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Thursday 12 January 2012
Solar firms hope to increase quotes slightly
An upsurge in solar demand at the end of 2011 has brought hope to solar firms. As inventories have been cleared out, solar firms plan to increase prices slightly after the Lunar New...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Cal-Comp to enjoy strong external hard drive shipments in 2012; Min Aik announces 4Q11 result
Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics expects its external hard drive shipments in 2012 to double from those in 2011 with global market share to reach 50%.
Thursday 12 January 2012
Low demand will likely continue in 1Q12, says Lite-On Semiconductor executive
Eric Kuo, general manager of Taiwan-based Lite-On Semiconductor has expressed a conservative view for first-quarter 2012. Kuo noted that inventory levels in the semiconductor market...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Spreadtrum intros TD-LTE baseband modem for China market
Spreadtrum Communications has introduced its first TD-LTE baseband modem, the SC9610. Designed with 40nm CMOS silicon, the SC9610 integrates multiple communication standards into...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Japan LED lighting penetration rate ranks number one in 2011
The global LED lighting market continues to heat up with Japan being the biggest market. According to studies, Japan's December LED light tube penetration rate reached 40%. The industry...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
China solar demand only benefits some firms
China-based solar firms have been hoping that the China market will overtake Germany as the biggest solar market in the world. However, industry sources pointed out the 5GW of installation...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
China CPU designer offers low-price Android 4.0 tablet PCs
Ingenic Semiconductor, a China-based design house of CPUs based on MIPS architecture and self-developed processor technology XBurst for use in mobile devices, has offered a 7-inch...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
China tier-two solar module utilization rate fell to record low in 4Q11, says IMS Research
The average production capacity utilization rate of China-based tier-two crystalline solar module manufacturers fell to just 35% in fourth-quarter 2011, according to IMS Research...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
SAS, GET inclined to hike solar wafer prices, some China-based fellow makers to not follow suit
Viewing that prices for polycrystalline silicon are rising from US$25-28/kg to US$30/kg, Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Green Energy Technology (GET) are inclined...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
VIA refutes report about being acquired by China telecom carrier
VIA Technologies, commenting about a recent report stated that China-based telecom carrier Datang Telecom Technology (DTT) has recently discussed with VIA chairman Cher Wang the ...
Monday 9 January 2012
OLED moving to compete in TV market, says DisplaySearch
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) technology advanced rapidly in 2011, a trend that NPD DisplaySearch forecasts will continue through this decade. OLED technology has progressed...
Monday 9 January 2012
Senao December revenues hit record
Senao International, a handset and communication device retail chain as well as a sales agent for Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, saw its revenues of NT$3.011 billion (US$99.4 million)...
Friday 6 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Polysilicon firms in Greater China hope to increase price to US$30/kg
The spot price of polysilicon has been increasing in recent weeks. Due to increased demand in first-quarter 2012 compared with fourth-quarter 2011, the spot price of US$25/kg no longer...
Friday 6 January 2012
First-tier China polysilicon makers eyeing limited price increase
While some producers of polysilicon in Asia plan to raise spot market prices from an average level of US$27-28/kg currently to US$30/kg later in the first quarter of 2012, first-tier...
Friday 6 January 2012
China market: Demand for TV panels to pick up again in March
Demand for LCD TV panels in China will begin to subside in the second half of January before picking up again in March when TV vendors begin to build up inventory for the May 1 holiday...