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Wednesday 31 October 2012
China market: Nichia hopes to obtain 30-40% market share in 2013
To build market share in China's LED lighting market, international firms have been expanding capacity. Philips' Lumileds has revealed plans to expand LED component capacity in its...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Solar module prices continue to slide, but signs of recovery appear on the horizon, says IHS
Overcapacity, a decline in pricing as well as slowing growth in key worldwide markets will serve to keep the global market for solar modules depressed for the rest of the year, with...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Some China-based solar firms see better utilization rates
Solar material makers have stated that China has been expanding domestic demand and some tier-one solar firms have been seeing capacity utilization rate rebound to 50% in October...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
China September mobile phone user base grows to 1.084 billion
There were 1.08474 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of September 2012, growing 1.17% on month and 13.91% on year, and 202.64 million (18.68%)...
Monday 29 October 2012
Western Digital expected to turn conservative about HDD shipments in 4Q12
With hard disc drive (HDD) maker Western Digital has recently announced its latest financial report with a shipment drop, sources from the HDD-related industry expect the company...
Monday 29 October 2012
MediaTek smartphone-IC shipments to top 40 million in 4Q12
MediaTek is likely to ship more than 40 million smartphone chips in the fourth quarter of 2012, up from 35-40 million in the third quarter, said company president Hsieh Ching-chiang...
Monday 29 October 2012
AUO technology leads China rivals by two generations, says company president
AU Optronics (AUO) is still leading its China-based competitors by two generations in terms of technology despite the quick rise of China's LCD panel industry, according to Paul Peng,...
Monday 29 October 2012
Genesis introduces Match LED
Taiwan-based LED firm Genesis Photonics introduces a new LED lighting product, Match LED. The new product emphasizes cost-saving features to attract LED packaging houses. Match LED...
Thursday 25 October 2012
Digitimes Research: China government continues to support LCD industry
The China government is continuing to help China's TFT LCD industry by increasing funding to various companies for development of technology, as well as by reducing or eliminating...
Thursday 25 October 2012
Some Taiwan-based notebook component makers will not move into western China
As notebook vendors and Taiwan-based ODMs have established operational bases in Chongqing and Chengdu, western China, some of their components makers have set up, or will set up,...
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Intense challenges for PV inverter suppliers in 2013 despite growing market, says IMS Research
IMS Research forecasts 2013 to be another challenging year for PV inverter manufacturers, with flat revenue growth globally and a major shift away from traditional markets leading...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
China market: Suning to exclusively sell Surface RT
Suning Appliance, a large IT and consumer electronics retail chain in China, will serve as the exclusive retail seller for Microsoft's Surface RT tablets in China and Hong Kong and...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
Digitimes Research: CSOT increases influence in China panel industry
China-based China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has surpassed BOE in TV panel shipments, and is now one of the three largest providers of LCD TV panels in China, surpassing...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
M.gear to supply antennas used in TD-LTE base stations to China Mobile
M.gear (Wha Yu Industrial) has entered the supply chain of China Mobile and will begin shipments of antennas for use in TD-LTE devices in late October, according to the company.
Tuesday 23 October 2012
China Mobile sees increased 3Q12 revenues
China Mobile had revenues of CNY142.1 billion (US$22.37 billion) for the third quarter of 2012 growing 2.2% on quarter and 6.2% on year, according to China-based it.sohu.com