Innolux slips into the red in 2Q22
Panel maker Innolux swung to losses in the second quarter of 2022, ending a streak of seven quarterly profits......»»
Innuolux to showcase next-generation displays technologies at 2022 Touch Taiwan
Innolux has disclosed it will showcase its latest, cutting-edge technologies and their various applications - InnoLED, Multi-user N3D, PolarBlack, and miniLED - at the 2022 Touch Taiwan Smart Display Exhibition from April 27-29......»»
TSMC expects another quarter of record revenue in 2Q22
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$17.6 billion and US$18.2 billion in the second quarter of 2022, which is a 1.9% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating margin for the quarter are estimated at 56-58% and 45-47%, res.....»»
Taiwan DDI makers facing demand uncertainty in 2Q22
Taiwan-based display driver IC suppliers, most of whom have reported brisk sales results for the first quarter of 2022, are bracing for a challenging second quarter amid demand uncertainty, according to industry sources......»»
Outlook for IC packaging materials good for 2Q22
Recent lockdown policies along with weak domestic consumer electronics demand in China have caused uncertainty within the semiconductor supply chain......»»
Notebook ODMs may fail to sustain shipment momentum in 2Q22
Taiwan's notebook ODMs have seen their shipments constrained by the ongoing COVID lockdowns in several major Chinese cities, and if the lockdowns prolong further, the makers may fail to post sequential shipment increases as projected for the second q.....»»
Innolux March shipments grow sequentially
TFT-LCD panel maker Innolux shipped 11.98 million large-size panels and 23.18 million small- to medium-size ones in March, respectively increasing 13.6% and 12.3% sequentially, according to the company......»»
Demand for LCD panels under negative impacts in 2Q22
Persistent impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on transportation and logistics, worsening inflation, Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the Europe market, and China's COVID-induced lockdowns are looming over global demand for LCD panels in second-quarte.....»»
IC packaging leadframe, substrate prices to rise in 2Q22
Suppliers of IC packaging materials including leadframes and substrates are poised to raise their prices in the second quarter to reflect rising raw materials costs, despite a slight slip in capacity utilization rates at OSATs, according to sources f.....»»
III-V IC makers see slowdown as mobile phones lag in 2Q22
Smartphone demand in the second quarter of 2022 continues to be bleak. Inventory pressure and shrinking consumer spending in China's domestic market mean China-based mobile phone brands are bearing the brunt......»»
Price increases cast a shadow on auto industry in 2Q22
Demand in the auto industry has remained strong despite unpredictable factors in 2022. However, cracks are starting to show behind the success of seemingly full orders, putting more pressure on the auto industry chain in the second quarter......»»
MediaTek, Qualcomm likely to cut quotes for 5G SoCs in 2Q22
A price war between major 5G handset AP suppliers MediaTek and Qualcomm is likely to kick off in the second quarter of the year, while China-based smartphone vendors are slowing down their purchases of 5G mobile SoCs in response to high inventory lev.....»»
AUO, Innolux to invest in Ennostar for microLED
LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux will invest in Ennostar eyeing the microLED chip production capacity its subsidiary Epistar will set up, according to Ennostar......»»
STMicro to raise chip prices in 2Q22, other IDMs expected to follow suit
STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific has notified its distributors about price increases for all its product lines in the second quarter of 2022, which may encourage other automotive and industrial IC IDMs to follow suit, according to industry sources......»»
Handset TDDI chip prices to fall further in 2Q22
Handset TDDI (touch/display driver integration) chip prices will likely fall more significantly in the second quarter of 2022, as handset sales particularly sales by Chinese vendors remain sluggish, according to industry sources......»»
Displays to be bridges between humans and machines, says Innolux chairman
When cloud computing, AI, big data analysis, 5G/6G and IoT are widely applied to smart factories, smart cities, smart homes and smart offices in the future, there will be changes in human lifestyle and displays will be bridges between humans and mach.....»»
CXMT to deliver 17nm DRAM samples in 2Q22
China-based memory foundry ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is poised to start delivering samples of DRAM chips built using its in-house developed 17nm process technology, according to industry sources......»»
Innolux subsidiary CarUX awarded car safety certificates
Innolux 's subsidiary CarUX Technology has won automotive safety certificates granted by Dekra Taiwan, according to the company......»»
AUO, Innolux February shipments drop sequentially
AU Optronics (AUO) shipped panels with a total display area of 1.964 million square meters in February, declining 1.8% on month, while fellow maker Innolux shipped 10.55 million units of large-size panels and 20.64 million units of small- to medium-s.....»»
February Steam survey: RTX 3060 laptop GPU becomes the best performer, AMD slips up
AMD has had a rollercoaster in the CPU section of the Steam survey these past few months following a lengthy run that saw constant increases. Team red’s share dipped in December, went back up in January, and has now fallen again, albeit only by -0......»»
Innolux does not plan to set up new factories, says chairman
TFT-LCD panel maker Innolux has no plans to set up new production lines (unlike fellow maker AU Optronics, which plans to set up a new 8.5th-generation plant), said Innolux chairman and CEO Jim Hung at a March 2 investor conference......»»