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Thursday 9 March 2023
Japan and Taiwan passive component suppliers turn focus to automotive
Japan- and Taiwan-based suppliers of MLCC and other passive components are devoting more resources to automotive applications, according to industry sources.
Thursday 9 March 2023
Wistron cautious about server shipment prospects
Wistron has become wary of server shipment prospects this year but has expressed optimism about notebook shipments in the second half.
Thursday 9 March 2023
Notebook peripheral suppliers expect order pull-in momentum to resume in 2H23
Notebook component and peripheral suppliers expect customer order pull-in momentum to resume in the second half of 2023, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Holiday quarter woes contribute to full-year decline in shipments of wearable devices, says IDC
Global shipments of wearable devices declined 18.9% on year in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 138.7 million units, according to new data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
SkyWater and Weebit announced the inclusion of ReRAM IP in 130nm process for applications in automotive, defense and beyond
Israel-based Weebit Nano and US-based SkyWater Technology have announced the availability of Weebit's resistive RAM (ReRAM) IP in SkyWater's 130nm CMOS (S130) process. SkyWater customers...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
EV impact: ADAS sensors
LiDAR, a light sensing technology that creates a 3D map of a car's surroundings, is used in partial automation as a short-term objective, and is set to help achieve fully autonomous...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
ChatGPT to drive AI CPU upgrades for PCs
As ChatGPT embraces the speech-to-text capability and incorporates Whisper APIs, the semiconductor supply chain and terminal electronics devices associated with speech recognition...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
India: Do your homework before going there
In 2022, India's trade deficit from semiconductor imports from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan amounted to US$11.45 billion. The trade deficit for electronics products...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Catcher steps up cost control efforts
Catcher Technology, a notebook chassis specialist, has increased its cost-cutting efforts in response to the ongoing inventory correction at assembly vendors.
Wednesday 8 March 2023
CCL firm Iteq looks to automotive, server apps for 2023 growth
Iteq remains focused on high-speed and high-frequency CCLs (copper-clad laminates), and is optimistic about demand coming from the server and automotive sectors this year, according...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Panel makers remain cautious about ramping utilization rates
LCD panel makers remain cautious about ramping up the utilization rates of their LCD fabs, although TV panel prices have begun bouncing up, and quotes for IT applications show signs...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
PC brands slow pace of innovation
Amid unfavorable market conditions, brand PC vendors are focusing on ways to maximize limited resources instead of boldly innovating, according to industry observers. As a result,...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Notebook ODMs see shipments bottom out
Notebook ODMs will soon see their shipments bottom out and recover from the second quarter, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Ventec specialty CCL sales pick up for auto, aerospace applications
Taiwan-based Ventec Electronics, dedicated to specialty copper-clad laminates (CCL) and thermal materials, expects its shipments of high-performance thermal substrate materials for...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Taiwan leadframe suppliers see promising demand for automotive SiC devices
Taiwan-based leadframe suppliers including Chang Wah Technology (CWTC), Jih Lin Technology and Shuen Der Industry (SDI) are seen as beneficiaries as more IDMs offer automotive silicon...