Global PCB output, having recorded an annual growth of merely 3.2% in 2022, may see a change of between a 3% growth and a 4% decline year-on-year in 2023, as the sector continues...
Worldwide smartphone shipments totaled 301.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, down 15.4% on year, according to Omdia. Typically, the last quarter sees the most shipments,...
Taiwan's IC design houses, highly dependent on the end-market demand in China to bolster their shipments in the past, will continue to see their businesses impacted by the country's...
As internet penetration in India is keeping up the pace, sales of smart TVs in India have been growing in recent years. Still, vendors are bracing for a slowing demand resulting from...
The global DRAM market is forecast to reach US$29.3 billion in the second half of 2022, down 40% from US$49 billion in the first half of the year, according to IC Insights. Sales...
Inflation and other macro headwinds have had little impact on industrial network equipment demand, according to Taiwan-based industrial network company Planet Technology.
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected to continue ramping up their capital expenditures (capex) next year to build additional production capacities for ABF substrates,...
PC brand vendors are gearing up product promotions in Asia Pacific, where end demand is not undermined by the inflation as seriously as in Europe and North America and some vendors...
Memory makers are expected to see a deceleration in order pull-ins in the first quarter of 2023 as memory demand from first-tier cloud server clients in North America has been declining...
A pick-up in demand starting the second half of 2023 would be the best-case scenario for most ICT players, against deflation as the worst state, according to Peter Chen, chairman...
As inflation hits consumers' disposable income, India's smartphone shipments declined by 6% annually, with entry-level and mid- to high-end smartphones showing diverging trends.
The lithium battery sector has become the hottest due to the US recently passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). The IRA is aiming to fight inflation with green energy...
Drops in DDR5 memory prices may widen to nearly 20% in the fourth quarter, due to falling demand for notebooks and PCs, as well as a slowdown in server demand, according to market...
NAND flash memory prices have fallen below the chip suppliers' cash-cost levels, indicating the market bottom is near, according to KS Pua, CEO for flash device controller specialist...
On her visit to South Korea, US vice president Kamala Harris vowed to work with the country to resolve the disputes surrounding the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Signed into law...
