulations for solar firms
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has reportedly held a meeting regarding solar industry regulations. The meeting reportedly set regulations such as firms needing...