Chipmakers brace for weak 1H23
Foundries and IC design houses, particularly tier-2 players, are bracing for a weak first half of 2023 and may face a new wave of reshuffling that will challenge the industry, according to industry sources......»»
India"s tablet momentum continues despite weak global demand
Despite macroeconomic headwinds that face the world, India's tablet market saw huge growth amid speeding roll-out and rising 5G services, with the momentum expected to continue over the next quarters......»»
Companies brace for water shortage in southern Taiwan
Because of the water shortage in southern Taiwan, the state-owned Taiwan Water will enforce a 10% water consumption reduction in industrial zones and the science park in Tainan, southern Taiwan with companies in Southern Taiwan Science Park and Innol.....»»
Chiral detection of biomolecules based on reinforcement learning
As one of the basic physical properties, chirality plays an important role in many fields. Especially in biomedical chemistry, the discrimination of enantiomers is a very important research subject. Most biomolecules exhibit weak chirality in the ult.....»»
HP, Dell to see PC shipments stay flat or increase in 2023
Despite chipmakers being cautious about PC shipment prospects for 2023, industry sources say PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are confident their shipments will remain flat or even grow this year......»»
Taiwan MCU makers divided over sales strategies for post-pandemic China
Taiwan's MCU suppliers are recalibrating sales strategies in the Chinese market, which is set to rebound in 2023 following three years of COVID-induced weak consumer demand, according to industry sources......»»
VIS posts record profit in 2022 despite weak 4Q
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw its net profits fall to a seven-quarter low of NT$2.48 billion (US$81.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, but profits for the year still hit a record high of NT$15.28 billion......»»
Memory firms brace for workforce reductions
A number of memory chipmakers and solution suppliers are reorganizing their teams and reallocating resources, with plans to scale down their workforces, according to industry sources......»»
PCB drill bit maker Topoint warns of weak 1Q23
Taiwan-based Topoint Technology, dedicated to supplying PCB drill bits and drilling services, has warned of a weak first quarter of 2023, when sales may fall more than expected due to sagging end-marker demand......»»
PWM IC firm uPI expects further revenue and profit declines in 1Q23
Taiwan-based uPI Semiconductor, an Asustek Computer affiliate specializing in power management ICs (PMIC), expects further drops in revenue and profits in the first quarter of 2023 due to continued weak demand and price-cutting pressure......»»
Madagascar, Mozambique set for "dangerous" Cyclone Freddy
A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as "dangerous" by the United Nation's weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall......»»
Most of Taiwan-based enterprises expect 1H23 operation to remain unchanged, says CRIF Taiwan
A sample survey conducted by CRIF Taiwan shows that 83.8% of Taiwan-based enterprises expect their business operation in the first half of 2023 to remain unchanged, 8.2% expect drops and 8.0% expect growth......»»
IC designers see clients advance replenishment orders, benefitting foundries
Many major fabless chipmakers including Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, Aspeed Technology and Nvidia have seen earlier than expected orders from clients, which, in turn, will drive them to place more wafer starts with TSMC and its lo.....»»
Backend firm Xintec brace for revenue and profit decreases in 2023
As end-market demand is squelched by the global economic downturn, sensor chip backend specialist Xintec may see revenue and profit decreases in 2023, according to company chairman CH Chen......»»
Chinese chipmakers to advance GPU development for ChatGPT
The rising popularity of ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, has encouraged Chinese chipmakers to accelerate their related GPU development......»»
Notebook shipment update, January 2023
Global notebook demand remained feeble in January 2023 with the top-5 brands, not including Apple, and the top-3 ODMs all experiencing weak on-month and on-year shipment performances......»»
India"s PC shipments fall by nearly 30% in 4Q22
India saw a steep fall in traditional PC shipments, and with inventories still high, the market is bracing for another demand drop in the current quarter. Even Apple, which stood out in India for the past quarters, may not be immune to the weak deman.....»»
Pure-play foundries brace for gross margin decreases
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are bracing for lower gross margins in 2023, which may return to 2021 levels, according to industry sources......»»
Chipmakers land short lead-time orders for Wi-Fi 6/6E solutions
Chipmakers such as MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor have recently received short lead-time orders for Wi-Fi 6/6E chip solutions, with order visibility remaining relatively clear when compared to those for PCs and handsets, according to industry sou.....»»
Samsung woos Qualcomm at 6 nm, targeting MediaTek next
Facing global weak demands for memory and smartphones, Samung Electronics has been seeing strong order competition from TSMC. However, the South Korean company is planning for a comeback. According to sources from semiconductor supply chain, Samsung.....»»
Global tablet market, 4Q 2022
Because of the weak economy and consumer confidence, tablet brands will continue to scale back their shipments in the first quarter of 2023 with overall volumes estimated to decrease by 20% from the prior quarter......»»