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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...
Friday 9 February 2018
Xiaomi aims to be top smartphone vendor in China in 10 quarters
Xiaomi Technology has set a goal of capturing the largest chunk of China's smartphone market in 10 quarters, leveraging its robust shipment momentum seen in 2017.
Friday 9 February 2018
SPIL spends NT$710 million on equipment for China subsidiary
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has disclosed it has spent a total of NT$710.71 million (US$24.3 million) on equipment from Kulicke and Soffa Industries for its...
Friday 9 February 2018
StrongLED record January sales driven by China demand
LED lighting solution provider StrongLED Lighting Systems (Cayman) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$231 million (US$7.9 million) for January, hitting a monthly record with...
Friday 9 February 2018
Globalfoundries 22FDX process to attract more orders, says company executive
After securing orders from STMicroelectronics, Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) process is being evaluated by hundreds of potential customers looking to use a more advanced fully-depleted...
Thursday 8 February 2018
China IC backend houses vying for orders for mining ASICs
Major China-based OSAT companies including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), Tongfu Microelectronics and Tianshui Huatian Technology are all gearing up to compete...
Thursday 8 February 2018
China smartphone vendors begin to step up component purchases
Demand for parts and components by first-tier China-based smartphone vendors has rebounded recently, and some supply chain makers have reportedly landed short lead-time orders from...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
China makers produce 1.4 billion smartphones in 2017
China-based makers produced 1.4 billion smartphones in 2017, increasing 0.7% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).