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Wednesday 26 October 2022
Notebook sales in China continue to heat up for Double 11, but global market remains cold
The notebook supply chain continues to stay cold despite some minor sparks from the China and Asia-Pacific markets. China's October 1st holidays and the growing demand for gaming...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Wi-Fi chip prices come under downward pressure
Wi-Fi chip prices have come under downward pressure as suppliers see inventory swell, according to industry sources. Pressure is coming from an overall decline in Wi-Fi chip demand...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
SiC wafer industry status
Soaring silicon carbide (SiC) demand from electric vehicles (EV) is leading to a tight supply of 6-inch SiC wafers, of which the cost will unlikely go down.
Tuesday 25 October 2022
Automotive chips migrating to more-advanced process nodes
With mature-process automotive chips still in short supply, some automakers worldwide are moving to have their chips fabricated with advanced process nodes, especially for new car...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
TV panel prices stop falling
LCD TV panel prices have stopped falling after sliding below suppliers' cash-cost levels, according to industry sources. Additionally, aggressive production cuts by panel makers also...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
HTC to accelerate AR/VR for commercial applications
HTC is ramping up the penetration rates of related AR/VR applications in multiple business sectors, including teleconference, educational training, studying, medical care, designing...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
Component suppliers increase focus on non-CE device applications
Component suppliers, including cable specialist Copartner Tech, connector maker Speed Tech, and Primax Electronics, which supplies components for mainly mobile devices and PC peripherals,...
Monday 24 October 2022
FPG taps deeper into lithium battery field
Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) has taken a big stride forward in the development of lithium batteries for household, commercial energy storage and charging pile applications, with its...
Monday 24 October 2022
China energy storage firms stop taking orders amid battery crunch
Some China-based suppliers of energy storage systems and solutions reportedly have stopped taking new orders since late September due to serious shortages of batteries needed to power...
Monday 24 October 2022
PC, handset sales could worsen next year to 2019-2020 levels, say foundry sources
Sluggish PC and handset sales are expected to worsen further in the first half of 2023, and most supply chain players are likely to see their shipments and revenues for next year...
Monday 24 October 2022
TV sales in China October shopping season slip
There were 2.19 million TVs sold in the sales promotion period of September 19-October 9, which covered the week-long holiday beginning October 1, decreasing 7.0% on year, according...
Friday 21 October 2022
Global 200mm fab capacity to surge 20% through 2025, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are expected to see their combined 200mm fab capacity increase 20% from 2021 through 2025, adding 13 new 200mm lines as the industry reaches...
Friday 21 October 2022
FPCB maker Complex Micro eyeing car applications as new growth driver
Taiwan-based Complex Micro Interconnection, specializing in flexible PCB (FPCB) for military and other niche market applications, is aggressively cutting into EV charging modules...
Friday 21 October 2022
Cub Elecparts penetrates RV ABS solutions into US market
Taiwan-based Cub Elecparts, dedicated to supplying smart driving-related sensing devices and electrical and electronics parts for car applications, has penetrated its anti-lock braking...
Friday 21 October 2022
Large-size DDI oversupply unlikely to ease in 2023
The market for large-size display driver ICs (DDI) will remain oversupplied in 2023, showing no signs of improvement, according to industry sources.