Unimicron to merge with SiP substrate specialist
Unimicron Technology has announced plans to merge with Subtron Technology, which specializes in SiP substrates, looking to integrate resources to expand product portfolios and seize growing business opportunities from niche-type substrates......»»
Novatek expects modest sales growth in 2Q23
Display driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects its revenue to grow slightly in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter, thanks to customer replenishment demand......»»
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......»»
Nuvoton warns of limited long-term order visibility
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology has warned of limited long-term order visibility, claiming the market recovery is not proceeding as fast as expected and the industry's inventory correction will continue......»»
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......»»
New Largan plant on track for equipment move-in
Smartphone-lens module specialist Largan Precision is on track to complete the construction of its new plant in Taiwan despite slow sales in the first four months......»»
Nan Ya sees 1Q23 profit fall to 8-quarter low
Nan Ya PCB, among Taiwan's major ABF substrate suppliers, saw its net profits hit an eight-quarter low of NT$2.325 billion (US$75.8 million) in the first quarter of 2023. EPS for the quarter came to NT$3.60......»»
Fierce AI talent war shifts to India with salaries being doubled
Aditya Chopra isn't looking for a new job, but recruiters keep calling him anyway. The 36-year-old data-science specialist works in artificial intelligence, perhaps the most coveted experience on the planet after OpenAI demonstrated the breakthroughs.....»»
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......»»
Touch IC maker Elan says 2H23 visibility still unclear despite replenishment demand
Elan Microelectronics is seeing replenishment demand for Chromebooks and other notebook devices, which will buoy its sales performance in the second quarter, according to the touchscreen chip specialist. However, order visibility for the second half.....»»
Married couples who merge finances may be happier, stay together longer
The Beatles famously sang, "Money can't buy me love," but married couples who manage their finances together may love each other longer, according to research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business......»»
Flexium sees promising demand for LCP-based FPCB products
Flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect remains bullish on long-term demand for high-layer count LCP (liquid crystal polymer) products, eyeing the growing sales potential in the high-frequency data transmission market......»»
Holtek stays cautious
MCU specialist Holtek Semiconductor is maintaining its cautious stance, citing the continued lack of clarity on market conditions......»»
Self-checking algorithm interprets gravitational-wave data
When two black holes merge, they emit gravitational waves that race through space and time at the speed of light. When these reach Earth, large detectors in the United States (LIGO), Italy (Virgo) and Japan (KAGRA) can detect the signals. By comparin.....»»
Parade expects sales rebound in 2H23
High-speed transmission chip specialist Parade Technologies expects its revenue to rebound in the second half of this year when shipments for customers' new products kick-off......»»
IC substrate suppliers see sales hit bottom in 2Q23
Taiwan-based BT and ABF substrate suppliers expect their sales to hit bottom for 2023 in the second quarter before heading for a gradual recovery in demand from the second half......»»
Wolfspeed posted 22% growth in sales, begins delivering 200mm SiC substrates
Wolfspeed posted a growing revenue and a widening loss. The US-based silicon carbide (SiC) substrate supplier also announced it had shipped its first 200mm SiC substrates from its new manufacturing plant at Mohawk Valley, New York last quarter......»»
Statuses of South Korea IC substrate industry
Korea's top three PCB suppliers SEMCO, LG Innotek and Daeduck, after discontinuing their unprofitable PCB products and moving toward high-end IC substrates, have stabilized their PCB revenue and profitability......»»
Developing cells likely can "change their mind" about their destiny
A neural crest cell (a type of stem cell) begins with the ability to differentiate into any number of specialist cell types, but it also appears to retain the capacity to "change its mind" and differentiate anew when the circumstances are right, acco.....»»
BenQ Materials sees improvement in capacity utilization
Polarizer specialist BenQ Materials expects its capacity utilization rate to improve in second-quarter 2023 compared to the previous quarter, driven by a rebound in panel demand......»»
Efficient heat dissipation perovskite lasers using a high-thermal-conductivity diamond substrate
Perovskite lasers have rapidly achieved progress in developing continuous-wave excited lasing from a femtosecond pulse excited lasing, which is considered a critical step towards electrically excited lasing. After continuous-wave lasing at room tempe.....»»