IC test solutions providers including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), MPI and WinWay Technology have seen a strong influx of probe card and final-test socket orders for HPC processors, which will boost their revenues starting June, according to industry sources.

TSMC has downplayed a media report about it intention to build a wafer fab in Singapore, saying there is no specific plans at the moment.

Chipmakers' entry into the race for 200-plus-layer 3D NAND flash chips will be accelerating the adoption of QLC SSDs particularly in the consumer sector in 2023, according to industry sources.

China-based display panel makers and LG Display (LGD) have been under operational pressure along with consecutive drops in LCD panel price for longer than three quarters, and are placing hope on growing demand for high-end panels including OLED ones, according to industry sources.

E Ink Holdings (EIH) aims to have electronic paper (e-paper) replace paper by seeking more applications to various surfaces such as those of tables, walls and automobiles, according to company chairman and CEO Johnson Lee.

LED chipmaker Everlight Electronics expects shipments of its miniLED backlight units (BLU) for automotive displays to rise in the second half of 2022, when its Taiwan production capacity for the offering will be expanded sharply, according to industry sources.

"Metaverse" is one of the most popular topics in the tech community and in the VC world right now. In 2021, the term drew a lot of attention from investors and the market due to the IPO of Roblox and the name change of Meta (former Facebook). However, this word is not new – in Neal Stephenson's novel "Snow Crash" which was published in 1992, the "metaverse" has been used to indicate a 3D virtual world that is the successor to the Internet.

Intel has announced two new investments in its continuing efforts to create more sustainable datacenter technology solutions.

Acer has enjoyed robust commercial notebook sales despite the impact of inflation and the Russia-Ukraine war on its overall sales performance, according to company CEO and chairman Jason Chen. Acer's eco-friendly green PCs are also seeing growth.

Samsung Electronics' subsidiary in Vietnam is setting up in Hanoi the biggest of the giant's R&D facility outside of South Korea, according to a media report.

China's handset shipments came to about 21.46 million units in March 2022, down 40% from a year earlier, with 5G smartphone shipments falling 41% on year to 16.19 million units, according to data compiled by the Chinese Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT).

Samsung Electronics is reportedly mulling developing a new application processor series exclusively for its flagship smartphones, while having its existing Exynos chip series power midrange and entry-level phone models for other brands, according to industry sources. The Exynos series would compete against mobile APs from MediaTek and Qualcomm.