Electronics Fun & Fundamentals: Analog Reborn
In the early 1950s, aircraft development created an urgent need for simulations, and analog computers were ideally suited to run flight simulators. Digital computers barely existed in those days, but aircraft dynamics could be modeled by the fl.....»»
Will South Korea"s semiconductor sector bounce back from its poor performance as scheduled in 2H23?
With the semiconductor market in a downturn, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have seen their 1Q23 performances seriously affected. Although both companies are positive about a semiconductor market recovery in the second half of 2023, South Korean in.....»»
ASEAN and South Asia are top choices for new production bases
According to data collected by DIGITIMES, all 949 publicly traded electronics firms in Taiwan generated sales totaling NT$953 billion in 2022. Manufacturers of electronic devices, such as handsets and notebooks, accounted for about NT$500 billion, of.....»»
Global server shipments to see slight sequential growth in 2Q23 amid cloud service boom
Upstream and downstream players in the electronics industry remained at the inventory adjustment stage in the first quarter of 2023, with their revenue performance mostly stalling and even declining compared to the same period of 2022......»»
Foxconn acquires more land in southern India for smartphone manufacturing
According to a filing by Foxconn Tuesday night, the world's largest electronics manufacturer has bought land near Bengaluru for future operation......»»
Chicony expects revenue and profit growth in 2Q23
PC peripheral specialist Chicony Electronics reiterated the company's efforts to expand its non-PC offerings while anticipating sequential revenue and profit increases in the second quarter......»»
Samsung reportedly to move FOWLP to volume production in 4Q23
Samsung Electronics is stepping up its deployment in the advanced packaging field, and reportedly will move its fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) technology to volume production in the fourth quarter of 2023......»»
Samsung eyes AI for semiconductor production efficiency
Samsung Electronics has been suffering from the memory industry slump. Investment in equipment is expensive and increasingly a burden to the company. Sources from South Korean memory industry say Samsung Electronics may introduce AI and IoT-based adv.....»»
Zhen Ding cautious about 1H23 business prospects
PCB and IC substrate manufacturer Zhen Ding Technology has expressed caution about its business prospects for the first half of this year, citing ongoing inventory adjustments throughout the consumer electronics industry supply chain......»»
Compal posts profit and margin increases in 1Q23
ODM Compal Electronics saw its net profits climb about 30% sequentially in the first quarter of 2023, with gross margin and operating margin also besting performances from the previous quarter......»»
Canadian AI startup Astrus on the way to revolutionize analog chip design
Astrus, a Canada-based startup focusing on analog IC design automation, is aspiring to revolutionize the global chip design industry by leveraging recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI). Based in Toronto, the company was just founded in.....»»
Nvidia"s new mid-end gaming series to be mild boost to peripheral IC packaging & testing
The global consumer electronics market has faced sluggish end demand since the beginning of 2023. Sources anticipates suppliers to buoy the market with new product series this year, such as Nvidia's mid-end RTX 40 series......»»
Winbond swings to loss in 1Q23
Winbond Electronics, a maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory, swung to its first quarterly loss in three years......»»
Is it wishful thinking for Samsung to outpace Nvidia in AI server processors?
For the first time ever, Samsung Electronics recently has bluntly publicized that its own AI server processors will surpass Nvidia's, but industry observers said regarding its major customer as an enemy may be a fatal injury to the foundry business o.....»»
Lessons from a 40-year-long automotive OEM leader
Paul Cha is a cyber and product security leader, serving as the VP of Cybersecurity at LG Electronics Vehicle component Solutions. Paul held critical positions at Synopsis, Ford Motor Company, and Samsung before joining LG. He found his way to cybers.....»»
Taiwanese semiconductors receive global attention as automakers" perception changes
Driven by the electrification of automotive electronics, the semiconductor demand for single vehicles has greatly increased. The shortage of critical car-grade chips, which has been ongoing for three years, has also led to a significant reversal in a.....»»
Critical RCE vulnerability in Cisco phone adapters, no update available (CVE-2023-20126)
Cisco has revealed the existence of a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-20126) in the web-based management interface of Cisco SPA112 2-Port Phone Adapters. The adapters are widely used to integrate analog phones into VoIP networks without the need for.....»»
Tai-Tech diversifies target markets
Power inductor specialist Tai-Tech Advanced Electronics has diversified its target markets to include high-performance computing, artificial intelligence (AI), high-speed networking, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), and future automobiles......»»
Samsung union warns of historic walkout as slump persists
Samsung Electronics Co. faces its first-ever labor strike after an influential union threatened to stage a walkout to protest wages and the company's alleged attempts to block labor organization......»»
Studying fundamentals of water as a solvent could lead to greener cellulose-based products
Water isn't just a universal solvent that remains unaffected by its interactions. New publications from North Carolina State University show that water can change its solubility characteristics depending upon what it interacts with. Specifically, whe.....»»
Supply chains keep awaiting turnaround opportunity amid headwinds
For the entire semiconductor and electronics supply chain, 2023 will be a difficult year with slim growth prospect, and suppliers can only keep waiting for a turnaround opportunity while managing to tide over market headwinds, which has gradually bec.....»»