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Thursday 3 December 2015
China should drop LCD tariffs to help Taiwan LCD makers, says Foxconn chairman
Foxconn Electronics chairman Terry Guo has vocalized that he believes the China government should drop tariffs on LCDs shipped from Taiwan into China from 5% to 0% in order to help...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Goodix to ramp up shipments of fingerprint, force touch sensors in 2016
China-based IC design house Goodix expects sales of fingerprint sensors and force touch sensors to be the two growth drivers for the company in 2016. Taiwan-based MediaTek is one...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Foxconn increases presence in second-hand handset market
Foxconn Electronics has stepped up its investments in the second-hand smartphone market as part of its efforts to promote environmental protection globally, according to industry...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Idle solar cell equipment expected to be in high demand in 2016
Viewing that demand for crystalline silicon solar cells has been increasing, Taiwan- and China-based solar cell makers are expected to try their best to expand production capacities...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
China market: FIH Mobile sets up electric car rental service company in Hangzhou
FIH Mobile, a mobile device maker under the Foxconn Group, has invested CNY1.2 billion (US$187.57 million) to set up an electric car rental service company in Hangzhou, China, according...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Taiwan panel makers calling on China government for component tariff reductions
Panel makers in Taiwan are calling on the China government to allow for zero tariffs on panel components due to Taiwan's weakening panel supply chain industry.
Monday 30 November 2015
China market: Huawei unveils Mate 8, Huawei Watch
Huawei has unveiled its new high-end smartphone, the Huawei Mate 8 as well as its smartwatch, the Huawei Watch.
Monday 30 November 2015
Sharp to sell production equipment and patents to China and India makers to improve finances, says report
In an effort to improve its finances, panel maker Sharp is expected to sell technology and patents to China- and India-based panel makers, according to a report from Japan-based
Monday 30 November 2015
GCL-Poly Energy to reduce solar wafer supply to Taiwan cell makers
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, the largest China-based maker of solar-grade poly-Si wafers, will reduce supply to Taiwan-based solar cell makers by 10% in December, according to Taiwan-based...
Friday 27 November 2015
Sales of commercial TVs drop in China during 3Q15, says firm
Sales of TVs in China's commercial segment dropped 1.3% on year during the third quarter of 2015 to 877,900 units, according to statistics from research firm AVC. The figure also...
Friday 27 November 2015
China-based Luxshare becoming threat to Taiwan connector makers, says paper
China-based connector maker Luxshare ICT has announced a private fund raiser to raise CNY4.6 billion (US$720.34 million) for capacity expansion for its USB Type-C, wearable and Internet...
Friday 27 November 2015
Tongwei setting up 5GWp solar cell plant in western China
China-based Tongwei Group has begun establishing a crystalline silicon solar cell factory in Chengdu City, western China. The factory will have annual production capacity of 5GWp,...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Commentary: Taiwan IC backend firms facing challenge from fast expanding China competitors
A recent media report indicating that China-based Jiangsu Changjing Electronics Technology (JCET) has landed SiP (system-in-package) module orders from Apple could serve as a warning...
Thursday 26 November 2015
TEEMA urges Taiwan government to take action on China hostile headhunting
The Taiwan Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) has urged the Taiwan government to take measures on China enterprises' hostile headhunting as their actions...
Thursday 26 November 2015
More China firms developing own ARM-based chips
China-based ZTE has received a cash injection from the government enabling the company to accelerate the development of its own application processors, while Lenovo also intends to...