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Friday 23 July 2021
New-gen AirPods assembly to move to China
Luxshare Precision Industry and Goertek, reportedly assemblers for the new-generation AirPods, have seen their factory sites in Vietnam affected by a resurgence of the COVID-19 outbreak...
Friday 23 July 2021
PCB firms shipping in small volumes for upcoming AirPods
Shipments of flexible PCBs (FPCB) and SiP modules for use in the next-generation AirPods have kicked off in small volumes, and will be scaled up between late third-quarter and fourth-quarter...
Friday 23 July 2021
Foundries gearing up for robust automotive IC demand
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) are all...
Friday 23 July 2021
TSMC ramping up output for automotive chips
TSMC will be ramping up its output for automotive chips through 2022, as the foundry has struck multiple contracts set to be fulfilled next year, according to sources at fabless ch...
Friday 23 July 2021
Strong demand for panels boosts Taiwan optoelectronics industry
Taiwan's optoelectronics industry in the first half of 2021 shows strong growth, compared to the same period in 2020, due to the large-scale stimulus plans from major economies and...
Thursday 22 July 2021
TV unit sales boom in Japan
Unit sales of flat-screen TVs including OLED TVs in Japan increased for the 15th consecutive month in June 2021, according to the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries...
Thursday 22 July 2021
Apple, carmakers vying for more ICs
Apple has stepped up its chip purchases for the upcoming iPhones, while first-tier automotive component vendors in the supply chains of carmakers in Japan are also vying for more...
Thursday 22 July 2021
China OSAT industry, 2021
As the supply chain aggressively ramped up chip inventory in second-half 2020, IC assembly and test capacity utilization showed a major increase.
Thursday 22 July 2021
Notebook sales outlook remains robust
Acer and Asustek Computer are both expected to see their notebook sales register another increase of about 10% in 2022, while some ODMs have also expressed optimism about the overall...
Thursday 22 July 2021
Taiwan to form car tech association
Several Taiwan-based ICT makers and associations will participate in establishing Taiwan Advanced Automotive Technology Development Association (TADA) soon, according to the initiator...
Thursday 22 July 2021
Taiwanese makers give priority to stability in India production
Wistron, which has qualified for Production Linked Incentives (PLI) from the Indian government, is focusing its operation in India on stability over volume, according to company so...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
Highlights of the day: ICT companies see bright 2H21
Although the coronavirus pandemic has gradually been put under control, notebook ODMs still see their clients placing...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
Notebook ODMs see customers place long-term orders
Notebook makers have seen their clients place long-term orders recently with their order visibility extended beyond the fourth quarter, according to Wistron Technologies president...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
Compeq keenly exploring PCB for non-CE applications
Taiwan's PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing is guardedly optimistic about its shipment prospects for the second half of the year, and will continue to diversify its target markets to...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
PCB maker Dynamic to commercialize new capacity later in 3Q21
Taiwan-based PCB maker Dynamic Electronics expects additional production capacity at its factory site in Huangshi, China to come online later in third-quarter 2021 and contribute...