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Wednesday 12 July 2023
WPG, WT Micro post better-than-expected 2Q23 revenue
IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics outperformed the upper end of their respective second-quarter revenue guidance ranges.
Wednesday 12 July 2023
China-based carmakers joining bandwagon in developing automotive chips
With the rising penetration of new energy vehicles (NEV) in China, China-based automakers, such as BYD, SAIC, Nio, and Li Auto, are developing automotive chips to strengthen resilience...
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Asus undertakes major restructuring to counter profit slump
Asus, the Taiwan-based tech conglomerate, commenced an extensive internal restructuring plan on July 11. The shake-up is estimated to affect up to 1,000 employees, who mainly belong...
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Global PC shipments continue to decline in 2Q23 due to weak demand and shifting budgetary priorities, says IDC
Global PC shipments declined 13.4% on year during the second quarter of 2023, according to preliminary results from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Yen Sun upbeat about demand for HPC device applications
Cooling solution supplier Yen Sun Technology is optimistic about demand for HPC device applications, according to the Taiwan-based company.
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Cars with smartphone integration garner attention
The integration of upcoming vehicles and smartphones has garnered international attention; however, industry observers noted that Eastern and Western automakers are employing very...
Monday 10 July 2023
Taiwan MCU manufacturers increase 32-bit product proportions
Since the beginning of 2023, the microcontroller (MCU) industry has continued to face low demand in the consumer electronics market, while companies in China have launched price wars...
Monday 10 July 2023
Acer sees June revenues surging over 45% from May
Acer announced its consolidated revenues for June at NT$26.32 billion (US$831.61 million), up 45.5% on month. Consolidated revenues for the second quarter reached NT$58.23 billion,...
Monday 10 July 2023
Short-supplied automotive IC is unlikely to become excess in the future
International IDMs have seen significant improvement in automotive IC supply recently, according to supply chain sources. In addition, automotive IC production capacity keeps growing...
Monday 10 July 2023
Harvatek expects LED packaging demand to stay weak in 2H23, but business to remain profitable for 2023
LED packaging house Harvatek is unlikely to see its revenue grow as strong as expected in the second half as its US-based clients were conservative about demand during the peak season,...
Monday 10 July 2023
Chinese IC designers step up shifting focus to automotive chips
Despite facing various regulatory restrictions from the US, the Chinese IC industry has not changed its goal of achieving semiconductor autonomy. In terms of IC design, many Chinese...
Monday 10 July 2023
Omdia cuts global large-area LCD shipment forecast for 2023
According to Omdia, previous estimates that large-area LCD shipments would increase by 0.6% in 2023 have now been revised to show negative growth of 3.2% due to slower demand and...
Monday 10 July 2023
Chinese, South Korean suppliers rising as automotive component demand changes
Demand for car components is transforming thanks to automotive electrification and widespread driver-assisted technologies. The situation has caused changes in the top automotive...
Friday 7 July 2023
ByteDance develops robots to explore possibility of LLM integration and applications
It is reported that ByteDance, the China-headquartered parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok, is developing robots, hoping to explore the possibility of LLM integration...
Friday 7 July 2023
Power device demand remains stable for automotive, industrial applications
Demand for power devices for automotive and industrial control applications remains stable, while demand from the PC, communication, and consumer electronics segments is still sluggish,...