PCIe Gen5 SSD shipments unlikely to ramp up until 2H24
Shipments of next-generation PCIe Gen5 SSDs are unlikely to see a substantial rise until the second half of 2024, according to flash device controller specialist Phison Electronics......»»
AUO scales up non-panel biz deployment
AU Optronics (AUO) has said it will accelerate its business transformation and ramp up non-panel revenue to boost profitability......»»
Robust LiDAR demand grows Hesai"s revenue by 73% in 1Q2023
China-based automotive LiDAR company Hesai Group reported its strongest financial results for the first quarter of 2023. It saw revenue increase by 73% year-over-year, thanks to surging shipments......»»
EV battery-maker SK On to raise $944 million to ramp up capacity
SK Innovation Co.'s battery unit will raise as much as $944 million from financial investors in a bid to more than double its global production capacity by the middle of the decade......»»
Apple Reality Pro headset shipments projected to be under 100,000 in 2023, but that’s still a big win
Apple is expected to announce its Reality Pro headset during the WWDC 2023 keynote on June 5. This Mixed Reality product is said to feature … The post Apple Reality Pro headset shipments projected to be under 100,000 in 2023, but that’s still.....»»
Apple"s headset success depends on ecosystem integration
The adoption rate of Apple's mixed-reality headset among iPhone users might parallel that of the AirPods and Apple Watch. However, the headset will be at a much higher cost.Render of Apple's upcoming headsetReports suggest that shipments of the upcom.....»»
Samsung targeting iPhone market segment in Western Europe, as smartphone market revives
New research claims that Samsung is focusing on higher-end smartphones in Western Europe, aiming to challenge Apple's iPhone as the market shows early signs of recovery.Canalys most recently reported that global smartphone shipments fell by 13% in Q1.....»»
All vendors not immune from sharp fall in PC shipments in India
As PC manufacturers are still struggling with high inventories, India's PC shipment continued its decline in the first quarter of 2023, declining by over 30%......»»
iPad shipments more than doubled in China for Q1 versus 2022
A new analyst report shows Apple doubled shipments of the iPad in China for the first quarter of 2023 when compared to the same time period in 2022.Q1 iPad shipments double in China after tough 2022Apple's iPad is more expensive than many competing A.....»»
Nvidia GPUs see massive price hike and huge demand from AI
Nvidia’s AI-focused GPUs are so in demand that the company has been forced to ramp up prices and delay delivery. Does this mean another shortage is on the way?.....»»
Taiwan PC monitor shipments plunge further in 1Q23 but improve from before, says DIGITIMES Research
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments, as in the previous quarter, continued to slump around 26% from a year ago to below 17 million units in the first quarter of 2023. However, the sequential decline shrank to less than 5% in the quarter and is likely to re.....»»
Major customers confident about TSMC 2nm GAA process
Almost all of TSMC's top-10 customers have readied plans to adopt the foundry's 2nm GAA-FET (gate-all-around field-effect transistor) process technology, to be commercialized in 2025 and with a production ramp-up in 2026. This may make Samsung unlike.....»»
Nvidia sees AI GPU orders ramp up
Nvidia has seen a ramp-up in orders for its A100 and H100 AI GPUs, leading to an increase in wafer starts at TSMC, according to market sources......»»
Passive component demand picking up
Passive component shipments have gained momentum, according to sources at upstream materials suppliers......»»
FPCB maker Flexium upbeat about shipment growth in 2H23
Flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect will ramp up FPCB shipments to a US-based primary customer for high-speed transmission applications in the second half of this year, according to company sources......»»
Global top-5 notebook brands experience 30% sequential drop in April shipments, says DIGITIMES Research
The global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, saw their combined shipments slip around 30% from a month ago in April because a high comparison base in March hiked by the brands' robust short-term orders, according to DIGITIMES Research's lat.....»»
Tai-Saw upbeat about shipments for automotive, networking
Tai-Saw Technology, a Taiwan-based supplier of SAW (surface acoustic wave) filters and quartz crystal components, anticipates an improvement in total production utilization in the second quarter as shipments for automotive and networking device appli.....»»
Notebook shipment update, April 2023
The global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, saw their combined shipments slip around 30% from a month ago in April because of a high comparison base in March hiked by the brands' robust short-term orders......»»
iPhone thrived in Southeast Asia"s shrinking smartphone market
Economic factors contributed to low smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia as consumers spent less money, but iPhone shipments saw growth.Apple emerges as a standout in declining smartphone marketsDue to diminished demand and a seasonal decrease, sma.....»»
Global tablet shipments expected to slip slightly in 2Q23, says DIGITIMES Research
Despite issues such as the global economy showing no sign of recovery and the slow season having limited tablet brands' shipment in the earlier half of the first quarter of 2023, tablet brands are starting to place short-term orders at the end of the.....»»
SK Hynix takes temporary lead in DDR5 market, real competition to come after Samsung ramp-up
The top two semiconductor suppliers in South Korea, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, both reported big net losses in 1Q23. Facing a sluggish memory market, they are counting on the next generation memory, DDR5 DRAM, for sales recovery......»»