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Friday 6 May 2022
Huawei launches new flagship foldable phone at low prices
Huawei has recently launched a new flagship foldable smartphone model, Mate Xs2, at low prices, seeking to stage a quick comeback in the handset market after being forced to retreat...
Friday 6 May 2022
PC component makers see no cutback in customer orders amid China lockdowns
China's COVID lockdowns and restrictions have little impacted order placements from clients despite causing shipment delays, but supply chain players may not be able to fully resume...
Friday 6 May 2022
Ofilm enters VR/AR supply chain
China-based optical component and lens maker Ofilm Group has stepped into the VR/AR supply chain by establishing a metaverse business unit, according to industry sources.
Friday 6 May 2022
Foxconn reports April revenues drop
EMS provider Foxconn Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$486.464 billion (US$16.50 billion) for April, decreasing 4.13% sequentially and 2.80% year-on-year.
Friday 6 May 2022
China still has strong role in global manufacturing, says Inventec chair
Southeast Asia is unlikely to replace China as the world's manufacturing hub in the short term, according to Tom Cho, chairman of ODM Inventec. For Taiwanese businesses, the decision...
Friday 6 May 2022
DRAM spot prices continue slide
DRAM spot prices have been falling since April and will continue trending downward in May and June, which will be dragging down further the memory contract prices in the second quarter,...
Thursday 5 May 2022
Kunshan starts easing lockdown
The Chinese city of Kunshan has started easing its COVID lockdown, but local supply chains are unlikely to resume normal operations until mid- or late May, according to industry so...
Wednesday 4 May 2022
Can China come from behind and win the race?
Before commenting on the intrinsic strength of China's semiconductor industry, we must have an elaborate study on China's semiconductor market and industrial structure. According...
Wednesday 4 May 2022
Goodix struggling amid supply chain pressure
China-based Goodix Technology, a supplier of fingerprint and touch ICs, saw its revenue and net profit continue to drop in the first quarter, saying its margins were affected by a...
Wednesday 4 May 2022
Handset component suppliers remain under pressure to clear inventory
With handset sales in China still sluggish, inventory adjustments for related mobile phone component suppliers may be extended to the end of 2022, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 4 May 2022
GlobalWafers strikes long-term deals for supply through 2025
GlobalWafers continues to strike long-term deals with customers demanding 8- and 12-inch silicon wafers, and compound wafers through 2025, according to company chairperson Doris Hs...
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Quanta resumes MacBook production at Shanghai plant
Quanta Computer's plant in Shanghai, China is gradually resuming its production of Apple's MacBook products with order pull-ins also slowly turning strong, according to sources from...
Tuesday 3 May 2022
China ODM Wingtech taps deeper into semiconductor sector
China-based ODM Wingtech Technology has seen semiconductor sales significantly bolster its profits since acquiring in late 2019 Nexperia, a Dutch supplier of discrete and MOSFET components...
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Motion Gestures using AI to enhance camera-based gesture recognition technology
Move a thumb to unlock a car door. Self-check-in at an airport without touching the kiosk. These are no longer scenes in the movies but what technology is capable of nowadays. Motion...
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Sanan Optoelectronics 1Q22 profit down
China-based LED chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of CNY3.107 billion (US$489 million) and net profit of CNY46 million for first-quarter 2022, respectively...