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Friday 2 February 2024
Semiconductor revenue rankings in 2023: Intel reclaims top spot, AI wave lifts Nvidia to third, and Samsung drops on memory slump
In 2023, the global semiconductor industry saw its aggregate revenue fall 8.8% from 2022 to US$521.3 billion. Despite Intel reclaiming the top spot in annual revenue, it still recorded...
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Price cuts bring BYD top-seller crown but impact its 2023 profits
China-based BYD saw its battery EV sales volume surpass Tesla in the fourth quarter of 2023, becoming the world's largest EV seller. BYD reduced its vehicle prices significantly at...
Monday 29 January 2024
Apple's 2023 patents provide insight into its interested sectors
In 2023, Apple received 2,536 patents in the US, ranking seventh among companies. These patents showed what technologies and designs Apple is currently interested in.
Thursday 25 January 2024
Amtran expands factory site in Vietnam
According to LCD TV and monitor ODM Amtran Technology, operating in Vietnam since 2018, the firm plans to launch the third phase of mass production at its Vietnamese plant in the...
Thursday 25 January 2024
SK Hynix reports financial results for 2023, 4Q23
SK Hynix Inc. (or "the company", www.skhynix.com) announced today that it recorded an operating profit of KRW346 billion in the fourth quarter of last year amid a recovery of the...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
China's mobile phone shipments return to growth, increasing by nearly 7% in 2023
In 2023, the global mobile phone shipment volume declined by 3.2%, apparently unable to completely recover from the prolonged downturn in the consumer electronics market in recent...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
China's import of South Korean semiconductor materials skyrockets in 2023
To counter the ban imposed by the US to slow down its development of advanced semiconductors while ensuring its dominance in general-purpose semiconductors, China is aggressively...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
BYD crowned China's no. 1 selling car brand for 2023 over VW
BYD Co. overtook Volkswagen AG as China's best-selling car brand in 2023, clear evidence its all-in bet on electric vehicles is paying dividends and helping it pass some of the world's...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Taiwan export orders fell 16% in 2023
Taiwan's total export orders for the year 2023 witnessed a substantial contraction.
Monday 22 January 2024
Ennostar sells plant in Taiwan to adjust microLED production deployment
Taiwan-based LED maker Ennostar is selling its plant in North Taiwan for NT$670 million (US$21.2 million) and will earn a profit of NT$104 million from the transaction to adjust its...
Friday 19 January 2024
Global EV market grows in 2023 while concerns for soft demand remain
Although the world has experienced an economic downturn and consumer spending decline, data from a South Korean research firm showed that the global EV market kept expanding in 2023...
Thursday 18 January 2024
TSMC expects about 6% revenue decrease in 1Q24
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$18 billion and US$18.8 billion in the first quarter of 2024, a 6.2% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating margin...
Thursday 18 January 2024
Global EV sales to continue rising in 2024, but slower than 2023, says DIGITIMES Research
DIGITIMES Research's findings show that compared with the recovery of the global automobile market in 2023, global electric vehicle (EV) sales grew more significantly last year, with...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
China's import replacement boosts AMEC 2023 net profit by half
Shanghai-based semiconductor equipment manufacturer Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Company (AMEC) reported a net profit range between CNY1.7 billion to CNY1.85 billion, representing...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
China sees the largest annual drop in chip import value in 2023
According to the latest official figure, China saw its semiconductor import value drop by the most in recent years, signaling the US export curbs, China's indigenization efforts,...