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Thursday 7 November 2024
Taiwanese IC lead frame provider to expand capacity in Malaysia
Taiwan-based CWTC's board has approved several key resolutions, including the third-quarter 2024 profit distribution plan and a US$20 million cash capital increase for its Malaysian...
Thursday 7 November 2024
MacBook Air upgrades to 16 GB RAM, matching AI PC standards
Apple has unveiled the new MacBook Pro featuring the M4 processor. While the MacBook Air did not receive a processor upgrade, it now comes with 16GB of memory. This update brings...
Thursday 7 November 2024
Qualcomm surpasses expectations with strong 4QFY24 driven by handset gains, boosted by 40% growth in China OEMs
Boosted by the recovering Chinese market, Qualcomm recorded better-than-expected sales and issued an optimistic sales forecast for the current period, highlighting promising trends...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
BenQ Materials initiates Micro LED shipments, projects 2025 panel supply and demand to align with 2024
The polarizer market continues to face oversupply pressures, limiting average selling price (ASP) growth. BenQ Materials has strengthened its portfolio with high-value products, including...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Nuvoton enters off-peak season in 4Q24, expects continued demand in CSP customer projects through 2025
Leading microcontroller (MCU) manufacturer Nuvoton Technology's (Nuvoton) chairman Yuan-Mou Su, stated that the fourth quarter of 2024 marks the beginning of an off-peak season, leading...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Qorvo maintains UWB positioning edge amid Bluetooth, SparkLink Alliance competition
As ultra-wideband (UWB) technology matures and market demand increases, UWB is gradually entering the automotive and consumer electronics sectors. Its remarkable performance in digital...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Xiaomi India president to step down by 2024-end
According to Bloomberg, the Times of India, and Hindu BusinessLine, Muralikrishnan B, president of Xiaomi's Indian operations, announced he will resign...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
GlobalFoundries' 3Q24 earnings: 7% revenue growth driven by design wins despite YoY decline
GlobalFoundries (GF) posted earnings results for the third quarter of 2024 that ended September 30, 2024, achieving 7% sequential revenue growth to US$1.739 billion, primarily driven...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Taiwan IPC makers operation status, 2H24
The IPC market's inventory digestion is nearly at the end in the second half of 2024 with applications such as smart retailing, becoming the key deployment focus of related makers.
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Polarizer firms CMMT boosts high-value product deployment
Polarizer manufacturer Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT) has stepped up its deployment in high-value product segments to alleviate the impact of oversupply in the LCD market which...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Software-defined vehicles: the AI-driven race to unlock chip potential
Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) are at the forefront of automotive electronic innovation, and the surge in generative AI further amplifies software's transformative power. Yet, as...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Apple delays affordable MR device, reportedly plans to launch Vision Pro 2 first in 2025
Despite numerous rumors and stories circulating that Apple is developing an affordable mixed reality (MR) device priced around US$2,000, with a potential release as early as 2026,...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
NXP forecasts lower 4Q24 results due to falling auto chip demand and macro issues
NXP Semiconductors anticipates that its revenue and profit performance for the fourth quarter of 2024 will be below market expectations, with an estimated range of US$3 billion to...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
China extends lead over Japan in global auto exports, defying tariff challenges
At the close of October 2024, China and Japan disclosed automotive export figures covering January to September. DIGITIMES Research noted that China's lead over Japan, first...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
AutoSys cuts into supply chain of US, Japan auto makers
Taiwan-based AutoSys, which specializes in algorithms for automotive 360-degree surround image detection and ADAS sensing system fusion, has penetrated the supply chains of the US...