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Tuesday 7 May 2024
Network equipment makers see brighter forecasts for 2H24 and 2025
Wireless broadband equipment makers anticipate better performance in the latter half of 2024, as customers gradually reduce excess inventory that has lingered into the early months...
Thursday 2 May 2024
AMD slides after AI chip forecast misses lofty estimates
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares declined as much as 8.1% after the chipmaker gave a disappointing forecast for artificial intelligence processors, a lucrative market now dominated...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Overall mobile SoC shipment forecast unknown despite promising flagship device demand
The demand for SoCs in flagship smartphones appears robust, but the total shipment forecast for SoCs is uncertain, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
With gloomy forecast for China's notebook market, supply chain adopts wait-and-see approach
Dark clouds loom large at both the supply and demand ends in China's notebook market, as the notebook supply chain points to excess inventory among distributors due to a sales slump...
Monday 25 March 2024
Edge computing investments in Japan to reach US$12 billion in 2024, says IDC
Japan's spending on edge computing is expected to reach US$12 billion (JPY1.6 trillion) in 2024, an increase of 12.3% over 2023, according to the IDC Worldwide Edge Spending Guide.
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Gaming PCs forecast to recover after down year in 2023, says IDC
Global shipments for gaming PCs suffered the same fate as the overall PC market in 2023 with the gaming category declining 13.2% year-on-year to 44 million units for 2024. However,...
Monday 11 March 2024
MediaTek likely to meet 2024 Q1 target with steady growth in February
Taiwanese IC design leader MediaTek announced its latest February revenue, which amounted to NT$38.482 billion, a decrease of 13.52% month-on-month but an increase of 26.96% year-on-year...
Friday 8 March 2024
Taiwan's green power surge: 2024 forecasts reveal 37 billion kWh supply boom
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) recently announced the feed-in tariff rates for various types of renewable energy in 2024. Except for a slight reduction in the tariff rates...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
As 2024 forecasts remain bleak, notebook industry pins hope for 2025
After seeing less-than-stellar results in the traditional peak season in 2022, followed by an even bleaker off-peak season in 2023, the notebook supply chain is afraid of a repeat...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Toyota sees profits double thanks to robust HEV sales, raising FY24 forecasts
Toyota Motor experienced sales growth in all regions in the April-December 2023 period. Strong hybrid EV sales specifically helped the carmaker double its profits. The company also...
Friday 2 February 2024
Rohm scales back earnings forecasts as SiC business remains the only driver
The decline of demand for PCs and industrial machines is impacting Rohm Semiconductor. The Japan-based company has also seen its automotive business slow while SiC power semiconductor...
Wednesday 31 January 2024
AMD's weak forecast overshadows prospects for AI chips
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. declined in late trading after giving a weak revenue forecast, even as the chipmaker predicted that new artificial intelligence processors would generate...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Worldwide market for used smartphones to surpass 430 million units with market value of US$109.7 billion in 2027, says IDC
IDC estimates worldwide shipments of used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, will reach 309.4 million units in 2023. The unit growth represents a...
Thursday 11 January 2024
TSMC sees 2023 revenue beat forecast
Pure-play foundry TSMC has announced revenue decreased 4.5% year on year to NT$2.16 trillion (US$69.5 billion) in 2023, compared to its previous prediction of a 10% decline in US...
Tuesday 26 December 2023
Global PC shipments forecast to recover in 2024 after unprecedented slump in PC demand, says IDC
With shipments totaling 68.5 million units in the third quarter of 2023, the global PC market outperformed expectations. But that volume was still down 7.2% compared to the same quarter...