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Monday 29 January 2024
Optoelectronics firm VPEC is beaming about AI phone growth prospects
The arrival of the AI smartphone era is giving GaAs (Gallium Arsenide) Epitaxial chip (Epi) manufacturers such as Taiwan's VPEC (Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co.) something to get excited...
Monday 29 January 2024
DDR5 enters sweet pricing point as price gap narrows with DDR4
Amid a recovery in the memory industry driven by robust demand for AI applications, upstream manufacturers are actively promoting DDR5 and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to enhance profitability...
Monday 29 January 2024
How can Broadcom jump to 2nd place in global semiconductor market capitalization ranking amid GenAI boom?
Over the past year, the electronics industry faced sluggish global demand, yet major semiconductor companies globally witnessed growth in market capitalization. According to data...
Monday 29 January 2024
High-end EVs have been safe harbor for automotive suppliers as market slows
While demand for EVs has softened, drivetrain components and car interior parts suppliers said they will not stop developing new products for EVs. Many companies focus on the high-end...
Monday 29 January 2024
South Korean panel makers keen to boost foldable OLED production amid strong demand
Despite the ongoing downturn in the overall IT product market, notebooks and smartphones continue to experience robust demand, with their use of foldable panels on the rise. This...
Monday 29 January 2024
ASML rides dual-axis EUV boom as memory vendors join buying spree alongside logic chipmakers amid GenAI wave
When will memory manufacturers restart expansion plans after weathering the storm of a sluggish market and falling average selling prices (ASPs)? This question appears not hard to...
Monday 29 January 2024
SK Hynix returns to profit on GenAI boom, expects momentum from general server market in 2024
In 2023, the rapid growth of the generative AI market brought a turning point for SK Hynix's memory business. Following the AI server market taking off, the memory industry is now...
Friday 26 January 2024
ASML's High-NA EUV under the spotlight as urgent orders from China wane
Urgent orders from China due to US export controls have become a last resort for ASML in the global semiconductor industry downturn. Now, at the beginning of 2024, ASML has confirmed...
Friday 26 January 2024
Upcoming flagship smartphones to drive power amplifier demand
The upcoming release of 5G and AI-capable smartphones will boost demand for Power Amplifiers (PA), benefiting industry suppliers such as Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Products such as Vision Pro and AI Pin could lead to demand recovery for end-user devices in 2H24
Many anticipated the economic situation would only see a more noticeable recovery in the second half of 2024. However, from an end-user perspective, Apple's Vision Pro has already...
Thursday 25 January 2024
ASML expects strong rebound in 2025, optimistic about orders from memory makers
ASML reported strong books for the last quarter. The lithography equipment giant still expects uncertainties in the chip industry in 2024, and the demands from memory makers will...
Thursday 25 January 2024
For PCB manufacturers, improving specs is key to recovery
The PCB industry has been on a roller coaster ride in the past three years, with 2021 and 2022 seeing a massive disruption in the supply chain caused by pandemic-related imbalances...
Thursday 25 January 2024
TI may be under more pressure than other IDMs
Texas Instruments (TI) is expected to see more significant impacts from the weak demand in the industrial and automotive markets than other IDMs, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 24 January 2024
ASML orders triple as demand for most-advanced gear soars
ASML Holding NV orders more than tripled last quarter from the previous three months as demand for its most sophisticated machines soared, in a sign that the semiconductor industry...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
TV makers stockpiling panels, other components ahead of panel production cuts
Panel manufacturers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait plan to reduce production significantly during the Lunar New Year, encouraging a price rebound. This scheme has prompted white-box...