LED firms see revenue improve in May
Most Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and packaging houses, including Ennostar and Everlight, posted sequential revenue gains in May as demand from downstream customers began to warm up, according to industry sources......»»
TSMC opens new advanced backend fab
TSMC's Advanced Backend Fab 6, the foundry's first all-in-one automated advanced packaging and testing fab to realize 3DFabric front-end to back-end process and testing services integration, has opened......»»
Taiwan MCU suppliers post slight revenue growth in May
MCU specialists such as Holtek Semiconductor, Nuvoton Technology, and Generalplus Technology all experienced modest sequential revenue growth in May, despite the fact that demand for consumer electronics as a whole has yet to recover significantly......»»
Memory contract prices to bottom out in 2H23
DRAM contract prices are likely to bottom out in the third quarter of 2023 while the NAND flash segment will reach the lowest point in the fourth quarter, according to memory module company Adata Technology......»»
Notebook ODMs may cut shipment prospects for 2H23
Notebook ODMs may see lower-than-expected shipment growth in the second half of this year compared to the first half, which may further lower annual shipment estimates, according to industry sources......»»
Ichia expects over 20% revenue growth in 2023
Ichia Technologies, a flexible PCB (FPCB) and mechanism integration component supplier, expects to post a more than 20% revenue surge in 2023, buoyed by a ramp-up in shipments for automotive displays......»»
OSATs eyeing chiplet opportunities
ASE Technology and other OSATs capable of providing advanced packaging technology are all gearing up for a boom in demand for chiplets......»»
Liquid-to-air becomes common method for cooling data center servers
The use of liquid-to-air cooling designs in data center servers has increased and entered the mainstream, according to sources at server ODMs......»»
GaAs foundries to see pick-up in handset AP demand
Most Taiwan-based GaAs foundry houses have seen a pick-up in demand for handset-use power amplifiers (PAs) from the handset supply chain players, particularly those in Asia, even though sales of handsets in the end market remain in the doldrums......»»
Infinite possibilities: Ecomtent and the value of generative AI
As headlines about artificial intelligence continue to dominate news feeds and anxieties abound about what world will be wrought by the continued advancement and adoption of AI technologies, it is helpful to peek behind the curtain to witness the cre.....»»
Intel announces Arc Pro A60 and Pro A60M GPUs
Intel has introduced the Intel Arc Pro A60 and Pro A60M as new members of the Intel Arc Pro A-series professional range of graphics processing units (GPUs). The new products are a significant step up in performance in the Intel Arc Pro family and are.....»»
Apple"s watchOS 10 targets health sector; will Garmin"s domain be affected?
At WWDC 2023, Apple unveiled the latest generation of its smartwatch operating system watchOS 10. Industry sources widely regarded this as the largest update since the initial version was announced in 2015......»»
Soaring EV sales could still leave world short on emissions goal
Electric-vehicle sales are poised to more than double by 2026 but eliminating emissions from road transportation by the middle of this century will require even greater efforts, according to BloombergNEF......»»
Europeans reluctant to de-risk from "partner" China, survey says
Most Europeans consider China a key economic partner despite seeing limits to the relationship, according to a survey that comes as the bloc tries to find a safe way to engage with Beijing......»»
New US GaN patent war may cripple exports of top China vendor
A recent patent lawsuit filed by US-based gallium nitride (GaN) technology specialist Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) against China's top GaN devices vendor Innoscience Technology is likely to deter the latter from developing its sales abroad......»»
High-efficiency centrifugal chillers increasingly needed at datacenters, clean rooms
With energy conservation, carbon reduction, and green production becoming an irreversible trend in all industrial fields, incorporating highly energy-efficient equipment and intelligent system learning mechanisms will enable enterprises to promote en.....»»
New Micron RDIMM memory solutions enable AI, data analytics, and memory-focused workloads
Micron Technology announced the volume production availability of high-capacity 96GB DDR5 RDIMMs that operate at speeds of up to 4800MT/s and have twice the bandwidth of DDR4 memory......»»
Pegatron chairman hints that company has "very close relationship" with Apple"s Vision Pro
T. H. Tung, chairman of major electronics manufacturer and Apple supplier Pegatron, was recently asked about Apple's latest product, the Vision Pro. He expressed that the Vision Pro's top-of-the-market price is due to it pushing the limits for this k.....»»
SK Hynix begins mass production of 238-layer 4D NAND
SK Hynix has begun mass production of its 238-layer 4D NAND flash memory, and product compatibility testing is presently being conducted with a global smartphone manufacturer, according to the memory chipmaker......»»
Apple"s Vision Pro welcomes long overdue debut; affordable second-gen model enters development stage
Apple's first mixed reality (MR) headset device Vision Pro finally made its much-anticipated debut. Supply chain sources revealed that in addition to testing the market temperature with the first generation of Vision Pro, development for a more affor.....»»