With Samsung Electronics executive chairman Jay Y. Lee continuing to emphasize the "importance of talent," the company has been very active in bringing in talent from the likes of Intel, Qualcomm, and Apple. Recently, it hired former TSMC veteran Lin Jun-cheng as the vice president of its advanced packaging (AVP) team, further highlighting this trend of outside talent injection.

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, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest report covering the latest status of China's wafer foundry industry

China's annual Two Sessions meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) began on March 4. According to a report from DRAMeXchange, several chip industry representatives were elected to the NPC and CPPCC. These companies include HHGrace, Xuzhou B&C chemical, GAC Group, and others. They offered their suggestions on topics like chip design, car chips, AI chips, IC material, and IC talent cultivation.

Apple has actively been developing micro LED technology since it acquired LuxVue in 2014 and aims at initial application of micro LED panels to sports-use Apple Watch Ultra in 2024-2025 and then will extend application to iPhone, iPad and MacBook eventually. In the meantime, some Taiwan-based makers have also been developing micro LED technology and stand a chance of becoming second suppliers for Apple after Austria-based ams Osram.

Taiwan-based displays solutions provider Coretronic has reported revenue growth for February, and expects its energy saving product lines to continue seeing growth in March.

Taiwan-based LED makers, including automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech and packaging service provider Edison Opto, have stepped up factory expansions in Taiwan amid the growing trade dispute between the US and China.

Taiwan-based Chimei Corporation has disclosed that its Zhangzhou Chimei Chemical in China started mass production at its newly-built PS production lines on March 10.

Darfon Electronics is seeing its keyboard inventory gradually return to a healthy level in the first quarter of 2023 after the success in clearing its excess inventory in the second half of 2022 and should have a chance to enjoy rising orders from clients in the second half of 2023. The company's green energy business should also enjoy growth in 2025.

The pendulum for AR/VR headsets swung the other way through the course of 2022 as global shipments declined 20.9% on year to 8.8 million units, according to new data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. The decline was not completely unexpected, however, given the limited number of vendors in the market, a challenging macroeconomic environment, and a lack of mass market adoption from consumers.

Despite global inflation hitting the disposable income of the world's population, smartphone brands that target the premium market performed relatively well in India during the past year.

The effectiveness of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite backup communication services during the Russia-Ukraine war has attracted global attention to the business opportunities of LEO satellites. Both international manufacturers and those in the satellite supply chain are closely watching the technology's future development. Taiwan, which has long played a crucial production and R&D role in the global information and communication sector, can't miss this opportunity.

Apple reportedly reshuffled its management team and promoted a head of its Indian market, making India a separate sales region, a sign of the India's growing importance to Apple, which has seen double-digit sales growth in the South Asian nation.