Despite shortages for some ICs in the second quarter, the notebook industry is expected to see oversupply of panels and audio chips, according to Jim Hsiao, a senior analyst at DIGITIMES Research.

DIGITIMES Research expects global supply chain resources to continue to be invested in electric vehicle (EV)-related technologies, driven by governments' power-saving policies and automakers' business deployments.

Thanks to the stay-at-home economy, global PC-related product shipments increased dramatically during the past two years with Taiwanese makers' motherboard shipments also picking up to over 50 million units in 2021; however, their shipments are expected to decline in 2022, according to DIGITIMES Research's figures.

The shipment share of AMD-powered servers is estimated to rise in 2023 and 2024, while that of Arm-powered serves will triple the 2020 percentage in 2024, according to the latest figures from DIGITIMES Research.

Taiwan-based brands have been on releasing new all-in-one (AIO) PCs in the second quarter of 2022, but DIGITIMES Research still anticipates an on-month decline in related shipments in the second quarter.

The global top-5 notebook brands saw combined shipments rebound 34% in May from a month ago with the lifting of COVID lockdowns in eastern China, but the volumes still went down compared to the same month a year ago amid feeble demand that constrained vendors' order pull-ins, according to DIGITIMES Research's findings.

The global top-5 notebook brands saw combined shipments rebound 34% in May from a month ago with the lifting of COVID lockdowns in eastern China, but the volumes still went down compared to the same month a year ago amid feeble demand that constrained vendors' order pull-ins, according to DIGITIMES Research's findings.

Infineon Technologies has showcased its CoolSiC MOSFETs that support two-way charging during the Computex 2022 that closed in Taipei on May 27, highlighting its deployments for the automotive sector.

The global top-5 notebook brands' combined shipments in April halved as China's COVID-19 lockdowns disrupted eastern China's notebook component supply.

As electric vehicle (EV) penetration rate is expected to exceed 30% in 2025, demand for EV infrastructures is growing rapidly, according to DIGITIMES Research. China, the US and the EU have all picked up pace in building charging stations and other green energy installations.

Apple has become a bellwether in the HPC chip segment by rolling out its high-performance M1 series built using advanced process at its foundry partner, but all other manufacturing segments in the semiconductor industry will also be gaining weight in the HPC era, according to Jim Hsiao, a senior analyst at DIGITIMES Research.

The global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, saw their combined shipments slip 2% on month and 10% on year in February due to fewer working hours in the months as a result of the Lunar New Year holidays, weak demand from the consumer and enterprise sectors, and brand vendors' preparation for new notebook models.