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Thursday 31 March 2022
India PC market grows at its fastest rate in a decade as shipments jump 45% in 2021
India's PC market grew 45% in 2021, with shipments of desktops, notebooks, and tablets reaching 18.6 million units, according to Canalys. This was the best year for India since 2013...
Thursday 31 March 2022
China lockdowns cause major supply chain headaches
China's zero-COVID policy has resulted in lockdowns in Jilin, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. While operations for major manufacturers have not been heavily affected, the lockdowns are still...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Supply chains control inventory levels amid global uncertainties
China's zero-COVID policy and sudden citywide lockdowns in Shenzhen and Shanghai are testing the flexibility and responsiveness of supply chain companies.
Wednesday 30 March 2022
ODM Clevo expects shipments to remain strong in 2022
PC OEM Clevo expects its shipments, particularly those for gaming and enterprise models, to remain strong in 2022.
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Consumer notebook prices to drop to spur demand
Consumer notebook prices will be slashed to stimulate demand starting the second quarter, according to sources in the notebook industry supply chain.
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Few firms eligible for first-year subsidy to make PCs in India, say sources
India announced an incentive scheme to attract inward investments from global PC manufacturers in 2021. However, it is rumored that few companies meet the subsidy requirement and...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Testing houses see customers turn cautious
Dedicated testing houses including Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) have seen their customers increasingly adopt a wait-and-see attitude towards order commitments...
Monday 28 March 2022
STMicro to raise chip prices in 2Q22, other IDMs expected to follow suit
STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific has notified its distributors about price increases for all its product lines in the second quarter of 2022, which may encourage other automotive and...
Monday 28 March 2022
Formosa Plastics Transport to commercialize electric truck in 2023
Formosa Plastics Transport (FPT) has set a target to commercialize its 12-ton electric truck in the first quarter of 2023, and the company recently completed the prototypes of two...
Monday 28 March 2022
IDMs, backend partners expanding automotive CIS capacity
International IDMs such as Onsemi and Sony are keenly expanding capacities for automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) to meet ever-mounting demand for ADAS applications, and their backend...
Monday 28 March 2022
Analog IC sales to rise 12% in 2022, says IC Insights
Another year of double-digit market growth is expected for analog ICs in 2022 after sales in this semiconductor category surged by an unprecedented 30% in 2021, according to IC Ins...
Friday 25 March 2022
IC designer Amlogic turns to automotive, Wi-Fi chips
China's IC designer Amlogic Inc expects Wi-Fi and automotive chips to further spur its growth, after the smart TV market gets more competitive, according to the company.
Thursday 24 March 2022
Egis focuses on notebook sensor ICs for 2022 growth
Egis Technology hopes fingerprint sensor and dToF (direct time-of-flight) ICs used in notebooks and optical sensor ICs used in TWS devices can drive business growth in 2022, according...
Thursday 24 March 2022
Handset TDDI chip prices to fall further in 2Q22
Handset TDDI (touch/display driver integration) chip prices will likely fall more significantly in the second quarter of 2022, as handset sales particularly sales by Chinese vendors...
Thursday 24 March 2022
5G to revolutionize user experience, says Pegatron chair
5G technology provides innovative opportunities for Taiwan's ICT suppliers and is triggering smart applications in various sectors, Pegatron chairman TH Tung has said.