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Monday 3 October 2022
Asian automotive CIS, MCU vendors set to raise quotes on foundry cost increases
Asia's first-tier suppliers of car-use CMOS image sensors (CIS) and microcontroller units (MCU) have shown a relatively clear attitude that they would hike quotes to fully reflect...
Monday 3 October 2022
Short chains, localized production trending: Q&A with Foxconn chairman Young-way Liu
Once short chains become the market norm, industry players will have to invest in setting up local supply chains worldwide. However, how to manage different operating units in different...
Monday 3 October 2022
Reliance reportedly to launch low-cost Arm-based LTE notebook
Following the success of the 4G-capable JioPhone and JioPhone Next, Reliance Jio reportedly is developing an Arm-based Notebook, which can be priced at less than US$200, far cheaper...
Friday 30 September 2022
Demand for small- and medium-size TV panels picking up
Demand for small- and medium-size TV panels has emerged recently as prices of those panels are likely to bottom out soon, according to industry sources.
Friday 30 September 2022
Intel promotes liquid cooling solutions with Taiwan ODMs
Intel is promoting immersion cooling solutions and related reference designs with Taiwan-based ODMs, such as Compal Electronics, Inventec, and Pegatron.
Friday 30 September 2022
Renesas to initiate program to attract MCU orders
Japan-based microcontroller unit (MCU) leader Renesas plans to initiate a guaranteed supply program to attract more MCU orders, according to industry sources.
Thursday 29 September 2022
Automotive IC market share to reach 10% by 2026
The automotive share of the total IC market has steadily increased since 1998 growing from 4.7% of total IC sales that year to 7.4% in 2021, according to IC Insights. The proportion...
Thursday 29 September 2022
Notebook demand not likely to rebound till 2H23
The entire notebook supply chain will remain under pressure to digest inventories through the end of the year amid stronger-than-expected slump in end-market demand resulting from...
Thursday 29 September 2022
Intel says launch of new-gen processors on track
Intel said the launch of its new-generation processors remains on track despite ongoing inventory adjustments at PC companies.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Supply Chain Summit: Winbond set to reap big in high-capacity flash memory for car uses
The memory industry is being greatly affected by the cyclical fluctuations of the economy, but automotive and industrial control applications have become the mainstay for NOR and...
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Supply Chain Summit: New fabs to boost TI's output for automotive
Texas Instruments (TI) will have two new 300mm fabs come online between the end of 2022 and early 2023, with the additional output poised to meet chip demand coming from the automotive...
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Supply Chain Summit: Golden era of globalization ends while ESG comes into limelight
On the second day of the DIGITIMES Asia-hosted Supply Chain Summit, experts shed light on ESG compliance challenges on the global supply chain. Harvard Business School professor Willy...
Wednesday 28 September 2022
JET Opto constructing new plant in Taiwan
JET Optoelectronics, which specializes in rear seat entertainment systems and other automotive electronics devices, is constructing a new plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The...
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Quanta reportedly pays US$7.9 million for contract violations
ODM Quanta Computer will reportedly pay US$7.9 million for a contract violation involving the termination of an order made with a China-based lens module supplier.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Handset CIS destocking slow
Lackluster handset sales have led to excess inventories of related CMOS image sensors (CIS), also dragging down wafer reconstitution (RW) demand, according to industry sources.