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Friday 19 August 2022
Qualcomm's diversification strategy: back to datacenter?
Is Qualcomm's return to the data center market a part of its diversification strategy? According to the latest report from Bloomberg, the company seems to be contemplating...
Friday 19 August 2022
Backend demand for automotive MCUs, MPUs stays robust
Backend demand for automotive MCUs and MPUs remains in high gear, with OSATs and packaging materials suppliers seeing clear order visibility through the end of this year, according...
Friday 19 August 2022
Clevo sees 2Q22 notebook sales revenue drops 28% sequentially
Niche-market notebook maker Clevo shipped 340,000 notebooks in the second quarter of 2022, with the corresponding sales revenue of NT$3.9 billion (US$131 million) decreasing 28% on...
Friday 19 August 2022
New probe card plant to buoy WinWay profits starting 2Q23
Taiwan's WinWay Technology, which provides high-end test sockets and other IC test interface solutions, expects its new probe card plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan to come online...
Friday 19 August 2022
US, China in Thucydides Trap: Q&A with Rock Hsu, chairman of Kinpo-Compal Group
The Taiwan-based Kinpo-Compal Group has expanded its deployments since the early 1980s, making its presence in the global market the most extensive among Asian electronics supply...
Friday 19 August 2022
Geopolitical risks push up demand for ruggedized devices, says Mildef Crete
Geopolitical risks arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine have caused an increase in demand for military-grade ruggedized portable PCs, according to customized ruggedized electronics...
Friday 19 August 2022
India's PC market growth slows while Apple charges ahead
Amid the rapidly cooling global PC market, India's PC market is relatively hot but has started to feel the pinch of global inflation. However, Apple is poised to charge ahead with...
Friday 19 August 2022
IC design houses conservative about demand for year-end shopping season
IC design houses remain cautious about demand during the year-end shopping season this year, given uncertainty in order visibility, according to industry sources.
Friday 19 August 2022
China power cuts bring uncertainty to notebook supply
Power cuts and restrictions in Sichuan and other Chinese provinces are set to bring uncertainty to the global supply of notebooks, of which as high as 70% are produced in China, according...
Thursday 18 August 2022
China panel, battery, solar production constrained by Sichuan power cuts
Major Chinese makers of LCD panels, power batteries and solar cells are seeing their production constrained by the ongoing power restrictions in the southwestern province of Sichuan,...
Thursday 18 August 2022
Taiwan enterprises see southbound investments outpace capital injections in China
Taiwan's efforts in promoting its New Southbound Policy, designed to enhance economic and trade ties with ASEAN, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand, are paying off significantly...
Thursday 18 August 2022
IPC maker Getac sees strong order momentum for US government project
Rugged PC maker Getac has seen a strong influx of orders associated with a major US government project in the second half of 2022, and expects the order momentum to carry on into...
Thursday 18 August 2022
More Chinese manufacturing hubs impose power restrictions
In addition to Sichuan, some other Chinese provinces - Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui - have notified local businesses and factories about power cuts and restrictions, according to industry...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
PCB players Eiso, Aurona see diversification efforts bear fruit
Taiwan-based niche-market PCB maker Eiso Enterprise and PCB materials vendor Aurona Industries have been diversifying their target market segments with the efforts bearing fruits,...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Robust vertical probe card demand to buoy MPI 3Q22 sales
Semiconductor probe card and test equipment supplier MPI continues to see a ramp-up in vertical probe card (VPC) orders for network communications and automotive chips. It is expected...