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Wednesday 27 April 2022
Pure-play foundries see automotive chip orders continue ramping up
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see orders for automotive semiconductors ramp up while stepping up their capacity expansion pace, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Connector firm ACES expects double-digit revenue growth in 2022
Electronic connector and cable maker ACES Electronics expects to post a double-digit revenue increase in 2022 despite the impact of COVID lockdowns and restrictions in China's Kunshan...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Foxconn says production unaffected by tightening COVID curbs in Zhengzhou
Despite Zhengzhou being among the Chinese cities put under "static management" against COVID-19, Foxconn Technology has reiterated production at its factory site in Zhengzhou remains...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Notebook brand vendors mull price increases in 2H22
Notebook brand vendors are mulling raising their prices to reflect rising logistics and other costs in the second half of 2022, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 April 2022
China consumer MCU distributors cutting prices to offload inventory
China-based IC distributors are cutting their prices for consumer MCUs to offload excess inventory, according to industry sources.
Monday 25 April 2022
IC wafer capacity to climb 8.7% as 10 new fabs enter production
IC wafer capacity is forecast to grow 8.7% in 2022 after rising 8.5% in 2021, thanks to the addition of 10 new 300mm fabs that are scheduled to open this year, according to IC Insi...
Monday 25 April 2022
PC shipments could drop more than 10% in 2022
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to slip at least 10% on year in 2022 due to a drastic drop in Chromebook demand from the education segment, while the PC supply chain in China...
Monday 25 April 2022
South Korea challenged by China's tight grip on battery materials
South Korea is facing challenges to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery industry due to soaring costs of raw materials that are tightly controlled by China.
Friday 22 April 2022
Will Semiconductor sees sales from car-use CIS hike 85% on year in 2021
China-based IC design house Will Semiconductor Shanghai generated revenues of CNY2.3 billion (US$356 million) from automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) in 2021, hiking about 85% on...
Friday 22 April 2022
Onsemi halts operations at Shanghai distribution center
On Semiconductor (Onsemi) has notified customers in a letter that the company has to shut down its Global Distribution Center in China, while closely managing supply-chain disruptions...
Friday 22 April 2022
China SiC substrate supplier to raise funds through IPO
TankeBlue Semiconductor, a Beijing-based silicon carbide (SiC) substrate supplier, plans to raise funds through an IPO to enhance its working capital for technology R&D and production...
Friday 22 April 2022
Notebook component shortages worsening on China lockdowns
A variety of notebook components including connectors, wirings, PCBs, plastics, metal parts and molds, all long in sufficient supply, have slipped into shortages due to production...
Friday 22 April 2022
Kunshan lockdown could last beyond Labor Day holidays
The city government of Kunshan, China has extended the COVID-19 lockdown for one more week and might not lift it until after the Labor Day holidays, starting from May 1 to May 5,...
Friday 22 April 2022
China lockdowns disrupting PCB shipments
COVID lockdowns in Kunshan and other Chinese cities, where high-tech manufacturing hubs are located, are impacting local businesses, including PCB makers seeing their production and...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Foxconn says production at Zhengzhou site remains normal
As the Chinese city of Zhengzhou locked down some areas near Foxconn's main iPhone manufacturing base, the key Apple supplier has said production at the site remains normal.