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Friday 29 April 2022
Primax to stress high-margin devices, expand Thailand production
Primax Electronics has estimated Kunshan's lockdown this month will affect up to 5% of its monthly revenue. Nonetheless, it expects a double-digit growth in the second quarter with...
Friday 29 April 2022
OSAT ASE upbeat about demand for automotive, HPC and network ICs
Taiwan-based OSAT ASE Technology expects demand for automotive, HPC and network ICs to stay robust and buoy further its sales performance in the second quarter and the second half...
Thursday 28 April 2022
Strong demand for automotive CIS to buoy Tong Hsing 2022 sales
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which supplies ceramic substrates and backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and other niche ICs, has enjoyed strong demand for automotive...
Thursday 28 April 2022
Parade upbeat about 2022 sales prospects for transmission interface ICs
Taiwan-based Parade Technologies, a supplier of mixed-signal ICs for display and high-speed interface standards used in computers, consumer electronics and display panels, remains...
Thursday 28 April 2022
GIS to ramp up capacitive fingerprint sensor output at new plant in 2H22
Touch display solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) will have its new plant in Taichung, central Taiwan, come online mainly for producing capacitive fingerprint recognition...
Thursday 28 April 2022
Notebook ODMs scaling down output in China due to component shortage
A worsening shortage of notebook components due to Kunshan's COVID lockdown extension is prompting ODMs to scale down their output mainly in Chongqing and Chengdu by 40-50%, according...
Thursday 28 April 2022
UMC sees gross margin top 40% in 1Q22
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its gross margin climb to 43.4% in the first quarter of 2022, which beat its guidance given earlier this year, buoyed by fully-utilized...
Thursday 28 April 2022
China COVID lockdowns may defer upcoming notebook rollouts
Just before the COVID-induced lockdowns imposed in several major Chinese cities, brand notebook vendors were about to step up their pace of orders as component shortages started easing...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
DDI maker FocalTech remains optimistic about 2022 shipments
Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems, a supplier of touchscreen and LCD driver ICs (DDIs), has reiterated its optimistic outlook for overall shipments this year, despite sluggish handset...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Coretronic expects projector shipments to grow in 2Q22, LED BLUs to slip
Coretronic expects second-quarter 2022 shipments for projectors and visual solution devices to increase about 30% sequentially, and those for LED backlight units (BLUs) to decrease...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Denso, USJC team up for automotive power semiconductors
Denso and United Semiconductor Japan (USJC), a subsidiary of Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC), have announced they will partner to manufacture automotive power semiconduc...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Pure-play foundries see automotive chip orders continue ramping up
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see orders for automotive semiconductors ramp up while stepping up their capacity expansion pace, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Consumer IC firms cautious about 2H22 demand prospects
Consumer MCU and other chip suppliers have become less aggressive in seeking more available foundry capacities for 2022 as they are cautious about the demand prospects for the second...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
ABF substrate makers to see new capacity boost biz results in next 3 years
Taiwan-based ABF substrate suppliers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are expected to commercialize additional capacities boosting their...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Connector firm ACES expects double-digit revenue growth in 2022
Electronic connector and cable maker ACES Electronics expects to post a double-digit revenue increase in 2022 despite the impact of COVID lockdowns and restrictions in China's Kunshan...