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Friday 28 June 2019
Samsung vying for 5G chip orders from China handset vendors
Samsung Electronics has delivered multiple samples of its 5G chipset solutions to a number of China-based handset vendors including Oppo and Vivo for testing and verification, according...
Friday 28 June 2019
ZTE set to release 7nm, 5G chip solutions in 2H19
China telecom equipment maker ZTE will deepen its strategic patent deployment in 5G-related technologies and enhance the development of 5G chips, and is slated to release 7nm 5G chips...
Thursday 27 June 2019
Highlights of the day: Former TSMC executive to lead China foundry
Lagging far behind the maket leaders, China's semiconfuctor foundry sector has been keen to learn the trade from their Taiwan peers. Shang-yi...
Thursday 27 June 2019
IC equipment distributor Spirox stands to gain from trade war
Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes IC packaging and testing equipment, stands to benefit from the US-China trade war as it has seen a fast pickup in orders from China semiconductor...
Thursday 27 June 2019
China handset vendors continue to make gains
Efforts being made by China's first- and second-tier handset brands will push up combined handset shipments of Chinese vendors in the global market to a new high in 2019, offsetting...
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Enterprise AI to be key growth driver: Q&A with IBM Greater China CTO Dong Xie
IBM has been looking to expand its presence in the cloud computing industry via the releases of its AI+ and the offering of hybrid cloud solutions, and expects enterprise AI to be...
Monday 24 June 2019
Pegatron non-China production proportion still low, says company CEO
Pegatron at the moment is only having around 1-2% of its overall production done at plants outside of China, mainly in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, with limited investments in these...
Monday 24 June 2019
G2 and Beyond: US-China row is war over technology control, says Digitimes president
Commenting on the US-China trade tensions and how they are affecting the ICT upstream supply chains in Taiwan, Japan and Korea, Digitimes president Colley Hwang has pointed out that...
Thursday 20 June 2019
FineMat making headway in China OLED display market
Taiwan-based FineMat Applied Materials, a maker of common metal masks (CMM) needed for OLED panel production, has been making headway in China's OLED segment, according to company...
Thursday 20 June 2019
70% of retired lead-acid batteries illegally recycled in China, say reports
About 70% of retired lead-acid batteries have been illegally recycled by smelters in China, resulting in pollution, according to China-based media reports.
Thursday 20 June 2019
LED chip oversupply estimated at 15-18% in 2019
Arising from overcapacity, global supply of LED chips is estimated to be 15-18% in excess of global demand in 2019 and the oversupply will continue to be more than 10% in 2020, according...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
US companies dominate 2018 IC sales, says IC Insights
US-headquartered companies held 52% of the total worldwide IC market in 2018, followed by their fellow South Korea-based companies with a 27% share, according to IC Insights.
Wednesday 19 June 2019
China sees Taiwan supply chain as alternative to IDMs for power IC devices
China ICT makers are keen on turning to Taiwan supply chain as they seek alternative import sources of discrete power semiconductor devices, especially medium- and high-end ones long...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Order visibility for mobile chips unclear, says sources
The order visibility for Taiwan-based IC design houses for the third quarter of 2019 is unclear with prospects of seeing demand from the handset sector further soften later on, as...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
Inventec moving production lines out of China, but will not take sides in trade war, says chairman
Clients may be willing to pay for the expenses for manufacturing partners to move production out of China, but it remains to be seen how much longer such willingness is going to last,...