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Monday 31 October 2022
WT Micro upbeat about automotive IC demand
WT Microelectronics has expressed optimism about its mid- to long-term growth encouraging the IC distributor to sustain its expansion pace. Particularly in the automotive IC segment,...
Thursday 27 October 2022
Qisda regards demand pick-up in 2H23 as best-case scenario
A pick-up in demand starting the second half of 2023 would be the best-case scenario for most ICT players, against deflation as the worst state, according to Peter Chen, chairman...
Tuesday 25 October 2022
TSMC, Samsung face difficulty in ramping up 3nm chip production
Both TSMC and Samsung Electronics are seeing their production scale for 3nm chips constrained due to difficulty in having good control of orders from big clients, and their capacity...
Monday 24 October 2022
PC, handset sales could worsen next year to 2019-2020 levels, say foundry sources
Sluggish PC and handset sales are expected to worsen further in the first half of 2023, and most supply chain players are likely to see their shipments and revenues for next year...
Monday 17 October 2022
Large-size DDIs see slower decline in demand
The decline in demand for large-size display driver IC (DDI) is slowing down along with the fact that demand and prices of LCD panels for TVs, notebooks and desktops are running close...
Thursday 13 October 2022
IPC makers see clear order visibility for over one quarter ahead
Taiwan-based industrial PC makers have seen clear order visibility for at least one quarter ahead, despite macro headwinds challenging the consumer electronics and other mass-market...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Realtek revenue hits 7-month low
Network IC specialist Realtek Semiconductor saw its September revenue decline 7.8% sequentially to a seven-month low of NT$9.58 billion (US$301.8 million).
Friday 7 October 2022
Memory chips to see demand recover faster than logic ICs
Memory makers such as Micron Technology and Kioxia are expected to see their business operations undermined by sharp declines in end-market demand for consumer electronics devices...
Friday 7 October 2022
EV market scale to top US$2.0 trillion, says UMC honorary vice chair John Hsuan
The market scale for electrical vehicles (EV) is estimated to top US$2.0 trillion, and Taiwan will surely play an important role in the global EV market by 2025 with its production...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Equipment supply and demand gap stabilizing for OSATs, IDMs: Q&A with K&S SVP Chan Pin Chong
Automotive chips and power devices continue to see uneven supplies, and Taiwan's leading OSATs including ASE Technology and international IDMs such as Infineon, Renesas, NXP, ST Microelectronics...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Passive component inventory digestion slow
Passive component inventory digestion has been slow amid sluggish demand and the period of correction is expected to extend, according to industry sources.
Thursday 29 September 2022
Notebook demand not likely to rebound till 2H23
The entire notebook supply chain will remain under pressure to digest inventories through the end of the year amid stronger-than-expected slump in end-market demand resulting from...
Thursday 29 September 2022
China PMIC suppliers initiate price cuts
China-based power management IC (PMIC) suppliers have initiated substantial price cuts amid rapidly falling demand for consumer electronics in China, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Supply Chain Summit: Winbond set to reap big in high-capacity flash memory for car uses
The memory industry is being greatly affected by the cyclical fluctuations of the economy, but automotive and industrial control applications have become the mainstay for NOR and...
Wednesday 28 September 2022
IC design houses conservative about 1H23 demand prospects
IC design houses are conservative about demand prospects for the first half of 2023, as inventory adjustments at their downstream customers engaged in the PC and handset markets are...