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Wednesday 19 March 2014
LCD TV market in China expected to drop to 45 million units in 2014
The LCD TV market in China is expected to drop from 48 million units in 2013 to about 45 million units in 2014, according to market observers.
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Australia, Japan reportedly mulling anti-dumping probes against China PV makers
The Australia and Japan governments reportedly are considering launching anti-dumping and anti-subsidization investigations of PV products imported from China, according to China-based...
Tuesday 18 March 2014
China market: Second-tier China handset vendors plan to request anti-trust probe into Android licensing
Some second-tier and small China-based handset vendors feel that Google has unreasonably high charges for some applications under the Android platform, and therefore plan to request...
Tuesday 18 March 2014
China market: Smartphone sales over 97 million units in 4Q13, says Analysys
There were 106.83 million handsets sold in the China market during fourth-quarter 2013, growing 4.1% sequentially and 54.8% on year. Smartphones accounted for 97.63 million units,...
Tuesday 18 March 2014
China market: Booming online smartphone sales to affect vendor rankings
Efforts by China-based smartphone vendors to push sales through online trading is likely to result in significant impacts on sales volumes and vendor rankings in the China market...
Monday 17 March 2014
Unimicron Technology plans to set up factory in central China
Taiwan-based PCB maker Unimicron Technology on March 17 announced the signing of an investment agreement with the government of Huangshi City, central China, for a plan to establish...
Monday 17 March 2014
China handset vendors will account for over 50% of mobile handset sales in 2015, says ABI Research
China-based handset vendors will account for over 50% of mobile handset sales in 2015. China-based vendors accounted for 38% of mobile handset shipments in 2013 and the ongoing shift...
Monday 17 March 2014
China exports 16GWp of PV modules in 2013
China-based makers exported 16GWp of PV modules worth US$10 billion in 2013, with Europe being the largest market accounting for 30% of the volume, Japan 22% and the US 10%, according...
Friday 14 March 2014
China market: K-Touch launches secondary brand for smartphones
Following the steps of fellow companies Huawei, Coolpad and Gionee, China-based Beijing Tianyu Communication Equipment, the vendor of K-Touch brand smartphones in China, has launched...
Friday 14 March 2014
Global TV market contracts for second straight year in 2013, says IHS
The global TV market shrank in 2013 for the second year in a row after total shipments declined by 6% from already soft 2012 levels, accompanied this time by a rare deceleration in...
Friday 14 March 2014
China Mobile requires 5-mode support for TD-LTE smartphones
China Mobile requires that all TD-LTE smartphones to be certified beginning May 31, 2014 support five mobile communication standards: TD-LTE, FDD LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA and GSM, according...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Shipment ratio of 8-core smartphone solutions to be lower in 2014
The shipment ratio of 8-core processors to total smartphone solution shipments will not be higher in 2014 as brand and white-box handset vendors in China will still prefer to use...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Supply chains expect weak demand for TV component orders as May 1 holiday in China approaches
Supply chains are expecting weak demand for TV component orders as the May 1 holiday period in China approaches, according to industry sources.
Thursday 13 March 2014
China IC backend service companies migrating to advanced processes
More IC testing and packaging companies in China are expected to migrate to advanced processes following Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Jiangsu Changjiang...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Commentary: Is it likely for Qualcomm to produce 28nm chips at SMIC?
Recent reports from China have cited Qualcomm president Derek Aberle as disclosing that it plans to produce 28nm chips at China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation...