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Thursday 31 October 2024
Monitor panel prices expected to decline until year-end amid weak demand
While China's recent "trade-in" subsidy policy has boosted demand for large-size TVs, stabilizing LCD TV panel prices, monitor panel prices continue to decline amid weak IT demand...
Thursday 31 October 2024
UMC sees falling fab utilization and gross margin in 4Q24
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) anticipates a decline in both its fab utilization rate and gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2024, and has lowered its capital...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Global CoWoS and CoWoS-like packaging capacity demand to surge 113% on year in 2025, says DIGITIMES Research
Global demand for Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) and CoWoS-like packaging capacity will likely grow by 113% annually in 2025, driven by robust demand for cloud AI accelerators,...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Glass substrates poised to transform advanced packaging: Q&A with Corning commercial technology director Xavier Lafosse
The rapid development of AI has dramatically increased demand for AI chips, but current organic substrate technology faces challenges, including thermal expansion mismatches and warping,...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Nikon to enter back-end semiconductor exposure equipment market with photomask-free technology
Nikon has announced plans to launch exposure equipment for the back-end semiconductor process in fiscal year 2026 (April 2026 to March 2027), utilizing a photomask-free approach,...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Hon Precision secures orders from top US CSPs, riding the CoWoS growth wave
Hon Precision, Inc. (HPI), based in Taiwan, will be listed on the Emerging Stock Board (ESB) on October 31. The company, which specializes in backend semiconductor test handlers and...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Macronix chairman doubts 2025 demand recovery but better than 2024
Macronix International, a mask ROM and flash memory chipmaker, expects its operations to improve in 2025 compared to this year, but demand will not fully recover, according to company...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
South Korea's power rate hike draws industry pushback over populist policies
The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) recently announced that industrial electricity rates will rise on October...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Coretronic lowers 4Q24 shipment outlook amid weak demand through 2025
Coretronic has lowered its 2024 full-year shipment forecast for two major product lines due to delayed mass production of monitor products and lower-than-expected demand from sports-related...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Diode maker Eris expects market visibility to improve in 2Q25
Due to inventory adjustments, ongoing wars, and the macroeconomic situation, uncertainties in the global automotive and industrial control markets may persist until the second quarter...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Yageo sees demand growth for AI, challenges for industrial control devices
Yageo, a maker of passive components, remains optimistic about AI demand but expresses caution regarding the demand for industrial control applications. The company anticipates a...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Innolux adapts production with 'trade-in' policy amid weaker demand
Display panel leader Innolux posted an operating loss in the third quarter of 2024, though the company managed to stay profitable after taxes. Looking ahead to the fourth quarter,...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Chinese government pledges to lead local electric vehicle adoption
Chinese officials published a notification on October 28 that aims to boost domestic demand for electric vehicles (EV) through new government procurement requirements. The new measure...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
PTI leverages FOPLP and HBM momentum as AI revenue share grows
Powertech Technology (PTI), a backend service provider, anticipates that orders for AI device applications will constitute a larger portion of the company's revenue. This is attributed...
Wednesday 30 October 2024
AMD doubles data center sales, but outlook disappoints
AMD released its latest financial results for the third quarter of 2024. Its revenue rose 18% compared to the same period last year to US$6.82 billion, surpassing the consensus estimate...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research