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Monday 10 November 2014
Alibaba preparing for upcoming global Double 11 online shopping holiday
The upcoming so-called "Double 11" online shopping holiday in China will be a crucial test for China-based Internet service giant Alibaba Group Holding after the group debuted...
Monday 10 November 2014
Supply chain utilizations drop as China 4G development lags
Following the release of the iPhone 6 coupled with less-than-expected 4G developments in China, handset vendors in China anticipate limited 4G handset shipments throughout the end...
Monday 10 November 2014
TI to open 300mm wafer bumping facility in Chengdu
Texas Instruments has announced it will expand its manufacturing capacity in Chengdu, China, with a 300mm wafer bumping facility. The addition of this manufacturing process in Chengdu...
Friday 7 November 2014
Digitimes Research: Smartphone AP shipments in China in 3Q14 estimated at 115.1 million units
There were an estimated 115.1 million smartphone APs (application processors) shipped in the China market during the third quarter of 2014, representing an increase of 11.7% on quarter...
Friday 7 November 2014
Wintek seeing orders shift away, China makers to benefit
As Wintek's financial situation continues to fluctuate, customers in China are reportedly continuing to shift orders to other makers including O-Film and TPK to secure supplies for...
Friday 7 November 2014
China makers continuing to push high-specification, low-priced solutions
China suppliers and ODMs are continuing to develop low-priced solutions while further creating integrated supply chains in anticipation that high-end smartphones with higher pricing...
Friday 7 November 2014
China firm in talks to buy STATS ChipPAC
Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology has made a non-binding proposal to STATS ChipPAC to acquire all the shares in STATS ChipPAC on a fully diluted basis for an aggregate purchase...
Thursday 6 November 2014
China market: China Unicom aims to ship 100 million dual-mode 4G devices in 2015, says report
China United Network Communications (China Unicom) aims to sell 100 million FDD-LTE/TD-LTE dual-mode terminal devices in 2015, according to a report.
Wednesday 5 November 2014
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2014
Digitimes Research estimates China smartphone application processor (AP) shipments will see a 33.8% yearly growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, up 8.7 percentage points from previous...
Wednesday 5 November 2014
TPK aims to expand cooperation with China vendors, says chairman
Touch panel maker TPK is still in Apple's supply chain but will not look to Apple for securing most of its orders. Instead, TPK will aim to expand its presence in the China market...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
China market: China Mobile to start TD-LTE MVNO cooperation
China Mobile, currently the dominant TD-LTE mobile telecom carrier in the China market, will begin cooperation with TD-LTE mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), in a bid to quickly...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Foxconn to set up production base, exhibition center in Northern China, says paper
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has signed on for an investment to set up a production base for handsets and connectors and a center for exhibiting...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Foxconn re-joins China e-commerce industry
Despite its previous failure in operating an e-commerce business, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has used its system that originally resided on China's e-commerce...
Thursday 30 October 2014
Taiwan ODMs, component makers eye orders from China mid-range, high-end smartphone vendors
Taiwan-based ODMs and component makers have been seeking orders from China-based vendors of mid-range and high-end smartphones, mainly Vivo, Oppo and Meizu, because of their considerable...
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Digitimes Research: China makers to see sequential growth in touch panel shipments during 3Q14
China makers' shipments of touch panels used in smartphone, tablet and notebook applications are expected to grow 7.1%, 3.6% and 10% respectively on quarter during the third quarter...