The global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, saw their combined shipments rise over 10% on month in February 2023 thanks to a low comparison base in January and channel retailers' inventory replenishment.

China-based semiconductor manufacturers, in the wake of geopolitical risks, are expected to keep up with their capacity expansion strategies going into 2023 with a good number of projects already in construction.

Japan-based firms' investments in their home market in 2022 were more robust than in years past and three main factors were the driver for their relocation back to Japan.

With smart auto lighting becoming a trend in the automotive market, LEDs are being widely used in auto lighting products, replacing ones with conventional halogen and xenon thanks to LEDs' higher brightness and longer lifespan.