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Wednesday 1 October 2008
KCUC teams up with Innolux to offer one-stop shopping to China white-box handset makers
According to market sources, Taiwan IC distributor Kuen Chaang Uppertech (KCUC) has teamed up with LCD panel and system maker Innolux Display with the goal of offering one-stop-shopping...
Friday 26 September 2008
MStar looks to challenge MediaTek in white-box handset baseband chip market
According to market watchers, Taiwan IC design house MStar has shipped handset baseband chips to China white-box handset customers priced almost 30% lower than MediaTek's chips. In...
Wednesday 27 August 2008
IC distributors turn conservative for September as China white-box handset clients cut orders
IC distributors are turning conservative about China's white-box handset market, as clients are cutting orders amid weaker-than-expected demand, according to industry sources.
Monday 25 August 2008
White-box handsets popular during Olympics; MediaTek expected to see higher sales growth in August and 3Q08
The China government's crackdown on unlicensed handsets prior to the Olympics had an influence on sales for white-box handset makers as well as chipset provider MediaTek. However,...
Monday 25 August 2008
China market: Large price drops of white-box CMMB handsets threatening sales of MP4 players
In the China market, vendors of white-box handsets equipped with China's self-developed mobile TV functionality, CMMB (China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting), have lowered their...
Thursday 14 August 2008
KCUC July revenues jump 27% on handset demand in China
Due to growing demand for white-box handset in China, Taiwan IC distributor Kuen Chaang Uppertech (KCUC) saw its July revenues jump 27% sequentially.
Friday 8 August 2008
Small-to-medium size LCD panel demand rebounds in July
Small-to-medium size panel shipments saw a recovery based on shipments from Taiwan panels makers, amid stronger shipments for handset and netbook applications, according to market...
Wednesday 6 August 2008
MediaTek July revenues expected to grow close to 20% on rebound in China handset market
Handset industry players expect MediaTek's consolidated sales in July to reach NT$8 billion (US$259.38 million), which would represent a monthly increase of about 18% from the NT$6.8...
Friday 25 July 2008
LED demand from China white-box handset segment still not strong
With demand for white-box handsets in China recovering at a slow pace, order visibility for Taiwan LED players remains low, according to market sources.
Friday 25 July 2008
AUO and TPO see Nokia orders driving small- to medium-size panel shipments, say sources
Demand for small- to medium-size LCD panels from the handset market is warming up, with major vendor Nokia increasing orders at AU Optronics (AUO) and TPO Displays, according to industry...
Tuesday 22 July 2008
China handset-design houses finding it hard to survive
A number of handset-design companies in China have been forced to either suspend or trim down their operations due to slack business resulting from keen competition, according to...
Tuesday 22 July 2008
Taiwan IC distributors work with design houses to gain traction in the China white-box handset market
According to local government officials in China, there are about 7-8 million new handset users each month in China, and most of them are using white-box handsets. The white-box handset...
Friday 18 July 2008
China white-box handset sales expected to grow in July, as government crackdown eases
According to comments made by IC distributors, sales of white-box handsets in China are expected to increase this month, as the government has been less restrictive than it was in...
Thursday 10 July 2008
Small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments miss 2Q targets
Taiwan LCD panel makers have seen shipments of small- to medium-size panels fall short of expectations in the second quarter, according to estimates by industry watchers.
Thursday 3 July 2008
Everlight to reduce its proportion of shipments to the handset segment
Taiwan LED packaging company Everlight is going to adjust its shipment proportion going to the handset segment from 40% in 2007 to 33% this year due to weaker demand, according to...