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Monday 17 October 2022
SEA roundup: MacBooks may start to be assembled in Thailand
Apple continues to diversify its supply chain to countries outside of China. Thailand may be included in this future production plan. USI, a China-based IDM, affected by Apple's supply...
Friday 14 October 2022
Taiwan industries should deepen ecosystems, refocus operations amid worsening US-China tensions, says Advantech board member
Taiwanese businesses must step up efforts to deepen their industry ecosystems, reposition their roles in supply chains and refocus their business operations, so as to meet challenges...
Friday 14 October 2022
Notebook vendors gearing up for Double 11 promotions
Brand notebook vendors will promote sales with aggressive price cuts during China's Double 11 online shopping festival with an aim to clear inventory, according to industry sources...
Friday 14 October 2022
Foxconn delivers first batch of 15 Model T electric buses
Foxconn Technology has newly delivered its first batch of 15 Model T electric buses to Tainan Bus in southern Taiwan, marking the beginning of mass production of the vehicle developed...
Thursday 13 October 2022
IPC makers see clear order visibility for over one quarter ahead
Taiwan-based industrial PC makers have seen clear order visibility for at least one quarter ahead, despite macro headwinds challenging the consumer electronics and other mass-market...
Thursday 13 October 2022
Altos expects revenue hike in 2022
Altos Computing, an Acer subsidiary that provides high-performance computing and cloud computing solutions, expects to post a 200% revenue hike in 2022.
Thursday 13 October 2022
Notebook ODMs brace for disappointing 4Q22
Notebook ODMs may see customer orders fall 75% sequentially in October and another 90% or more in November, bracing for a disappointing fourth quarter of 2022, according to industry...
Thursday 13 October 2022
No end to US-China trade disputes, says Pegatron chairman
Taiwan's high-tech industry should brace for a prolonged US-China trade war with enhanced business flexibility, according to Pegatron chairman TH Tung.
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Notebook ODMs to see shipments fall in 4Q22
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Inventec, and Wistron are all expected to see their notebook shipments decline in the fourth quarter of 2022 despite the upcoming traditional...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Backend houses see shrinking demand for consumer Wi-Fi core chips in 4Q22
Wi-Fi SoC demand for consumer applications has experienced a slowdown since September and is expected to continue shrinking in the fourth quarter, which in turn is driving chip vendors...
Friday 7 October 2022
First-tier IDMs believe new capacity may not be sufficient
Some consumer IC designers are concerned about possible competition from IDMs in Europe and the US, who they fear could be forced to join the supply of consumer chips to boost the...
Friday 7 October 2022
EV market scale to top US$2.0 trillion, says UMC honorary vice chair John Hsuan
The market scale for electrical vehicles (EV) is estimated to top US$2.0 trillion, and Taiwan will surely play an important role in the global EV market by 2025 with its production...
Friday 7 October 2022
Chinese panel makers considering price hike for 32-inch TV panels
China-based panel makers are mulling a price hike for 32-inch TV panels, with plans to also ramp up their utilization rates slightly in the late fourth quarter, which may create uncertainties...
Thursday 6 October 2022
NCNR contracts become headaches for notebook ODMs
Notebook ODMs were encouraged to sign three-year non-cancelable and non-returnable (NCNR) contracts with their IC suppliers in 2021, but such supply deals have become a headache for...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Lite-On Tech posts revenue growth in 3Q22
Brisk demand for cloud computing solutions and automotive electronics boosted revenue of EMS provider Lite-On Technology in the third quarter of 2022.