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Thursday 3 July 2014
Xiaomi looking to establish Android tablet ecosystem to compete against iPad, says CEO
Commenting on the company's plans to join the tablet industry, CEO of China-based Xiaomi Lei Jun has said that the lack of a healthy ecosystem was the main problem holding Xiaomi...
Thursday 3 July 2014
Samsung sells 4.5G production facilities to Truly
Truly Optoelectronics has purchased 4.5G production facilities from Samsung Display that will be shipped to China for producing small- to medium-size LCD panels.
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Taiwan component makers to enhance competitiveness through vertical integration and automated production
Having almost no advantages competing against China-based component makers in terms of price and volume, Taiwan-based notebook component makers have recently started organizing their...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Xiaomi sees smartphone shipments jump 271% on year in 1H14, outperforming Taiwan rivals
Xiaomi Technology shipped 26.11 million smartphones in the first half of 2014, increasing 271% from a year earlier, an achievement far ahead of Taiwan-based rivals including HTC,...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Innolux to shift 25-30% of manufacturing capacity in China back to Taiwan, says report
Innolux will shift roughly 25-30% of its manufacturing capacity in China back to Taiwan in order to speed up production and increase panel yields, according to an Economic Daily...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Local brands to see smartphone sales rebound in China market in 3Q14
Sales of smartphones by local brands in China are expected to rebound starting the second half of third-quarter 2014 after seeing their sales drop by nearly 30% sequentially in second-quarter...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
China makers call for punitive taxation on polysilicon imported via EPZs
The China government has imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs on solar-grade polysilicon imported from the US, Europe and South Korea, but much of the US-produced polysilicon...
Monday 30 June 2014
Digitimes Research: China unveils new semiconductor industry development guidelines
The China government has been offering tax incentives to promote the development of its semiconductor industry since the implementation of its 12th five-year economic development...
Monday 30 June 2014
SMIC establishes 12-inch CIS supply chain in China
The 12-inch color filter and microlens array production line of Toppan SMIC Electronics (Shanghai) (TSES), a joint venture between Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation...
Friday 27 June 2014
China market: ZTE launches 4G smartphone for China Telecom
ZTE on June 26 unveiled the G717C, an Android 4.4 4G smartphone, specifically for contract-bundled sale by China Telecom, according to China-based tech.sina.com.
Friday 27 June 2014
Tencent has most brand value amid China businesses in 2014, says Hurun
Internet-based service provider Tencent, among China-based government-run and private companies, has the highest brand value of CNY208 billion (US$33.4 billion) in 2014, according...
Thursday 26 June 2014
Taiwan handset ODMs losing orders from regional brands to China rivals
Taiwan-based handset ODMs are losing orders from regional brands in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe to China-based rivals due to price competition and concerns...
Thursday 26 June 2014
Taiwan makers see increased Ultra HD TV panel orders from China
AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux are seeing increased orders from China TV vendors which are expected to release low-priced Ultra HD units throughout the second half of 2014.
Thursday 26 June 2014
Motech sees decreased orders in the wake of US anti-subsidy tax
Crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries has seen significantly decreased orders from China-based PV module makers, according to company president and CEO Chang Peng-heng,...
Thursday 26 June 2014
Taiwan, China solar cell makers interested in HIT, say Taiwan makers
As SolarCity, a US-based PV system installation service provider, will acquire a US-based HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer) solar cell and PV module maker, some Taiwan-...