Ankylosaur was sluggish and deaf
German and Austrian scientists took a closer look at the braincase of a dinosaur from Austria. The group examined the fossil with a micro-CT and found surprising new details: it was sluggish and deaf. The respective study was recently published in th.....»»
Passive component suppliers see order pull-ins slow
Yageo and other passive component suppliers continue to experience a slowdown in customers orders amid sluggish end-market demand, according to industry sources......»»
Passive component inventory digestion slow
Passive component inventory digestion has been slow amid sluggish demand and the period of correction is expected to extend, according to industry sources......»»
IC test interface solutions providers see promising HPC demand
Taiwan IC test interface solutions providers continue to embrace robust demand from major US HPC processor vendors Intel, Nvidia and AMD, which will effectively offset reductions in shipments to handset AP clients amid sluggish terminal demand, accor.....»»
Excess IC inventory is yet to start easing
The current excess IC inventory has yet to be brought under control amid the still-sluggish demand for consumer electronics, according to market watchers......»»
Memory chip vendors brace for weak 2H22
Sluggish PC and handset sales, as well as a slowdown in demand for server applications, will lead to a particularly weak second half of 2022 for DRAM and NAND flash chip vendors, according to market sources......»»
ABF substrate oversupply emerges
The market for ABF substrates is slightly oversupplied, due mainly to sluggish demand for PC processors and GPUs, according to market sources......»»
Commodity MLCC, chip resistor inventory swelling
Passive component makers have seen their commodity MLCC and chip resistor inventory swell since the second half of this year, as a result of sluggish demand for consumer electronics products, and they are eyeing automotive applications as growth driv.....»»
PC sales may stay sluggish in 1H23
Brand PC vendors continue to cut back orders amid high inventory levels, and may fail to see their shipments pick up until the second half of 2023, according to industry sources......»»
Tape COF substrate makers conservative about 2H22 prospects
Taiwan's tape COF substrate suppliers JMC Electronics and Chipbond Technology are highly conservative about their business prospects for the second half of 2022 due mainly to sluggish TV sales denting demand for large-size display driver ICs (DDI) an.....»»
JCET not optimistic about business prospects for 2H22
China's largest OSAT Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET) has scored impressive revenue and profit gains for the first half of 2022, but is not optimistic about business prospects for the second half due to sluggish domestic demand hittin.....»»
"Wordle" today: Here"s the answer, hints for August 21
It's Sunday, and that can only mean two things: 1) It's time to do some serious, pre-Monday relaxing, and 2) What better way to start said relaxing than with a new Wordle? If you're feeling a little sluggish at the end of the week, though, our daily.....»»
China OSAT Tongfu sees limited impact from order cuts
China-based OSAT Tongfu Microelectronics, who now commands 80% of AMD's outsourced backend orders, has said its business results will see only limited impact from order cuts amid sluggish market demand......»»
PC market demand may not rebound until 2H23, says Compal president
The entire PC market is not expected to recover from sluggish demand until the second half of 2023 due to continuous inventory adjustments at brand vendors and unfavorable macro environments such global inflation and economic downturns, according to.....»»
Apple increases supplier order for iPhone 14 to 95M units
Apple is seemingly expecting more sales of the iPhone 14 than previously thought, with reported changes to supply chain orders raising the total to 95 million units.The smartphone market is currently very sluggish, with Apple proving to be the except.....»»
PC chipmakers Intel, AMD, Nvidia lower shipment goals amid sluggish demand
Major PC core chips suppliers Intel, AMD and Nvidia have all revised downward their 2022 shipment or revenue projections along with brand device vendors successively lowering their sales goals for the year, but Apple remains the only vendor that may.....»»
China smartphone industry - 2Q 2022
According to Digitimes Research's statistics and analyses, with sales in China remaining sluggish and rising inflation dampening consumer spending in overseas markets, China-based smartphone vendors' channel inventory levels ran high and their shipme.....»»
PCB drill bit maker Topoint sees flat performance for 3Q22
Taiwan-based Topoint Technology, dedicated to supplying PCB drill bits and drilling services, expects its third-quarter revenues to see a flat sequential growth at best, as most of its clients continue to adjust inventories amid sluggish terminal mar.....»»
Taiwan IC design houses facing notable profit falls in 2H22
Most IC design houses in Taiwan are expected to see their profitability weaken notably in the second half of the year as they can hardly pass part of foundry cost increases onto downstream customers amid sluggish terminal market sales, according to i.....»»
Sluggish Android phone sales dim OLED DDI demand prospects for 2H22
Android smartphone sales are poised to disappoint in the second half of 2022, casting a gloom over OLED display driver IC (DDI) demand prospects for the latter part of this year, according to industry sources......»»
MediaTek handset AP shipments likely to fall 30% in 2H22
MediaTek may see its mobile AP shipments fall 30% in the second half of 2022 from its original projections due to sluggish market demand for handsets, and whether its 20% annual revenue growth goal for the year will be adjusted remains to be seen, ac.....»»