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......»»
A Rocky Launch: Gamers Are Not Buying Nvidia"s RTX 4080
The launch of Nvidia's RTX 4080 has not gone well, with weak demand for the high-end GPU which is unusual. That said, it's been an interesting month for the GPU market despite the slower movement......»»
PC vendors brace for fierce price-cutting competition
Brand PC vendors are bracing for fierce price-cutting competition as inventories held by their channel distributors remain high, according to industry sources......»»
China memory chipmakers unlikely to meet output goals for 2023
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) are both unlikely to meet their respective output goal for 2023, due to constraints caused by the latest US restrictions on exports of advanced logic and memory chips, and rel.....»»
Taiwan chipmakers eyeing metalens opportunities
Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor and optical sensor companies are all gearing up for a boom in demand for metalens-based VR and AR devices from Meta, Sony and other vendors, according to supply chain sources......»»
Foundries brace for poor sales in November, December
Pure-play foundries are bracing for poor sales in November and December, and will see their revenue hit bottom for 2022 in the fourth quarter, according to industry sources......»»
MediaTek may see weak 1H23
MediaTek may experience a weak first half of 2023, as the mobile SoC supplier continues to see customers slowing down their paces of orders due to sluggish end-market demand, according to industry sources......»»
Nintendo Switch sales turn weak, FY2022 shipment downgraded to 19 million units
In its latest financial predictions, Nintendo stated that in fiscal year 2022 (April 2022 to March 2023), the shipment estimates for the Switch series consoles have been downgraded from 21 million units to 19 million units, a year-on-year decrease of.....»»
Germany blocks Chinese stake in 2 chipmakers over security concerns
The move comes at a time of heightened sensitivity around relations between Berlin and Beijing......»»
MediaTek poised to ramp up flagship market share with Dimensity 9200 SoCs
MediaTek is set to aggressively ramp up its share of the flagship smartphone AP market with its newly launched Dimensity 9200 SoC, despite overall handset market demand remaining weak according to industry sources......»»
Germany blocks sale of two chipmakers to China
Germany on Wednesday blocked the sale of two chipmakers to Chinese investors because of a potential threat to security......»»
Honda and Nissan move financial forecasts upward as Yen stays weak
While semiconductor shortages remain a tricky issue for automakers, Japanese companies have offset the impact on their financial performance due to the weakening Yen. On Wednesday, Honda and Nissan Motor revised their forecasts for the current fiscal.....»»
Brace Yourself for a Triple Wave of Seasonal Viruses
Many people haven’t been exposed to common respiratory viruses following the pandemic, meaning they might be more vulnerable to getting ill this year......»»
Mobile IC backend specialists brace for weak 4Q22
Backend houses specializing in smartphone application processors (AP) are bracing for a disappointing fourth-quarter 2022 and probably first-quarter 2023, as inventory correction for Android smartphones requires a longer period of time, according to.....»»
Elan cancels LTA with chip foundry due to feeble notebook demand
Notebook touchscreen chip maker Elan Microelectronics expects its operation to continue facing a decline in the fourth quarter of 2022 because of weak notebook demand, while the company also announced the cancellation of a long-term agreement (LTA) w.....»»
With Apple unable to prop up handset market all by itself, supply chains in Taiwan brace for slack season
Apple's iPhone 14 series has performed slightly below market expectations despite having better sales momentum than its Android counterparts. Companies in the Apple supply chain are unlikely to see high growth in 2022......»»
Fabless chipmakers uncertain about replenishment demand
Fabless chipmakers expect inventories held by customers to improve significantly between the end of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, but are increasingly concerned about replenishment demand that may fail to pick up until the second half of next year,.....»»
Researchers collaborate to better understand the weak nuclear force
The weak nuclear force is currently not entirely understood, despite being one of the four fundamental forces of nature. In a pair of Physical Review Letters articles, a multi-institutional team, including theorists and experimentalists from Louisian.....»»
Capturing and analyzing subtle combination tones produced by violins
When two musical notes are played simultaneously, the human ear can perceive weak additional tones called combination tones. These subjective tones result from the nonlinearity of the inner ear and are attributed to the amplification mechanism of the.....»»
Intel posts $15.3B in Q3 revenues, down 20%
Intel reported that its Q3 revenues and profits matched diminished expectations, as the chip giant faced competition and a weak economy. Intel reported that its Q3 revenues and profits matched diminished expectations, as the chip giant faced comp.....»»
Taiwan fabless chipmakers strive to secure order commitments from China clients
Many Taiwan-based IC design houses have paid visits to China recently to meet their local customers, as fabless firms strive to secure order commitments amid demand growth worries, according to industry sources......»»