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Friday 15 September 2023
WT Micro to acquire Future Electronics for US$3.8 billion
Taiwanese IC distributor WT Microelectronics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of Future Electronics' shares in an all-cash transaction valued at US$3.8 billion,...
Thursday 14 September 2023
Megawin's strategy for a renewable future: industrial control and automotive MCUs
As demand for consumer electronics remains sluggish, microcontroller unit (MCU) manufacturers have branched out to applications in the industrial control and automotive sectors, with...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Niche IC distributor ANStek sees customers place orders with caution
Taiwan-based Answer Technology (ANStek), which distributes mainly ICs for niche-market applications, has seen its customers place orders with caution as a result of a slower-than-anticipated...
Friday 11 August 2023
Chinese analog IC suppliers still feeling the pinch of TI price cuts
China's suppliers of analog chips are still feeling the impact of Texas Instruments (TI) reducing prices for its products in the Chinese market, prompting them to cut into diverse...
Tuesday 8 August 2023
Industrial memory module specialists see demand pick up
Industrial memory module demand is poised to pick up at a gradual pace in the second half of this year, while inventory adjustments for consumer DDR4 and SSD devices are proceeding...
Monday 7 August 2023
Fast SiC Semiconductor scales up EV charger, energy storage, industrial control businesses
Founded in 2019, Taiwan-based Fast SiC Semiconductor has transitioned its business focus from consumer electronics to EV charging, energy storage systems and industrial control systems...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Semiconductor suppliers turn to 2Q24 for PC and handset recovery
Seeing demand for handsets and PCs likely to remain sluggish for the second half of 2023, many semiconductor suppliers are now eyeing a recovery in the second quarter of 2024, according...
Monday 17 July 2023
Consumer electronics may continue to slack in second half of 2023; automotive and industrial control IC hold their ground
Although 2023 is entering the traditional second-half peak season, the outlook for consumer electronics products is still looking relatively bleak. Initial observation finds that...
Friday 7 July 2023
Power device demand remains stable for automotive, industrial applications
Demand for power devices for automotive and industrial control applications remains stable, while demand from the PC, communication, and consumer electronics segments is still sluggish,...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Memory contract and spot prices to improve in 3Q22, says Apacer president
Taiwan-based memory module maker Apacer expects the memory spot price to rise and the contract price to stabilize in the third quarter of 2023, while memory demand is expected to...
Monday 5 June 2023
GaAs PA suppliers upbeat about demand for niche applications
For suppliers of GaAs-based RF power amplifiers (PAs), market demand for handsets and other consumer electronics devices will remain weak, but demand for niche-market applications...
Thursday 25 May 2023
MCU firm Generalplus sees order visibility remain low
Order visibility for microcontroller unit (MCU) supplier Generalplus Technology remains low despite sustained demand from the industrial control market segment.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Taiwan MCU suppliers brace for price war triggered by Chinese peers
Due to the low demand for consumer electronics, price competition among China-based MCU suppliers is becoming increasingly fierce, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Chinese MCU makers look to gain from import-substitution demand for consumer applications
Chinese MCU (microcontroller unit) suppliers, including Sino Wealth Electronic and GigaDevice Semiconductor, are striving to cash in on import-substitution demand in China and boost...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Niche PCB specialist posts strong 1Q23 results
First High-Tech Enterprise (FHT), which specializes in niche PCBs for automotive and networking communication applications, has reported an all-time-high revenue and impressive sequential...