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Tuesday 9 August 2022
Inflation hurts India smartphone demand, MediaTek's share drops to nearly two-year low
India's smartphone shipments in the latest quarter grew only slightly year-on-year amid global inflation, while MediaTek's chip share dropped to below 50% for the first time since...
Monday 1 August 2022
Samsung semiconductor division posts record revenue for 2nd consecutive quarter
Samsung Electronics has reported consolidated revenue climbed to a record high of KRW77.2 trillion (US$59.4 billion) in the second quarter of 2022, when its device solutions (DS)...
Thursday 28 July 2022
SK Hynix posts record 2Q22 sales but sees challenges ahead
SK Hynix has reported record-high sales for the second quarter of 2022 but warned of a slow second half of the year for the memory market.
Thursday 14 July 2022
TSMC expects even stronger growth for 2022
TSMC expects its third-quarter revenue in US dollar terms to grow about 11.2% at the midpoint. Revenue for all of 2022 in US dollar terms is forecast to register a 34-36% increase,...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Flash device controller production capacity loosening
The supply of SSD and other NAND flash device controller chips, which are manufactured using 55nm, 40nm and 28nm process technologies at 12-inch fabs, has become less tight as foundries...
Monday 11 July 2022
Server ODMs keen to adjust inventory
Server ODMs have been working keenly to adjust their components inventory. In addition to cutting orders for new components, they have been eager to deliver server shipments in a...
Thursday 7 July 2022
Smartphone makers in India bracing for inflation and destocking pressure
Despite the upcoming festive season, smartphone manufacturers in India, facing inflation and high inventory pressure, have decided to extend their production cuts till August, the...
Friday 1 July 2022
Macro headwinds bring more uncertainty to Taiwan electronics manufacturing outlook
Rising raw materials costs from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and worsening inflation continue to challenge Taiwan's electronics manufacturing industry, bringing more uncertainty...
Friday 1 July 2022
Micron warns of demand weakness
End demand weakness in consumer markets, including PC and smartphones, has dragged down significantly the global memory industry bit demand, according to Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron...
Tuesday 28 June 2022
Intel cutting Alder Lake CPU prices to attract order pull-ins from PC brands
Intel is reportedly cutting the prices of processors launched at the end of 2021 as order pull-ins from PC brands for second-half 2022 are far weaker than expected due to a deceleration...
Thursday 23 June 2022
Macroblock cautious about LED driver IC sales prospects for 2H22
LED driver IC design house Macroblock has expressed caution about its sales prospects for the second half of 2022 due to excess inventories for general offerings held by its customers,...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
IC design houses cut wafer starts at foundries for 3Q22
Many IC design houses, particularly those engaged in the consumer electronics sector, have moved to adjust their wafer starts at foundries amid concerns about a potentially weak third...
Monday 6 June 2022
IC Insights reiterates 2022 semiconductor outlook of 11% growth
Despite rampant inflation and other macro headwinds, IC Insights continues to anticipate an 11% increase in total semiconductor sales this year - the same growth rate that was forecast...
Tuesday 31 May 2022
Chipmakers see no cutback in orders for datacenters
TSMC and other chipmakers have seen no cutback in orders for datacenter applications, despite market concerns raised recently about Meta Platforms' and Google's potential capex cuts,...
Friday 27 May 2022
Acer-affiliated companies expand business scales
Acer expects its subsidiaries' and affiliates' expanding business scales to help weather the impact of inflation and other negative factors on its overall performance in the second...