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Thursday 8 September 2022
IC inspection labs see demand for network chips remain strong
Taiwan's IC inspection and certification labs including Sporton International, Audix and BTL continue to enjoy strong demand for Wi-Fi and other network chips, with order visibility...
Thursday 8 September 2022
Novatek sees revenue hit nearly 2-year low in August
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Novatek Microelectronics has reported a lackluster performance for August, suggesting that the DDI market is still engulfed in a downward spiral.
Wednesday 7 September 2022
CCL firm Iteq upbeat about server, automotive demand
Iteq remains upbeat about high-speed and high-frequency CCL demand for server and automotive applications, despite macro headwinds, according to the Taiwan-based company.
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Excess IC inventory is yet to start easing
The current excess IC inventory has yet to be brought under control amid the still-sluggish demand for consumer electronics, according to market watchers.
Friday 2 September 2022
MOSFET backend specialists see capacity utilization fall in 3Q22
MOSFET backend specialists have seen their capacity utilization rates fall to as low as about 60% since the latter part of August, due to a substantial drop in demand for low- and...
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Commodity MLCC, chip resistor inventory swelling
Passive component makers have seen their commodity MLCC and chip resistor inventory swell since the second half of this year, as a result of sluggish demand for consumer electronics...
Monday 29 August 2022
Tight foundry capacity eases for PMICs, quotes unlikely to fall soon
Tight capacity supply from 8-inch wafer fabs for power management ICs (PMIC) has eased significantly allowing vendors to improve order fulfillments, and striving to have foundry partners...
Thursday 25 August 2022
Silergy expects flat sales growth in 2H22
Power management IC (PMIC) specialist Silergy is striving to keep its revenue in the second half of this year on par with the year-ago level, despite growing uncertainty over consumer...
Wednesday 24 August 2022
IC substrate and automotive PCB demand promising
Market observers are generally optimistic about the IC substrate and automotive PCB market prospects in the long term, with both product segments to become major growth drivers for...
Tuesday 23 August 2022
GF to raise prices for some foundry processes in 2023
GlobalFoundries (GF) plans to raise prices for some of its manufacturing processes by up to 8% in 2023, according to sources at IC design houses.
Monday 22 August 2022
JCET not optimistic about business prospects for 2H22
China's largest OSAT Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET) has scored impressive revenue and profit gains for the first half of 2022, but is not optimistic about business...
Friday 19 August 2022
HannStar Display to maintain high capacity utilization
HannStar Display will strive to maintain its LCD production capacity utilization rate at 90-95% on average in the second half of 2022 as the pace of order pull-ins from clients remain...
Thursday 18 August 2022
Wi-Fi 6 SoC demand stays robust, say IC distributors
Wi-Fi 6 SoC demand has been robust with suppliers such as Realtek Semiconductor still incapable of fulfilling the orders they have on hand, according to sources at IC distributors.
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Foundries see IC design houses scale back orders for 4Q22
Foundries particularly second- and third-tier players continue to see their fabless clients scale back orders that will drag down further their fab capacity utilization in the fourth...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Chenbro sees stable rise in orders from server clients
Taiwan's server chassis specialist Chenbro Micom continues to see a stable surge in customer orders for the second half of 2022 and is guardedly optimistic about its overall revenue...