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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.
Thursday 6 October 2022
Automotive display demand promising
The market for automotive displays is poised to grow exponentially in the coming years, driving panel makers in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan to step up their deployment in the...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Non-CE IC demand slowing down
Automotive, industrial and other non-consumer electronics IC demand has slowed down since the latter part of the second quarter, according to sources at IC design houses which have...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Taiwan PC component firms step up deployment in automotive market
Taiwan-based PC component suppliers, such as Getac and Yen Sun Technology (YS Tech), have stepped up their deployment in the automotive market.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
BLU maker Darwin optimizing offerings
LED backlight unit (BLU) maker Darwin Precisions has optimized its offerings to include precision components and related products for notebook, automotive, and medical applications,...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Supply of automotive MCUs, IGBTs to stay tight in 2023
The supply of automotive microcontroller units (MCU) and power insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) is expected to remain short in 2023, according to sources in the car industry...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
High-end Chromebook, China gaming notebook demand picking up
High-end Chromebook sales are showing signs of recovery, as demand from China's gaming notebook market is also picking up, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Fintek sees promising IPC market growth
Feature Integration Technology (Fintek), an IC design house focusing on developing solutions for industrial PC (IPC) applications, expects promising IPC market growth in the long...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Chinese car vendors asking for China-made ICs
Chinese car vendors have asked chip suppliers, including foreign ones, to place wafer starts for their demand with China-based foundries as China accelerates its push for IC self-sufficiency,...
Monday 3 October 2022
Speculation over Tesla's possible return to TSMC for advanced self-driving chips
TSMC held its in-person Technology Symposium with a virtual event in parallel for the first time in 2022, showcasing its industry-leading advanced logic technology, specialty technology,...
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...