Strong demand across the entire IC market this year is projected to lift sales for the total IC market by 24% and break through the US$500 billion plateau for the first time in history, according to IC Insights.

Copper foil prices prices will remain on a bullish course despite recent correction in copper prices at the London Metal Exchange (LME), according to sources at CCL and PCB manufacturers.

Sony will soon reveal a list of PS5-compatible external SSDs, which will be driving growth in the overall large-capacity SSD demand during the second half of 2021, according to industry sources.

Application of UV-C LED for disinfection to home electric appliances has seen fast growth in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to industry sources.

LED lighting maker Tons Lightology has disclosed order visibility from Europe has extended to over three months.

LCD panel prices will continue to rise in July, but at a slower pace as sales of TVs in China are heading for a slowdown, weakening demand for panels, according to industry sources.

MIH Consortium, a Foxconn-led open EV ecosystem that promotes collaboration in the mobility industry, has announced an operating model while extending its strategy to recognize the growing demand for electric vehicles (EV) and expansion in the EV market.

Due to serious shortage of lithium (Li) batteries, some small Chinese makers have reportedly offered B-grade Li batteries in the China market, according to industry sources.

The Thailand government aims to attract investment of over THB300 billion (US$9.624 billion) in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), an infrastructure development plan under Thailand 4.0, in 2021, according to secretary-general Kanit Sangsubhan for EEC Office.

The TV market scale in China in terms of unit shipments continues to shrink, but the growing demand for large-size models there is driving the upgrades in the TV panel sector, which in turn will accelerate the transformation of price competition into value competition in the TV industry, according to industry sources.

Scale AI is Canada's artificial intelligence (AI) platform dedicated to building the next-generation supply chain and boosting industry performance by leveraging AI technologies.

Creating an AI-supported supply chain, combined with industrial Internet with automation systems, smart platforms and digital infrastructures, is becoming necessary for resolving issues such as labor and component shortages, according to Foxconn vice chairman Jay Lee.

Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has decided to start phasing out 2G and 3G technologies within the country in 2022 in a bid to encourage people to use smartphones and promote digital society.

The India government has canceled exemption of tariffs on imported PCBs, base station controllers, modules and cable harness used in production of telecom and communication/networking equipment in its fiscal 2022 (April 2021-March 2022) budget plan, raising concerns it could increase production cost.

In an effort to reduce costs and meet emerging markets' demand, Samsung has chosen to place two thirds of its global production capacity at 360 million phones near Hanoi, Vietnam and one third in Noida, India. At the same time, a group of American brands led by Apple have asked their Taiwan-based OEMs to set up production facilities in India. Taiwan's three largest manufacturers Wistron, Pegatron and Foxconn all have production lines up and running in India. Before this, Taiwan-based notebook computer manufacturers had already moved their production to major ASEAN countries. It is a definite trend that manufacturers are relocating part of their production out of China into ASEAN countries and South Asia amid the changes in the US-China trade relations and the paradigm shift toward regional production.