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Tuesday 20 December 2022
China automakers keen to reach self-sufficiency for automotive ICs
To cope with the US ban on exports of advanced semiconductors to China, Chinese automakers are making efforts to promote local production of automotive ICs, according to industry...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Combined shipments remain feeble for global top-5 notebook brands in November, says DIGITIMES Research
Global top-5 notebook brands, excluding Apple, saw their combined shipments slipped 6% on month and close to 50% on year in November because of worsening global inflation and the...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Canalys: Western Europe PC demand decline accelerates
Western Europe shipments of notebooks, desktops, and workstations fell by 22% year-on-year to 12.8 million units in Q3 2022, according to Canalys data, reflecting the weakening demand...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
China automotive IC makers may benefit from government's subsidization
The China government plans to offer over CNY1,000 billion (US$143.3 billion) to subsidize China-based semiconductor makers again in a bid to boost development of local semiconductor...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Notebook component makers see large absences at China plants due to COVID
With China significantly easing its COVID-19 restrictions, some notebook supply chain companies in China have seen infections in their plants affect up to 50% of their workers, resulting...
Monday 19 December 2022
Apple suppliers accelerate buildup outside China, analysts say
India and Vietnam are emerging as Apple Inc.'s next manufacturing hubs as assembly partners seek to add resilience to a supply chain heavily centered on China and shaken by its geopolitical...
Friday 16 December 2022
Chicony Power and TI join forces to bring GaN technology to energy-efficient laptop power adapter
Texas Instruments (TI), a leader in high-voltage semiconductor solutions, today announced that Chicony Power designed in TI's integrated gallium nitride (GaN) technology to power...
Friday 16 December 2022
IC packaging leadframe demand to hit bottom in 1Q23
Leadframe demand for packaging automotive and industrial chips has slightly dropped, and that for consumer electronics ICs continues to be adversely affected by the ongoing inventory...
Friday 16 December 2022
Notebook optical lens specialist AOET upbeat about demand prospects
Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET), which specializes in optical lens modules for notebooks, is upbeat about demand prospects next year, citing new notebook camera specs upgrades,...
Friday 16 December 2022
Chengdu Silan raises CNY500 million to fund automotive IC packaging biz
Chengdu Silan Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of discrete component IDM Silan Microelectronics, has raised CNY500 million (US$71.7 million) from two new Chinese investors...
Friday 16 December 2022
microLED tends to become mainstream of XR-use panels
As global demand for XR (extended reality) headsets is expected to take off in 2023, microLED panels tend to surpass LCD and OLED panels to become mainstream, specifically for XR...
Friday 16 December 2022
Giantplus to generate more revenue from automotive sector
LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects revenue generated from the automotive sector to rise further as a proportion of company revenue in 2023.
Friday 16 December 2022
IDMs, IC design houses eye automotive smart cockpit IC opportunities
IDMs including Infineon, NXP Semiconductors, and STMicroelectronics (STMicro), as well as IC design houses such as Sunplus Technology, have stepped up their efforts to develop sensor...
Thursday 15 December 2022
Smartwatch becomes rising star in falling China wearable market in 3Q22
According to the latest Canalys estimates, China's wearable band market continued its weak performance in the third quarter of 2022, with overall shipments down 7.1% to 12 million...
Thursday 15 December 2022
Inventec expects significant sales growth in 2023
Notebook ODM Inventec expects to post significant revenue growth in 2023, thanks to growing sales of servers, notebooks, and consumer electronics products, according to company chairman...