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Wednesday 21 June 2023
Sluggish demand in China prompts Qualcomm, MediaTek to cut wafer starts and prices
China's mobile phone sales during the 618 shopping festival were disappointing, prompting Qualcomm and MediaTek to reduce wafer starts at foundries and lower chip prices, according...
Thursday 15 June 2023
High-end handset AP demand unlikely to pick up until 2024
High-end handset application processor (AP) demand is unlikely to pick up until next year, and it will return to a normal growth track in 2024-2025, according to sources at backend...
Wednesday 14 June 2023
IC distributors see lackluster demand for handsets
IC distributors are pessimistic about handset chip demand for the remainder of this year, as brand handset vendors have prioritized inventory management, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 13 June 2023
Samsung and Apple drive India's handset exports by 50-fold
Official government data shows that India's handset exports have spiked over the past five years thanks to investments by Samsung and Apple suppliers. However, India still fell behind...
Monday 12 June 2023
MediaTek to see 2Q23 revenue meet guidance
Market observers predict that MediaTek's second-quarter revenue will fall within its guidance range of NT$91.8 billion (US$3 billion) to NT$99.5 billion, based on the company's combined...
Friday 9 June 2023
GaAs foundries to see pick-up in handset AP demand
Most Taiwan-based GaAs foundry houses have seen a pick-up in demand for handset-use power amplifiers (PAs) from the handset supply chain players, particularly those in Asia, even...
Thursday 8 June 2023
Rising Demand, chiplet and 3DIC trends offer bright outlook for CHPT
In a media debrief following the shareholder meeting, Huang Shui-Ke, president of Chunghwa Precision Test (CHPT), outlined the company's struggle in the previous year. The first quarter...
Thursday 8 June 2023
Periscope and glass-plastic hybrid lenses to be standard for smartphones
Periscope and glass-plastic (G+P) hybrid lenses will become the norm as high-end smartphones gain popularity, according to Adam Lin, chairman of smartphone lens module maker Largan...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
IC socket orders for Nvidia chips ramping up
GPU vendor Nvidia has placed additional orders for various products with IC test socket manufacturers, according to industry sources.
Friday 2 June 2023
Unimicron to build new IC substrate plant for AI applications
Taiwan's leading IC substrate maker Unimicron Technology will invest NT$30 billion (US$981.03 million) to set up a new plant in Taiwan dedicated to production of IC substrates with...
Wednesday 31 May 2023
KYEC sees handset chip demand remain sluggish
Dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) continues to see weak demand for smartphone application processors, with replenishment demand unlikely to pick up until the...
Friday 26 May 2023
PCB maker Compeq expects sales recovery in 2H23
HDI PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing expects its operations to rebound in the third quarter, boosted by a ramp-up in shipments for new mobile phone lens modules and new notebook...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Wafer-level backend house VisEra puts focus on automotive
VisEra Technologies, a provider of wafer-level backend services for optical thin films, has shifted its focus to automotive applications in an effort to offset a decline in handset...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
China smartphone weakness hinders client development projects, says Sporton
Due to the sluggishness of the Chinese market, Sporton International has seen a considerable slowdown in orders from its Chinese handset clients. According to the mobile device certification...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
MOSFET suppliers cautious about 2Q23
MOSFET suppliers continue to experience excess inventory throughout the PC and handset industry supply chains, and their near-term business prospects remain uncertain, according to...
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Summary of Tech Supply Chain News!
Taiwan IPC makers pushing integrated services to boost profits and to see revenues grow in 2024, says DIGITIMES Research
Global smartphone shipments hit 2023 peak in 4Q23, but decelerate in 1Q24 due to seasonality, says DIGITIMES Research
Meet the analyst: Operating system in AI era will be king, says DIGITIMES Research