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Tuesday 5 May 2020
Automotive components makers moving out of China
Some makers of automotive components, especially intermediate ones, are moving factories out of China in the wake of the US-China trade disputes and the coronavirus pandemic, according...
Monday 4 May 2020
Notebooks in shortages due to Southeast Asia lockdowns, says Digitimes Research
Notebook supply is expected to fall short of demand in May as components production in the Southeast Asia is being hindered by local contigencies against the coronavirus pandemic,...
Monday 4 May 2020
China smartphone sales nosedive in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Sales of smartphones in the China market slumped by 51.9% sequentially and 38.9% on year to their lowest quarterly levels of recent years in the first quarter of 2020 due to the impacts...
Monday 4 May 2020
Unisoc gets capital injection from Big Fund
China's second-phase national IC industry investment fund (Big Fund) has committed CNY4.5 billion (US$637.16 million) to Unisoc Communications to support the Tsinghua Unigroup's chipmaking...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Highlights of the day: China gearing up for 5G infrastructure construction
Construction of 5G infrastructure in China has not lost much steam despite the coronavirus pandemic. The country's telecom carriers have recently stepped up their 5G equipment procurment,...
Thursday 30 April 2020
China Wafer Level CSP sees huge on-year growth in 1Q20 business
China-based CIS (CMOS image sensor) packaging service provider China Wafer Level CSP has posted consolidated revenues of CNY191 million (US$27.4 million) and net profit of CNY62 million...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Smartphone shipments by Chinese vendors fall in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of smartphones by China's handset makers totaled 108 million units in the first quarter of 2020, declining 26.2% from a year earlier, Digitimes Research has found.
Thursday 30 April 2020
Lite-On Tech to increase production outside China
EMS provider Lite-On Technology will expand production capacity in factories outside China, with the proportion of consolidated revenues for these factories to rise from 15% at present...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Huawei, ZTE step up pull-ins for 5G base station equipment
China-based telecom equipment providers, mainly Huawei and ZTE, have stepped up their pace of components orders for 5G infrastructure after winning bids for construction of 5G base...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Samsung sees challenges ahead
Samsung Electronics saw its consolidated sales and operating profit for the first quarter of 2020 come within its guidance range, but has warned of a weak second quarter due to the...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
CSOT planning 2nd OLED line in Wuhan, says report
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) reportedly plans to build its second 6G flexible OLED line at its panel production base in Wuhan, where its first 6G OLED line (Fab t4)...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Major Chinese LED chipmakers see high inventory
Major China-based LED chipmakers, due to shrinking demand arising from the coronavirus pandemic, have seen inventory pileups, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Global notebook shipments to climb over 40% in 2Q20, estimates Digitimes Research
Global notebook shipments are forecast to surge more than 40% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to demand arising from remote work, online learning, and other stay-at-home...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
China fab toolmaker posts 30% profit increase in 2019
China-based semiconductor equipment maker Naura Technology Group saw its net profits for both the whole 2019 and first-quarter 2020 climb by over 30% on year, buoyed mainly by a ramp-up...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Skyworks sees operations hit by outbreak
Skyworks has suspended manufacturing operations in Mexico due to the coronavirus outbreak, raising speculation about insufficient inventories for the power amplifier vendor's shipments...