Continental IC Design Fly** Factory

Mainland China, with the support of policies and funds, can see that its IC design companies are booming, and the software industry has become a small number of businesses that have been exempted from 5% business tax. The recent economic downturn is a threat to the Taiwanese IC design industry. Although Taiwan’s leading IC design leader, MediaTek, can take the China Hotline, the pressure to face the rapid rise of Spreadtrum, the second largest IC design company in mainland China, has become the focus of recent industry attention.

China Mobile’s national resources are actively pushing into the development of TD LTE (4G). The construction of the entire industry chain is more complete than that of the development of 3G, including trials in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Xiamen, and Beijing. Huawei, ZTE, Datang, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nuoxi, and Motorola joined the test system vendors. The establishment of the station manufacturers also includes 3 new postal services, Putian, and Beacon. The terminal manufacturers that have started formal testing are not only Lu Qihai Si and Chuangyi Video. ZTE has also successfully invited international Samsung and HTC to join.

Although TD SCDMA (3G) accounts for only 4.3% of global mobile subscribers this year, it will be hard to believe that TD LTE will become an international leader in the future, but emerging countries such as China and India are the main users of the next wave of one billion new subscribers. With growth momentum, China Mobile is now expanding its TD specifications globally with national resources, and the chances of coming back later have also greatly increased. Taiwan MediaTek and KY Morning Star have become members of the TD Alliance. However, it is also possible that the mainland IC design companies Spreadtrum and Lianxin in the alliance will have the opportunity to win.

In fact, only through Taiwan’s own international power can Taiwan's industry be able to have a broader arena. Therefore, when President Ma Ying-jeou’s visit to Zhuko’s concern for the economy began at the beginning of this month, the suggestion made by Chairman Cai Mingjie of the MediaTek to President Ma Ying-jeou was the issue of Taiwan’s 4G (WiMax). He said that the WiMAX market in Taiwan is too small and six operators are difficult to coexist. It is suggested that the government encourage WiMAX operators to integrate and assist the industry to turn to LTE. It is hoped that the government will formulate spectrum policies as soon as possible and establish the time horizon and rules for LTE spectrum release.