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Friday 22 October 2021
Small- to medium-size TV panels see fast price drops
While LCD TV panel prices have generally been falling since July 2021, the extent of decrease for the 32-, 43- and 55-inch segments has been much bigger the 65- and 75-inch ones,...
Thursday 21 October 2021
Highlights of the day: Automotive chip prices set to rise
Automotive IDMs have already told their clients that their chip prices will go up by 10-20% starting 2022 amid rising...
Thursday 21 October 2021
India wooing PC vendors, ODMs to set up plants locally
India is striving to woo PC vendors and ODMs to set up production lines in the South Asian country, and its latest incentive is to give priority supply right for up to 50% of its...
Thursday 21 October 2021
ASML gearing up for EUV equipment boom
With Intel announcing plans to adopt ASML's high-NA EUV machines in its post-nanometer process technology that is expected to be ready for production by 2025, ASML has disclosed it...
Thursday 21 October 2021
IC design houses see clients increasingly reluctant to accept price hikes
Taiwan-based IC design houses, particularly those engaged in consumer ICs, have come under increasing pressure to maintain their quotes for 2022 as customers are more reluctant to...
Thursday 21 October 2021
Automotive IDMs to raise chip prices by 10-20% in 2022
Automotive IDMs have notified their clients about 10-20% price hikes for their chips starting 2022 as they continue to face mounting costs for raw materials, according to industry...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Highlights of the day: NAND flash price fall may worsen
Samsung's new NAND flash production capacity is coming, which is likely to create oversupply and exacerbate price falls...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Apple looking to diversify assemblers for Macs
Apple is looking to diversify its assemblers for the Mac series to include not only Taiwan-based Quanta Computer and Foxconn Technology but also a few China-based suppliers, according...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Taiwan PCB equipment suppliers busy fulfilling orders
With PCB and IC substrate suppliers looking to expand capacity, related equipment suppliers will be busy fulfilling orders that will be ramping up substantially through 2022, according...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Samsung, Intel eyeing orders for Mac chips
Samsung Electronics and Intel are both striving to win orders for Apple's in-house developed Mac processors, but industry sources believe TSMC will remain the sole supplier for the...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers cut into supply chain for new-gen Mac chips
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers, such as Unimicron Technology, have reportedly cut into the supply chain for Apple's custom-built silicon powering the next generation Macs, and...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Shipments for miniLED-backlit iPad Pro, MacBook Pro estimated at 9-10 million in 2021
Shipments of Apple's new iPad Pro and just-unveiled Macbook Pro series featuring miniLED displays are forecast to reach nearly 10 million units in 2021, according to industry sourc...
Tuesday 19 October 2021
Highlights of the day: Foxconn making ambitious moves for EV
Foxconn has been aggressive in expanding its presence in the EV sector, and it is looking to promote localized EV production...
Tuesday 19 October 2021
Foxconn to promote localized EV production for regional markets
Foxconn Technology (Hon Hai) is well prepared to leverage its software and semiconductor prowess to turn out more EVs with high performance and intelligence in 2022/2023, and will...
Tuesday 19 October 2021
IC design houses join Foxconn EV ecosystem
Taiwan-based semiconductor suppliers MediaTek, Novatek, Realtek, Sunplus, ITE Tech, PixArt Imaging, Weltrend, Fitipower, NOVA, and Nuvoton have joined the Foxconn-led EV consortium,...