Smartphone shipments to the Chinese market totaled 71.8 million units in the second quarter of 2024, up 2.6% quarter-on-quarter and 14.4% from a year ago, but the volumes are expected to slip in the third quarter, but pick up in the fourth quarter, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest figures from the report covering China's smartphone market
Xiaomi Group Chairman Lei Jun announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the international version of Xiaomi's next flagship smartphone will collaborate with Google, leveraging Google Cloud and Gemini to create a more intuitive user experience
Qualcomm is no longer the only company to have entered the smart cockpit field as more manufacturers aim for autopilot development. Even Intel, which has been lagging behind, is in active pursuit as it recently revealed its hand to the Chinese market. With smart cars being on the rise, an enormous number of system chips have been developed. Local Chinese chip manufacturers such as SemiDrive are also facing more and more competition
As Foxconn revealed its second-quarter results in Taiwan on August 14, its chairman, Young Liu, visited India to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second time in about a year
China's self-sufficiency push for ICs has limited the ability of multinational automotive IC integrated device manufacturers (IDM) and fabless chipmakers to secure orders from the Chinese market, which is experiencing a significant rise in electric vehicle (EV) sales
Taiwan-based Topoint Technology, which manufactures drill bits for producing IC substrates and PCBs and also accepts OEM drilling orders from clients, expects to begin pilot runs at its new Thai plant in the fourth quarter of 2024
SK Hynix has reportedly begun procuring production equipment for its M16 plant in Icheon, aiming to boost its monthly production capacity from 100,000 to 180,000 units, an increase of 80,000 units. This move is seen as an effort to catch up with Samsung Electronics' capacity
Malaysia, after hosting SEMICON Southeast Asia in May, is set to hold the first Asia Pacific Semiconductor Summit and Expo (APSSE) from October 16 to 18, showcasing the country's rising prominence in the global semiconductor industry. However, Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain appears to be notably absent from the event
Taiwan's industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers are optimistic that the Chinese market is poised for recovery after a sharp decline caused by the dual impacts of the pandemic and geopolitical tensions. Despite the challenges, the market remains relatively large, driven by substantial infrastructure needs
Shin-Etsu Chemical and Sumco, which account for approximately 50% of the global wafer market, have both reported a decline in demand for the April-June 2024 quarter compared to the same period in 2023, indicating a slow recovery in the wafer market
Ams Osram has unveiled its new China Development Center (CDC), a hub for product marketing, system solutions, applications engineering, and supply chain innovation. The CDC is strategically positioned to drive business growth and technological advancements in the Greater China market
TSMC has been placing large volumes of orders for production equipment and factory engineering projects in support of its fast capacity expansion, dispelling skepticism about the AI chip boom, according to industry sources
India's antitrust regulator will withdraw a report that found Apple Inc. abused its dominance of the domestic market, backtracking for now from its high-profile investigation into the US company
