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Wednesday 16 March 2022
Samsung SDI trims battery pack biz in China
Samsung SDI has been trimming its battery pack manufacturing business in China, having shut down two battery pack subsidiaries there in 2021, according to a Korean media report.
Wednesday 16 March 2022
Russia-Ukraine war impacting world economy, especially IT industry, says Canalys
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted the global economy. It has worsened the supply chain crisis, prompting the reallocation of IT products. Economic sanctions...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
Shenzhen lockdown unlikely to hit chipmakers
Taiwan-based foundries and other chipmakers are unlikely to see major impacts from the COVID-imposed lockdown in Shenzhen and other Chinese cities, as their fabs are moslty in Taiwan,...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
Notebook ODMs turn cautious amid market uncertainty
Macroeconomic uncertainty arising from the Russia-Ukraine war and surging coronavirus cases in China, as well as the ongoing shortages of certain chips and components, has cast a...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
COVID spike in China disrupting handset CIS shipments, sources say
A spike in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong and other Chinese cities is disrupting handset CMOS image sensor (CIS) shipments, as well as deliveries of related modules and other devices,...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
China carmakers suspend production due to Shenzhen lockdown
The government-imposed weeklong lockdown in Shenzhen, China due to a spike in local COVID-19 cases is disrupting crucial electronics device shipments for automotive electronics, prompting...
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Flash memory capex to set new high in 2022
IC Insights has forecast that NAND flash memory capital spending will rise 8% to US$29.9 billion in 2022, surpassing the previous all-time high of US$27.8 billion spent in 2018.
Tuesday 15 March 2022
China chip industry resilient, Intel rival to emerge in 3-5 years?
With China completing its 2022 National Party Congress on March 11, some information released during and before the event raised a few eyebrows.
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Coronavirus lockdown in Shenzhen and Dongguan disrupting handset supply chain
China's smartphone suppliers are facing another ordeal after Shenzhen and Dongguan authorities announced week-long lockdowns to curb rising COVID-19 infections.
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Epistar setting up miniLED capacity in China
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar is setting up miniLED chip production lines equivalent to annual capacity of 300,000 4-inch wafers in China, catering to local clients,...
Monday 14 March 2022
Production suspended in Shenzhen amid COVID lockdown
The government of Shenzhen, China has imposed a COVID lockdown of the city for a week until March 20, with manufacturers there forced to suspend production.
Monday 14 March 2022
China's automakers seek in-house chip production
To allay the impact of chip shortages, many automakers in China, including Xiaomi, have sought closer cooperation with chip suppliers.
Monday 14 March 2022
BOE to produce smartphone-use 2-stack tandem OLED panels
China-based BOE Technology will produce smartphone-use OLED panels in 2-stack tandem structure on a trial basis for China-based vendor Honor in the second half of 2022, according...
Monday 14 March 2022
Nexchip approved to list on Shanghai STAR
Foundry house Nexchip Semiconductor, a joint venture between Taiwan's Power Semiconductor Manufacturing and the Hefei city government of China's Anhui province, has secured recently...
Monday 14 March 2022
China government plays crucial role in transforming Sanan into IDM
Government policy and financial support are the largest driving force behind the move of Sanan Optoelectronics Group to transform into an RF IDM through its compound semiconductor...