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Friday 17 August 2012
Spot polysilicon prices drop to US$18-21/kg
The spot price of polysilicon has been falling to US$18-21/kg recently, down 5-10% from US$20-22/kg available in July, due in part to reduced subsidies in Germany, according to industry...
Friday 17 August 2012
BOE to construct additional 8.5G production line in China
China-based panel maker BOE has recently announced that it plans to construct another 8.5G plant in China to increase its production capacity.
Friday 17 August 2012
China Mobile 1H12 revenues up 6.6% on year
China Mobile, a TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, on August 16 released its financial report for the first half of 2012, with operating revenues of CNY266.530 billion (US$42.19...
Friday 17 August 2012
Solar module prices dive again in July as rush in Germany ends, says IMS Research
Solar module prices continued their downward trend in July, falling by more than 2% over June's average prices and 44% down annually, according to IMS Research. Solar module prices...
Friday 17 August 2012
Haier adopts Spreadtrum smartphone solution
Spreadtrum Communications has announced that Haier has adopted its 1GHz TD-SCDMA Android platform, the SC8810. The Haier HT-I617, a smartphone designed to address the needs of the...
Friday 17 August 2012
China market: Xiaomi unveils quad-core smartphone
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology has unveiled its new smartphone, the Xiaomi X2, featuring a Qualcomm 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, a 4.3-inch IPS display, and 8-megapixel...
Friday 17 August 2012
China market: BOE to set up new 8.5G plant in Hefei
China-based flat panel maker BOE Technology plans to build up a new 8.5G plant in Hefei with a capital input of CNY28.5 billion (US$4.47 billion). Volume production is slated for...
Friday 17 August 2012
China market: China Unicom may not continue contract-bundled sale of iPhone, says report
China Unicom, the only WCDMA mobile telecom in China, began 24-month contract-bundles of iPhone 4 in September 2010 and, as initial contracts will expire in September 2012, may not...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Taiwan panel makers to maintain profits via China handset vendors
China-based handset vendors will be the major source for maintaining profits for Taiwan-based panel makers during the second half of the year as mobile phone sales across the globe...
Thursday 16 August 2012
China market: Poor-quality solar PV systems to cause future problems
China has been actively expanding domestic demand of solar products due to trade barriers in US and possibly in EU. Nevertheless, industry sources indicated concerns that China's...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Quanta aiming to move all notebook production lines to Chongqing by 2014
Quanta Computer is aiming to move all its notebook production lines except those for Apple's products to Chongqing, China within two years and estimates that its notebook shipments...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Germany may cut solar incentives in November
Germany is likely to cut solar incentives again in November because installations in the first half of the year exceeded the annual target of 2.5-3.5GW and reached 4.3GW. The figure...
Thursday 16 August 2012
VIA reportedly has become acquisition target for a China communications chip player
Chip maker VIA Technologies is reportedly being targeted by a China-based communications chip player for acquisition, according to market watchers.
Thursday 16 August 2012
Rumored US$199 price for Windows RT Surface expected to squeeze PC vendors out of the market
As Microsoft is reportedly considering selling its Windows RT-based Surface tablet PC at US$199, sources from notebook players are concerned that if the rumor is true, notebook brand...
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Commentary: Epistar expands capacity while facing price competition from China-based peer
The LED chip market continues to experience oversupply problems. However, in first-half 2012, most tier-one LED firms in Taiwan were operating with full capacity, which has led to...