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Monday 16 May 2022
Taiwan OSATs embracing more car, industrial IC orders from IDMs
International IDMs including Infineon and STMicroelectronics continue stepping up production of automotive, industrial control and networking chips to meet ever-rising demand, outsourcing...
Monday 16 May 2022
Novatek, Realtek eyeing more foundry capacity for non-consumer chips
Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are seeking more capacity support from foundry partners TSMC and UMC to fulfill new orders...
Monday 16 May 2022
Qaunta, Inventec positive about 2H22 notebook shipments
Taiwan's notebook ODMs Quanta Computer and Inventec both have released positive outlook for their shipment performance in the second half of the year, though some market observers...
Friday 13 May 2022
Japan MLCC makers see strong demand from emerging industries
Japan-based multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) suppliers are seeing robust demand from emerging industries, such as 5G, AIoT, and future vehicles, according to industry sources.
Friday 13 May 2022
GTA steps up purchases of China homegrown fab tools
Shanghai-based analog chips foundry GTA Semiconductor has stepped up purchases from Naura Technology, ACM Research and other China-based semiconductor equipment makers to carry out...
Friday 13 May 2022
TDK to build new factory for automotive MLCCs
TDK has announced plans to construct a new factory building at its manufacturing site in Kitakami, Japan's Iwate Prefecture, for automotive MLCCs. Construction of the factory is scheduled...
Friday 13 May 2022
Pegatron to see shipments drop in 2Q22
Pegatron expects its notebook shipments to decline 5-10% sequentially in the second quarter, while shipments of its desktop PCs and motherboards will fall 30-35% on quarter. Non-PC...
Thursday 12 May 2022
Israeli Auto Cybersecurity Startups (1): Most vehicles today are not developed with cybersecurity in mind, says Cybellum
Electric vehicles (EVs) are at the center of the world's push toward a decarbonized future, and the importance of cybersecurity in the automotive domain is without question.
Thursday 12 May 2022
Google unveils new-generation mobile devices
Google has unveiled its latest own-brand mobile device hardware including the Pixel 6a, the Pixel 7, the Pixel Watch and the Pixel Tablet during Google I/O 2022.
Thursday 12 May 2022
Axiomtek enhances marketing in North America, Europe
Industrial and embedded motherboard and system-on-module maker Axiomtek focuses 2022 operation on strengthening marketing in North America and Europe, including expanding cooperation...
Thursday 12 May 2022
Analog IC firm GMT cautious about 2Q22
Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), a fabless supplier of analog and power management ICs, has expressed caution about its operations in the second quarter of 2022 citing growing...
Thursday 12 May 2022
IC design houses under pressure to drop prices
IC design houses, particularly those specializing in chips for handsets and other mass-market device applications, are under pressure to lower their prices amid sluggish end-market...
Thursday 12 May 2022
Asustek expects PC, mobo, graphics card shipments to fall in 2Q22
Asustek Computer expects its PC shipments to drop 10% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2022, with motherboard and graphics card shipments dropping 10-15% over the previous...
Thursday 12 May 2022
Notebook production in China unlikely to be fully restored until July
Overall notebook production in China, which mainly takes place in major coastal cities in eastern China, is unlikely to return to pre-lockdown levels until July, according to industry...
Wednesday 11 May 2022
AMD announces 3 new Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards
AMD has announced new additions to the AMD Radeon RX 6000 series product line: the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, the Radeon RX 6750 XT and the Radeon RX 6650 XT graphics cards.