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Tuesday 12 April 2022
Eight-inch IC fab capacity set to surge 21% to mitigate supply-demand imbalance, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024 to hit a record high of 6.9...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Taiwan networking device makers remain upbeat about 2022
Taiwan-based networking device makers, including Sercomm, Arcadyan and Accton Technology, remain upbeat about their sales this year, as they still enjoy brisk order visibility despite...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Touch panel suppliers worried about lockdown extensions in China
Demand for touch panels of notebooks remains stable, but the tightened measures against COVID-19 in several Chinese cities have affected their shipments, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Foundries see fab capacities stay fully utilized
Despite growing concerns about end-market demand slowdowns, pure-play foundries continue to see their fabs fully utilized with no major cutbacks in customer orders, according to industry...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Notebook ODMs may fail to sustain shipment momentum in 2Q22
Taiwan's notebook ODMs have seen their shipments constrained by the ongoing COVID lockdowns in several major Chinese cities, and if the lockdowns prolong further, the makers may fail...
Monday 11 April 2022
Laster sees strong growth in March revenue
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech has reported consolidated revenues of NT$618.6 million (US$21.7 million) for March, hiking 71.30% sequentially and 81.52% on year.
Monday 11 April 2022
Brand clients keep orders with suppliers in Shanghai, Kunshan despite lockdowns
Electronics supply chains in China's Yangtze River Delta area continue to see their operations affected by COVID lockdowns of Shanghai and Kunshan, but chances are relatively slim...
Friday 8 April 2022
Chinese EV makers foray into semiconductor and battery
Chinese EV makers are investing in semiconductors and battery packs in order to resolve persisting material shortages. About 10% of the 1,000 car chips used in a NIO vehicle are undersupplied,...
Friday 8 April 2022
Prolonged COVID lockdowns in Shanghai, Kunshan challenging supply chains
Prolonged COVID lockdowns in Shanghai and Kunshan, China are challenging local high-tech supply chains, as their incoming deliveries of raw materials and components and outgoing shipments...
Friday 8 April 2022
Getac may see April revenue hit by COVID lockdown in Kunshan
Ruggedized PC vendor Getac has suspended operations at its plant in Kunshan of China's Jiangsu province due to the city's COVID lockdown, and it is evaluating the impact of the event...
Thursday 7 April 2022
China market: 5G phones account for 76% of total handsets shipped in 2021
Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi were the top-3 handset vendors in China with the highest shipments throughout 2021. While Apple logged the highest annual growth in shipments last year, Honor,...
Thursday 7 April 2022
Huawei continues to optimize in-house developed chip performance
Guo Ping, Huawei's former rotating chairman, has said that the company continues to optimize its in-house developed chip performance by increasing the area and stacking.
Thursday 7 April 2022
Unimicron, Nan Ya PCB see Kunshan lockdown slightly affect April revenues
An extended COVID lockdown in Kunshan, China is not much constraining PCB and IC substrate supply from plants there operated by Taiwan-based makers Unimicron Technology and Nan Ya...
Thursday 7 April 2022
AUO plant in China affected by lockdown
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has indicated that operation of its factory in Kunshan, China has been affected by the local COVID-induced lockdown, which will remain until...
Thursday 7 April 2022
Manufacturers in Kunshan unnerved about lockdown extensions
Taiwan-based companies with plants in China's Kunshan City, such as ODMs Compal Electronics and Wistron, will have to keep their facilities there closed for at least two more days,...