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Friday 23 February 2018
Ralec stops taking new chip resistor orders
Taiwan-based Ralec Electronic has stopped taking new orders for thick film chip resistors due to tight supply, and is mulling raising its product quotes, according to a report by...
Friday 23 February 2018
Intel, Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA team up for 5G smartphone chips in China
Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA has announced it is teaming up with Intel to develop a 5G smartphone platform designed for the China market.
Thursday 22 February 2018
Chip orders from China smartphone sector to pick up in 2Q18
Taiwan-based IC design houses expect orders from China's smartphone industry to pick up in the second quarter of 2018, with customer orders likely to register double-digit sequential...
Thursday 22 February 2018
China January polysilicon output hits record, says CNMIA
China-based makers produced 24,200 tons of polysilicon in January 2018, hitting highest-ever monthly level and increasing 15.8% sequentially and 25.4% on year, according to China...
Wednesday 21 February 2018
Taiwan LED firms face pressure from China competitors in automotive lighting
Taiwan-based LED packaging service providers face increasing pressure from China competitors for automotive lighting orders from China's automakers and after-market.
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Cleanroom equipment maker Acter enjoys robust orders from China
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment supplier Acter has enjoyed strong orders for new fab constructions from China's IC manufacturing, packaging and testing, and optoelectronics sectors,...
Wednesday 14 February 2018
China PV makers see financial difficulties
Due to fast shrinking demand, some China-based PV makers have run out of working capital and a top-tier maker has deferred payments to supply chain partners, according to industry...
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Meyer Burger sues China firm over diamond wire management patent
Meyer Burger Technology has had a subsidiary file a patent infringement lawsuit against China's Wuxi Shangji Automation for alleged infringement of the Switzerland-based firm's Chinese...
Wednesday 14 February 2018
China likely to reduce support for PV industry in next 5-year plan, says SAS chairman
China is expected to reduce policy and financial support for its PV industry in the 14th Five-year (2021-2025) National Development Plan (NDP) because the local PV supply chain has...
Tuesday 13 February 2018
Shareholders OK ASE-SPIL merger plan
Shareholders of both Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have approved the companies' plan to merge under a new holding company.
Tuesday 13 February 2018
China ODM Huaqin looks to ship 120 million IT devices in 2018
China-based ODM Huaqin Telecom Technology expects its combined shipments of smartphones, tablets, notebooks and other IT devices to reach 120 million units in 2018, up from 96 million...
Tuesday 13 February 2018
China smartphone vendors aim for higher market share in Taiwan
China-based smartphone vendors including Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi Technology have strengthened their marketing efforts in Taiwan aiming to further ramp up their share in the local...
Tuesday 13 February 2018
China makers ship 7GWp of double-glass PV modules in 2017
China-based makers shipped 7GWp of double-glass PV modules in 2017, about 3.5 times the shipment volume in 2016 and taking up 9.2% of the year's total PV module shipments, according...
Monday 12 February 2018
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2017
China-based smartphone vendors shipped a total of 199.8 million phones to both the domestic and overseas markets in the fourth quarter of 2017, up nearly 10% on quarter but only showing...
Monday 12 February 2018
NB-IoT chip module shipments to China may hit 100 million units in 2018
Shipments of NB-IoT (narrow band IoT) chip modules to the China market may grow exponentially from five million pieces in 2017 to 100 million pieces in 2018 as demand for such chips...