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Thursday 20 July 2023
TV vendors purchasing LCD panels aggressively in 3Q22
Branded TV vendors have recently stepped up their procurements of LCD panels amid a growing concern that panel prices will likely continue to rise due to the approach of the traditional...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Rising EV penetration to boost automotive PCB demand
As electric vehicles (EV) gain market share, demand for automotive PCBs is expected to surge, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 July 2023
With smart manufacturing demanding real-time data, IPCs are investing in TSN
With the growing number of digital and smart applications, real-time data transmission has become a key item. In addition to 5G, time-sensitive networking (TSN) has emerged as a way...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
Why automotive suppliers cannot ignore Toyota's EV ambition
Toyota announced an updated business plan for battery EVs after the new leadership took office. According to sources, automotive suppliers will not ignore the opportunities that Toyota...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
HP still evaluating notebook production in Thailand, say sources
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is rumored to be considering moving some of its notebook supply chain to Thailand with Quanta Computer to serve as the primary assembler, but sources from the...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
Notebook component suppliers remain cautious
Due to disappointing customer pull-ins, notebook component suppliers continue to maintain a cautious outlook for the second half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 July 2023
Samsung aims to be top automotive memory vendor by 2025
Samsung Electronics aims to become the world's top vendor of automotive memory products by 2025 after entering mass production of its new automotive universal flash storage (UFS)...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Semiconductor suppliers turn to 2Q24 for PC and handset recovery
Seeing demand for handsets and PCs likely to remain sluggish for the second half of 2023, many semiconductor suppliers are now eyeing a recovery in the second quarter of 2024, according...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
BB ratio for MLCCs rises
The book-to-bill ratio for multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) has risen to 0.91 on average from 0.84 in April, as orders from ODM customers have resumed, according to sources at...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
IC test interface specialists eyeing orders for new Mac processors
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and WinWay Technology are among the IC test interface providers eyeing orders for from Apple for new Mac processors, according to industry sourc...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Notebooks with OLED backlighting to pose threat to LCD models
The growing number of notebooks featuring OLED displays will pose a threat to notebooks using mid- to high-end oxide and low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) thin-film transistor...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Upcoming MacBook Pro to feature 3nm processors
Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro slated for launch in the third quarter is expected to feature Apple's M3 chip, which uses TSMC's 3nm process, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Automotive DDI demand prospects improving
Automotive display driver IC (DDI) demand has been affected by the instability in the Chinese auto market and significant output cutbacks by automakers in the first half of 2023,...
Monday 17 July 2023
China LED industry becomes a victim of auto market price war
China's auto market in the first half of 2023 set off a fierce price war dubbed the "suicidal price cuts," from battery EVs to fuel cell vehicles, which have turned the automotive...
Monday 17 July 2023
Consumer electronics may continue to slack in second half of 2023; automotive and industrial control IC hold their ground
Although 2023 is entering the traditional second-half peak season, the outlook for consumer electronics products is still looking relatively bleak. Initial observation finds that...