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China smartphone industry, 1Q 2022

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Friday 29 April 2022
Korean battery developers boosting production in North America
The South Korea-China rivalry for the dominance over electric vehicle (EV) battery production is intensifying, as companies from both camps have successively rolled out plans to build...
Thursday 14 April 2022
TSMC expects another quarter of record revenue in 2Q22
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$17.6 billion and US$18.2 billion in the second quarter of 2022, which is a 1.9% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Global semiconductor equipment sales surge 44% in 2021, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2021 surged 44% to an all-time record of US$102.6 billion from US$71.2 billion in 2020, according to SEMI.
Thursday 17 March 2022
Global semiconductor materials market surges 16% in 2021, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market grew 15.9% to US$64.3 billion in revenue in 2021, surpassing the previous market high of US$55.5 billion set in 2020, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 8 March 2022
MediaTek eyeing bigger presence in North America
MediaTek is looking to expand its Android smartphone market share in North America with its upcoming 5G mmWave chip solutions slated for launch in the second half of this year, according...
Wednesday 2 March 2022
TSMC stops exporting chips to Russia
TSMC has suspended all chip supplies to Russia, mainly those for defense and military applications, to comply with new export control rules announced by Taiwan's government.
Thursday 13 January 2022
TSMC expects 7.4% sales growth in 1Q22
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$16.6 billion and US$17.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, which is a 7.4% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Friday 3 December 2021
Taiwan ranked largest semiconductor equipment market in 3Q21
Worldwide semiconductor equipment billings increased 8% sequentially and a robust 38% on year to US$26.8 billion in the third quarter of 2021, according to SEMI. The quarter also...
Monday 15 November 2021
Inventec enterprise notebook order visibility reaches year-end 2022
Inventec's order visibility for enterprise notebooks has extended to the end of 2022 as its clients have turned to place long-term orders to counter the IC shortages amid the demand...
Thursday 14 October 2021
TSMC expects 4.5% revenue growth in 4Q21
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$15.4 billion and US$15.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, which is a 4.5% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Wednesday 8 September 2021
Semi equipment billings hit record high in 2Q21, says SEMI
Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 48% on year and 5% sequentially to a record high of US$24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2021, according to SEMI.
Thursday 19 August 2021
Edison Opto suffers decreasing shipments of LED automotive lighting modules
LED packaging service provider Edison Opto has seen decreasing shipments of LED automotive lighting modules to supply chain makers for automakers in North America since the second...
Monday 26 July 2021
VinFast to start selling EVs in Europe and North America
Vietnam-based VinFast's branch offices in the US, Canada, France, Germany, and Netherland have begun operation and will start selling electric vehicles (EVs) in these countries, according...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Taiwan maintains edge as largest base for IC wafer capacity, says IC Insights
As of December 2020, Taiwan led the world with 21.4% of global wafer capacity installed in that country, according to IC Insights. In second place was South Korea, which accounted...