Flexium conservative about 1H23 prospects
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect is conservative about its business prospects for this year's first half, citing weak demand and high inflation in the post-pandemic era......»»
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......»»
Foundries see stable wafer starts demand from Realtek, Megawin
Several IC design houses, such as Realtek Semiconductor and Megawin Technology, continue their pace of wafer starts at foundries which may indicate their relatively brisk business prospects compared to others, according to industry sources......»»
Solar cell maker Motech cautious about capacity expansion
Taiwan-based PV module maker Motech Industries remains conservative about capacity expansions, as loose government policies benefit its international peers but constrain its growth in Taiwan, said company president Fred Yeh......»»
LemTech to embrace robust automotive apps
LemTech Holdings, specializing in precision metal stamping tools, chassis and heat dissipation solutions, has stepped up its deployment in the automotive sector as it is eyeing the promising market prospects......»»
Smartphone IC demand unlikely to pick up until after 1H23
Demand for smartphone ICs in China may not pick up until mid-2023 as smartphone sales of Chinese brands were lower than expected during the recently concluded shopping holidays, dashing related vendors' efforts to clear out their inventories, accordi.....»»
Key creditors in pact to avert brawl as Carvana"s prospects dim
Some of Carvana largest creditors have signed a pact binding them to act together in negotiations with the company, a move meant to prevent the kind of nasty creditor fights that have complicated other debt restructurings......»»
Chinese smartphone brands see shipments decline in 3Q22, says DIGITIMES Research
As a result of the feeble smartphone sales in their home market China and inflation-induced smartphone purchases reduction by overseas consumers, Chinese smartphone brands, to lower channel inventory levels, stayed conservative with their global ship.....»»
China smartphone industry - 3Q 2022
Seeing the feeble smartphone sales in their home market China and reduced smartphone purchases by consumers in overseas markets because of inflation, Chinese smartphone brands, to lower channel inventory levels, stayed conservative with their global.....»»
IC design houses may see mounting risk of inventory losses in 2023
More IC design houses could be forced to recognize inventory losses if macro headwinds last beyond the second quarter of 2023 and drive end clients to extend their conservative shipment pull-in strategies into the second half of 2023, according to in.....»»
Taiwan fabless chipmakers conservative about 2023 prospects
With the demand slowdown worsening in China, many Taiwan-based IC design houses are cautious about their market prospects for 2023, according to sources at foundries......»»
Optical communication device maker eLASER cautious about 1H23
Elite Advanced Laser (eLASER ) remains cautious about its business prospects for the first half of 2023 while reiterating its focus on demand for server-use high-speed optical communication devices......»»
TSMC capacity utilization fall to widen in 1H23
TSMC's overall fab capacity utilization rate is estimated to fall to 80% in the first half of 2023, with the utilization for 7/6 nm process capacity to see a widening fall, 5/4nm capacity utilization to decline month by month starting next January wh.....»»
Sintrones Technology to see surging shipments in 1H23
Sintrones Technology, a maker of in-vehicle computing systems used in smart transportation, has obtained many orders with scheduled shipments concentrating in the first half of 2023, according to company chairman and president Kevin Hsu......»»
Component suppliers remain conservative about demand for Android smartphones
Sales of Android smartphones including the latest flagship ones have been a disappointment with demand unlikely to pick up until the middle of 2023, according to sources at suppliers of voice coil motors (VCM) and other components for handset camera.....»»
Accton holds rosy outlook on 2023 operation
Accton Technology is conservative, but still optimistic about its 2023 business operation and expects 2023 consolidated revenues to increase over 10% on year, according to company CEO Edgar Masri......»»
Mobo and graphics card makers to see unit sales, ASPs fall rapidly in 2022
Motherboard and graphics card makers will see their unit sales and ASPs fall rapidly in 2022, and are conservative about their business prospects next year, according to industry sources......»»
Most DDI makers downbeat about 4Q22
Display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are mostly pessimistic about sales prospects for fourth-quarter 2022, and their longer-term performance will be determined by their operation fundamentals, technology prowess and business diversification capability,.....»»
Cleanroom equipment maker Acter upbeat about sales prospects in 4Q22
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter continued to enjoy strong demand from Taiwan's and China's chipmaking sectors in the third quarter, when revenue and net profit climbed 66% and 96%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2021......»»
GMT conservative about PMIC demand and prices in 4Q22
Power management IC (PMIC) specialist Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has expressed caution about demand as well as the chip prices in the fourth quarter of 2022, citing the ongoing inventory correction at customers......»»
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......»»