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Friday 19 August 2022
Geopolitical risks push up demand for ruggedized devices, says Mildef Crete
Geopolitical risks arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine have caused an increase in demand for military-grade ruggedized portable PCs, according to customized ruggedized electronics...
Friday 19 August 2022
India's PC market growth slows while Apple charges ahead
Amid the rapidly cooling global PC market, India's PC market is relatively hot but has started to feel the pinch of global inflation. However, Apple is poised to charge ahead with...
Friday 19 August 2022
IC design houses conservative about demand for year-end shopping season
IC design houses remain cautious about demand during the year-end shopping season this year, given uncertainty in order visibility, according to industry sources.
Friday 19 August 2022
China power cuts bring uncertainty to notebook supply
Power cuts and restrictions in Sichuan and other Chinese provinces are set to bring uncertainty to the global supply of notebooks, of which as high as 70% are produced in China, according...
Thursday 18 August 2022
China panel, battery, solar production constrained by Sichuan power cuts
Major Chinese makers of LCD panels, power batteries and solar cells are seeing their production constrained by the ongoing power restrictions in the southwestern province of Sichuan,...
Thursday 18 August 2022
Taiwan enterprises see southbound investments outpace capital injections in China
Taiwan's efforts in promoting its New Southbound Policy, designed to enhance economic and trade ties with ASEAN, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand, are paying off significantly...
Thursday 18 August 2022
IPC maker Getac sees strong order momentum for US government project
Rugged PC maker Getac has seen a strong influx of orders associated with a major US government project in the second half of 2022, and expects the order momentum to carry on into...
Thursday 18 August 2022
More Chinese manufacturing hubs impose power restrictions
In addition to Sichuan, some other Chinese provinces - Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui - have notified local businesses and factories about power cuts and restrictions, according to industry...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
PCB players Eiso, Aurona see diversification efforts bear fruit
Taiwan-based niche-market PCB maker Eiso Enterprise and PCB materials vendor Aurona Industries have been diversifying their target market segments with the efforts bearing fruits,...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Robust vertical probe card demand to buoy MPI 3Q22 sales
Semiconductor probe card and test equipment supplier MPI continues to see a ramp-up in vertical probe card (VPC) orders for network communications and automotive chips. It is expected...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Foundries see IC design houses scale back orders for 4Q22
Foundries particularly second- and third-tier players continue to see their fabless clients scale back orders that will drag down further their fab capacity utilization in the fourth...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
IC backend materials suppliers say China power cuts 'controllable'
IC backend materials suppliers expect the impact of the ongoing six-day power restrictions in China's Sichuan province to be "controllable" on their plant operations there, according...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Top-5 brands see notebook shipments dive in July, says DIGITIMES Research
The global top-5 notebook brands (not including Apple) saw their combined shipments slip 28% on month and over 30% on year in July as the worsening global economy continues undermining...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Quanta expects strong notebook shipment growth in 3Q22, reportedly buoyed by MacBook
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer expects its notebook shipments to increase 20% sequentially in third-quarter 2022, outperforming its peers. The momentum is coming from shipments...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Global DRAM revenue grows 6.5% in 2Q22, says TrendForce
Revenue of the global DRAM memory market grew 6.5% sequentially to US$25.59 billion in the second quarter of 2022, when certain DRAM suppliers managed to boost their bit shipments,...