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After three months of decline, small-to medium-size (9-inch and smaller) LCD displays in February experienced a pick-up in sales driven by the Chinese market, with local Chinese mobile handset makers increasing    

Taiwan WiMAX licensee Global Mobile will purchase 100 WiMAX base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks, with plans to roll out of its WiMAX network infrastructure in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan in May, according to    

Taiwan's Silitech Technology has posted net profits of NT$1.11 billion (US$32.7 million), or NT$6.54 per share, on consolidated revenues of NT$9.11 billion in 2008, according to a company filing with the T    

OmniVision has received 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for Apple's next-generation iPhone, according to market sources. The company is also said to have secured 5-megapixel CIS orders for ano    

ZTE laid out its U.S. handset strategy in detail, saying it was in conversations with Tier 1 operators and that it hoped to establish a brand identity of being able to provide a full spectrum of handsets, thoug    

Samsung said it expected continued handset growth in the U.S. market despite the widely predicted global handset slowdown forecasted for 2009, according to a company executive at the International CTIA Wireless    

Nokia has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones, dealing yet another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business that is expected to see a loss of U    

Almost every research firm has predicted that handset sales will fall in 2009, and ABI is no different. In a new report, the firm is predicting an 8 percent drop in 2009. However, the bright side, if it can be    

Despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26% to 33% of demand in February 2009, according to the mobile adv    

Samsung Electronics and LG electronics are engaging in a fierce handset design competition as the rival South Korean companies seek to gain a competitive edge in an increasingly crowded handset market. Samsung