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Tuesday 8 August 2023
Global SiC production to expand rapidly
Demand from the automotive and energy infrastructure sectors will fuel the expansion of silicon carbide (SiC) production worldwide, according to industry sources.
Monday 7 August 2023
Winbond slowing output cut, to equip new plant in 4Q23
The 30–40% reduction in output at Winbond Electronics' wafer fab in Taichung (central Taiwan) has been reduced to less than 20%, and the memory chipmaker plans to begin installing...
Monday 7 August 2023
IPC makers downbeat about 3Q23 shipments
Taiwan's industrial PC (IPC) makers are downbeat about their shipment momentum in the third quarter of 2023, due partly to the end of shipment deferral resulting from shortages of...
Friday 4 August 2023
ZF sees stable profits in 1H23, adding R&D center, automotive electronics plant in China
Automotive tier-1 supplier ZF enjoyed steady growth in the first half of 2023. The company said it is on track to reach its annual sales target of EUR45 billion (US$49.5 billion)...
Friday 4 August 2023
Lite-on sees automotive electronics business on track to grow
Electronics company Lite-on has transitioned its business focus successfully to automobile and cloud-based servers as the consumer electronics market stays sluggish. President Anson...
Friday 4 August 2023
Elan aims to perform better in 2024 than 2Q23 and 3Q23
Elan, a major manufacturer of touch IC, has reported strong 2Q23 performance that outpaced initial financial projections. The company attributed this success to a solid stream of...
Friday 4 August 2023
Taiwan audio IC specialists increase focus on gaming, business PC applications
Taiwanese audio IC manufacturers continue to increase high-end product deployments, targeting gaming and commercial PCs, according to industry sources.
Friday 4 August 2023
Apple's iPhone sales hit by FX fluctuation
Apple reported declining sales for the past quarter, indicating a dwindling smartphone demand. Apple attributed it partly to foreign exchange fluctuations and said the company broke...
Friday 4 August 2023
Apple to be hit by India's surprising restriction on notebooks and tablets imports
Ahead of the once-in-a-year festive season, India surprisingly announced the imposition of imported PCs, including notebooks and tablets, a move likely to discourage the imports of...
Friday 4 August 2023
Infineon to build 200mm SiC fab in Malaysia
The trend toward decarbonization will lead to robust market growth for power semiconductors, particularly those based on materials with wide bandgaps. According to Infineon Technologies,...
Thursday 3 August 2023
China foundries enhancing mature node manufacturing capability for automotive chips
Chinese foundries including CanSemi Technology, GTA Semiconductor, and Nexchip Semiconductor have stepped up enhancing their mature-node manufacturing capability for automotive ICs,...
Thursday 3 August 2023
Advantech expects revenue slowdown in 2H23, stressing healthy profit margins
Advantech, a leading industrial computer (IPC) manufacturer, anticipates a decline in revenue to USD$480–500 million in Q3 this year due to client destocking and the sluggish...
Thursday 3 August 2023
Automotive semiconductor becomes the only driving force for Rohm
Japan-based Rohm Semiconductor saw its operating profits decline by 21.5% in April–June 2023. Its automotive sales increased by 14.9% year-over-year, the only segment that enjoyed...
Thursday 3 August 2023
CCL firm Iteq upbeat about demand for high-end car electronics
Iteq, which specializes in high-speed and high-frequency copper-clad laminates (CCL), remains optimistic about demand for high-end automotive electronics and believes its deployment...
Thursday 3 August 2023
Inventec develops processor IP in-house
Inventec has successfully developed its AI accelerator IP in-house and already has interest from two IC design house customers, according to industry sources. Tapeout is expected...