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Friday 17 June 2022
Notebook shipments rebound in May with China COVID lockdowns easing, says DIGITIMES Research
The global top-5 notebook brands saw combined shipments rebound 34% in May from a month ago with the lifting of COVID lockdowns in eastern China, but the volumes still went down compared...
Friday 17 June 2022
Device assemblers keen to expand smart manufacturing amid labor shortage
Labor shortage has become a new normal at manufacturing industries worldwide in the post-pandemic era, and this is driving device assemblers including notebook ODMs and network device...
Friday 17 June 2022
Backend firms see slowdown in demand for large-size DDIs, TDDIs
Taiwan-based backend houses have seen demand for large-size display driver ICs (DDI) and touch and display driver integration (TDDI) chips decelerate due to weakness in the TV, notebook,...
Friday 17 June 2022
Silan steps up investment in automotive power IC market
China-based discrete component IDM Silan Microelectronics has made a further investment in its business in the automotive power semiconductor sector.
Thursday 16 June 2022
Foundries urged to give more capacity for automotive chips
As handsets and consumer devices will continue to see sluggish sales prospects, automotive chip vendors hope foundry partners can again allocate more capacity for still-scant automotive...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Chinese makers expand presence in MacBook, iPad supply chain
The COVID lockdowns and power shortage in China is accelerating Apple's plan to diversify its supply chains, according to industry sources.
Thursday 16 June 2022
Automotive lighting module maker EOI expects over 70% revenue growth in 2023, 2024
Taiwan-based LED automotive lighting module maker Excellence Optoelectronics (EOI) expects new orders and the arrival of its new plant in the US to deliver revenue growth of over...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Pegatron expects seasonality to lift 2H22 sales
A seasonal pick-up in end-market demand will still take place this year despite macro headwinds, leading Pegatron to expect sales performance in the second half of 2022 to outperform...
Thursday 16 June 2022
PC-related IC suppliers remain positive about commercial notebook demand
Realtek Semiconductor and other Taiwan-based PC-related chip suppliers are pinning their hopes on commercial notebooks despite growing uncertainty in the overall notebook sales this...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Winbond to further grow automotive flash sales in 2022
Winbond Electronics is poised to further expand its automotive flash offering as a proportion of company revenue in 2022, as the chipmaker has cut into the supply chains of first-tier...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Intel to launch Arc A380 GPU in China
Intel has announced the availability of the Intel Arc A380 graphics processing unit (GPU), the first of its Arc A-series 3 graphics desktop products, providing mainstream gamers and...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Epistar files patent lawsuit against Amazon in US
Taiwan-based Epistar, a subsidiary of Ennostar, has filed a patent lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging certain Amazon Fire TV models...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
IC packaging materials demand remains strong
Demand for BT substrates, aQFN leadframes and other IC packaging materials continues ramping up, thanks to robust demand for network chips and devices, according to industry source...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Geared up for DDR5 transition: Q&A with Micron EVP Sumit Sadana
The transition to DDR5 memory in the data center sector will be taking place in 2022, and Micron Technology is gearing up for the robust demand, according to Sumit Sadana, executive...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
IC analysis labs upbeat about 2H22
Taiwan's IC analysis and inspection labs are optimistic about better performance in the second half of 2022 than the first half, bolstered by increasing wafer material analysis (MA)...