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Thursday 2 November 2023
Advantech forecasts high single-digit growth in 2024
The economic downturn and slow recovery in China have dealt a blow to Advantech, with a disappointing number of orders in its main markets resulting in year-on-year double-digit declines...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Qualcomm's guidance points to recovery in handset and China, eyeing PC disruption by Oryon CPU
Qualcomm posted a declining performance that aligns with predictions due to lackluster smartphone demands. Still, Qualcomm's guidance signals an improvement in the handset market,...
Wednesday 1 November 2023
Coretronic suffers blow with lower shipments across both major product lines
Due to adverse factors such as weak demand, sluggish inventory destocking, and high inflation, Coretronic projects lower shipments across both of its main product lines in the fourth...
Wednesday 1 November 2023
Apple's M3 chip: Memory bandwidth shrinks, but capacity upgrades soar
Apple's latest M3 chip is a 3nm marvel that promises to further enhance processing speed, efficiency, and endurance. However, one notable change is the decrease in memory bandwidth,...
Wednesday 1 November 2023
Apple fully commits to 3nm with announcement of M3 chip
During an unexpected impromptu event, Apple officially announced its latest PC processor chip series, the M3. Paired with the previously launched A17 Pro processor, this marks Apple's...
Wednesday 1 November 2023
Foxconn October sales expected to rise with new Apple M3 product orders
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) is expected to enjoy a strong October thanks to orders for Apple's new M3-powered MacBook Pro and iMac, which will hit the market next week.
Wednesday 1 November 2023
M3-powered Mac products may hint at Apple's entry into AI PC field
Apple has unveiled its latest Mac products powered by self-developed M3 series processors manufactured with TSMC's 3nm node. While Apple did not say specifically the new offerings...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Samsung reduces reliance on China as LCD TV panel prices stabilize
In response to the continuous increase in LCD TV panel prices since 2023, end-user companies such as Samsung Electronics have reduced their panel procurement volumes to increase their...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Apple boasts M3 chip speed, but supply chain partners not seeing 'scary fast' orders
Apple Inc. launched its latest Mac products on the eve of Halloween at an event called "Scary Fast," emphasizing the speed of the processor being scary fast with the 3nm system on...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Chinese foundry gearing up for automotive IC boom
Nexchip Semiconductor, a Chinese mature-node IC foundry, has stepped up its deployment in the automotive IC sector with the opening of a new fab in Hefei specializing in manufacturing...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
JCET sees growth accelerate in 3Q23
China's JCET Group, a provider of IC backend manufacturing and technology services, reported revenue climbed 30.8% sequentially to CNY8.26 billion (US$1.13 billion).
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Lite-On expects 2024 sales to be driven by auto and cloud power supplies
Lite-On Technology expects weak growth in revenues in the second half of 2023, but its business will be driven by power solutions for the automotive and cloud computing sectors, according...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
TV and IT panel prices expected to drop in November
Prices for large LCD panels are expected to plummet in November, as the industry enters its traditional year-end slump, following the footsteps of small- and medium-sized LCD TV panels...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
CPU companies pushing into PC industry for AI opportunity
With AI expected to drive future growth in the PC industry, chip companies such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Samsung Electronics, Nvidia, MediaTek, and Apple are all gearing up...
Monday 30 October 2023
China-based YASC building SiC production capacity, luring automotive partnerships
Chinese silicon carbide (SiC) company YASC completed a CNY3.8 billion (US$519.3 million) financing round in June 2023, the highest private equity financing for SiC devices. YASC recently...