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Thursday 22 December 2022
IC-design houses see brisk order visibility for automotive chips
Taiwan-based IC-design houses continue to see clear order visibility for automotive chips although prospects for other chips for mass-market applications remain dull.
Wednesday 21 December 2022
IDC Tracker finds upward pricing putting downward pressure on AR/VR headsets
On the backs of a tough economic environment and rising prices, IDC has reduced its outlook for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets for the remainder of 2022...
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Full solid-state LiDAR technology supported by 3D sensing and automotive supply chain
The "future car" trend will be driven by functions like ADAS. To realize these functions, sensing technology, both for the interior and exterior of the vehicle, has continued to evolve...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
China automakers keen to reach self-sufficiency for automotive ICs
To cope with the US ban on exports of advanced semiconductors to China, Chinese automakers are making efforts to promote local production of automotive ICs, according to industry...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Combined shipments remain feeble for global top-5 notebook brands in November, says DIGITIMES Research
Global top-5 notebook brands, excluding Apple, saw their combined shipments slipped 6% on month and close to 50% on year in November because of worsening global inflation and the...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Canalys: Western Europe PC demand decline accelerates
Western Europe shipments of notebooks, desktops, and workstations fell by 22% year-on-year to 12.8 million units in Q3 2022, according to Canalys data, reflecting the weakening demand...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
China automotive IC makers may benefit from government's subsidization
The China government plans to offer over CNY1,000 billion (US$143.3 billion) to subsidize China-based semiconductor makers again in a bid to boost development of local semiconductor...
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Notebook component makers see large absences at China plants due to COVID
With China significantly easing its COVID-19 restrictions, some notebook supply chain companies in China have seen infections in their plants affect up to 50% of their workers, resulting...
Monday 19 December 2022
Apple suppliers accelerate buildup outside China, analysts say
India and Vietnam are emerging as Apple Inc.'s next manufacturing hubs as assembly partners seek to add resilience to a supply chain heavily centered on China and shaken by its geopolitical...
Friday 16 December 2022
Chicony Power and TI join forces to bring GaN technology to energy-efficient laptop power adapter
Texas Instruments (TI), a leader in high-voltage semiconductor solutions, today announced that Chicony Power designed in TI's integrated gallium nitride (GaN) technology to power...
Friday 16 December 2022
IC packaging leadframe demand to hit bottom in 1Q23
Leadframe demand for packaging automotive and industrial chips has slightly dropped, and that for consumer electronics ICs continues to be adversely affected by the ongoing inventory...
Friday 16 December 2022
Notebook optical lens specialist AOET upbeat about demand prospects
Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET), which specializes in optical lens modules for notebooks, is upbeat about demand prospects next year, citing new notebook camera specs upgrades,...
Friday 16 December 2022
Chengdu Silan raises CNY500 million to fund automotive IC packaging biz
Chengdu Silan Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of discrete component IDM Silan Microelectronics, has raised CNY500 million (US$71.7 million) from two new Chinese investors...
Friday 16 December 2022
microLED tends to become mainstream of XR-use panels
As global demand for XR (extended reality) headsets is expected to take off in 2023, microLED panels tend to surpass LCD and OLED panels to become mainstream, specifically for XR...
Friday 16 December 2022
Giantplus to generate more revenue from automotive sector
LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects revenue generated from the automotive sector to rise further as a proportion of company revenue in 2023.