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Friday 21 June 2013
Commentary: China telecom market dominated by local firms
In the past 2-3 years, Taiwan-based telecom firms have been seeking business opportunities in the growing wireless hotspot and broadband network market in China. However, only a small...
Friday 21 June 2013
Foxconn to set up automated production base in China
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will establish an automated production base in Harbin, northeastern China, reportedly eyeing the strong R&D capability of the...
Thursday 20 June 2013
China LED firms may restart capacity expansion
Indoor LED lighting demand showed strong growth in first-half 2013 causing product shortages, hence some China-based LED firms may restart capacity expansions, according to industry...
Thursday 20 June 2013
Digitimes Research: TSMC expanding in China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has significantly expanded its presence in China's IC industry, as the foundry's technology advantages and manufacturing capabilities...
Thursday 20 June 2013
HP CEO to visit China and Taiwan
Hewlett-Packard (HP) CEO Meg Whitman is set to visit China and Taiwan in the near future to promote its businesses and meet with upstream suppliers and partners, according to the...
Thursday 20 June 2013
Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
Innolux is likely to see a decrease in TV panel shipments over the next 2-3 months due to an expected decline in TV sales in the China market, but expects shipments to bounce back...
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
Taiwan panel makers are continuing to benefit from handset panel orders from the China market, and are now seeing increased orders for 5-inch qHD (960 by 540) panels from local telecom...
Wednesday 19 June 2013
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
While China-based TFT-LCD panel makers have reportedly asked the China government to increase customs duties on imported 32-inch and above TV panels from 5% currently to 8% or even...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Prices of chipset solutions for smartphones and tablets are expected to decline 10-20% sequentially in the second half of 2013 due to competition between MediaTek and Qualcomm, according...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
The Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance will propose common interface specifications and standards for driver circuits and lighting modules for Taiwan- and China-based LED lighting...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
China's mobile phone shipments registered at 97 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012, while China's smartphone shipments totaled...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
Chipbond Technology is ramping up testing capacity for advanced LCD driver ICs in response to rising demand for high-end smartphones and other mobile devices with higher resolution...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
As China-based touch panel makers are continuing to improve and expand their product portfolios, international-based handset and tablet vendors are increasing their orders to the...
Tuesday 18 June 2013
MediaTek-MStar merger yet to receive China approval
MediaTek has again postponed its proposed merger with fellow IC design company MStar Semiconductor as China's Ministry of Commerce has yet to approve the deal, according to the com...
Monday 17 June 2013
CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
China-based TV vendors are looking to procure about 30 million TV panels from Taiwan-based panel makers in 2013, according to the China Video Industry Association (CVIA).