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......»»
Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives......»»
Server and network device assemblers turn cautious
Taiwan-based server and network device assemblers have turned conservative about customers' order pull-ins during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to industry sources......»»
With Apple shining brightly, FPC suppliers see 3Q22 revenue soaring high
Taiwanese flexible printed circuit (FPC) suppliers Zhen Ding, Flexium, and Career have all been producing great results due to the traditional third-quarter peak season and Apple's strong demands. Industry sources believe that revenue will continue t.....»»
TSMC to turn cautious on outlook
TSMC is scheduled to hold its quarterly investor conference on October 13, and will turn conservative about its business prospects for the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first half of next year, according to market watchers......»»
Samsung"s prospects in the US unclear despite committing US$192 billion
After the US announcement of the Chips and Science Act (CHIPS Act) to subsidize the reshoring of semiconductor manufacturing, the two major US-based logic IC and memory chip giants, Intel and Micron, both announced the construction of a new factory......»»
New cleaning technique boosts electronic and photonic prospects of aluminum nitride
A group of researchers led by Cornell is unlocking the full potential of aluminum nitride—an important material for the advancement of electronics and photonics—thanks to the development of a surface cleaning technique that enables high-quality p.....»»
Environmental bodies concerned by new UK government"s climate comments
Initial comments by British Prime Minister Liz Truss's conservative government have raised concerns about her climate policy in a country which is increasingly feeling the effects of global warming but is going through an unprecedented energy crisis......»»
Axcen Photonics obtains orders visible until 1H23
Optical transceiver module maker Axcen Photonics has received orders of such modules used in industrial automation with shipments scheduled until the first half of 2023, according to company chairman and CEO Vincent Chen at a September 27 investor co.....»»
IC design houses conservative about 1H23 demand prospects
IC design houses are conservative about demand prospects for the first half of 2023, as inventory adjustments at their downstream customers engaged in the PC and handset markets are taking longer than expected, according to industry sources......»»
Eternal Materials remains cautious about 3Q22 sales prospects
PCB materials supplier Eternal Materials remains cautious about its sales prospects in the third quarter of 2022, citing the ongoing inventory adjustments across the supply chains in which it is involved, according to the Taiwan-based company......»»
NAND flash prices to fall through 1H23
Drops in NAND flash prices will still be significant in the fourth quarter of 2022, as demand for data centers and enterprise storage starts weakening, with the memory prices set to continue falling but at a slower pace in the first half of 2023, acc.....»»
Decades of globalization journey: Q&A with Foxconn chairman Young-way Liu
With global economic and market prospects full of variables and uncertainties, it has become one of the most important issues for enterprises to rethink how to position themselves in industry supply chains and even industry ecosystems as well as how.....»»
Gmail will let politicians beat spam filters
Google is launching a trial that will see Gmail users getting more emails from election candidates whether they are wanted or not.Big Tech companies have previously been criticized for allegedly limiting conservative viewpoints. Now Google is attempt.....»»
Inventory adjustments for ICs may last until 1H23
Inventory adjustments for ICs may last until the first half of 2023, due to weaker-than-expected demand for high-end consumer electronics products, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses......»»
Taiwan PCB firms post increased revenues for August
Flexible PCB specialists Zhen Ding Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Career Technology, and rigid board maker Compeq Manufacturing have reported sequential increases in August revenues of 25.4%, 32.7%, 17.9% and 4.4%, respectively......»»
IC designers positive about market equilibrium prospects
The semiconductor industry has entered a downward phase of the cycle due to the worsening of the overall economic conditions, and how the future supply and demand will evolve has become a great market concern. But industry researchers and IC design h.....»»
Flexium becomes first Taiwan PCB maker to join RE100 Initiative
Taiwan-based flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect has recently announced its official entry into R100, a global renewable energy initiative led by Climate Group and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), pledging to use 100% renewable energy by 2040.....»»
Networking supply chain upbeat about market prospects ahead
Upstream core chips suppliers and downstream system makers of the networking communications segment are all optimistic that market demand remains very strong in the short or longer term, with their order visibility clear through the third quarter of.....»»
IC design houses pessimistic about PC demand prospects
IC design houses are generally pessimistic about PC demand for the rest of 2022, with recovery not expected until the first half of 2023, according to industry sources......»»
Memory chip vendors to see inventory return to healthy levels in 1H23
Memory chip suppliers will be engaged in inventory adjustments throughout the second half of this year, but are expected to see their inventories return to a healthy state in the first half of 2023, according to market sources......»»