Blog » February 2009

Handset PCB makers to see losses in 1Q09 on low utilization rates

Handset PCB makers expect a 5-10% sales growth in February as demand is recovering, but will still see losses for the first quarter since the average utilization rate for the period will only be about 50%, acco    

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China handset chip sales to decline over 6% in 2009

China handset production is expected to drop 15.8% in 2009, with sales of related handset chips seeing a decline of 6.2% to 96 billion yuan (US$14.03 billion), according to the China Semiconductor Industry Asso    

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Nokia seeks Taiwan partners for netbook production

Nokia is currently in talks with Taiwan notebook makers and EMS companies for cooperation on its plans to possibly enter the netbook market, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers. The sources have pinp    

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Nokia deal to boost Qualcomm in mobile handset baseband chips, says iSuppli

Due to its recent agreement with Nokia, Qualcomm is likely to solidify its lead in the global market for mobile-handset baseband semiconductors, according to iSuppli.    

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December's top-selling handsets are revealed

What were some of the top-selling handsets in December 2008? ComScore m:Metrics has released their survey results for December. Surprisingly, Apple's iPhone 3G did not top the list. Instead, the honor went    

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Ballmer: Microsoft is not making its own phone

Microsoft is not creating its own smartphone to compete directly with rival Apple's iPhone. The company will instead focus on licensing its Windows Mobile operating systems, said Microsoft CEO Ste    

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Taiwan market: HTC launch new Touch Cruise with aggressive pricing

High Tech Computer (HTC), on February 23, launch its second-generation HTC Touch Cruise smartphone in the Taiwan market with a suggested price tag of NT$16,900 (US$487), representing a decrease of 29.3% from th    

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Taiwan market: Handsets sales up over 16% sequentially in January

Handset sales in the Taiwan market climbed 16.3% sequentially to 635,500 units in January, thanks to the buying spree ignited by Taiwan government's distribution of consumer coupons to all citizens, accord    

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Giantplus sees China handset panel orders recovering

Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects its February revenues to reach NT$700 million (US$20.22 million) amid recovering orders from China handset clients, according to market sources    

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ZTE eyes U.S. market

ZTE plans to push deeper into the U.S. handset market this year. In addition, the company reaffirmed its commitment to becoming one of the top 3 handset vendors in the world in the next five years. The    

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