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Monday 6 November 2023
China smartphone AP shipments, 3Q 2023
AP shipments for Chinese smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2023 are expected to be weak, as handset brands already stocked up in advance in the third quarter.
Monday 6 November 2023
Weekly news roundup: ASML's DUV installing progress in China and other top stories
These are the most-read articles during the week of October 30-November 3:
Friday 3 November 2023
KOTRA expects China to lift graphite export restrictions three months after taking effect
China will start to implement new graphite export restrictions in December. Europe, Japan, and South Korea have been keeping a close eye on the regulations and their impact. According...
Friday 3 November 2023
Apple reports full-year sales decline, encounters challenges in China
Apple reported declining sales for the last fiscal year and provided weak guidance for the current quarter. Amid Huawei's comeback and the Chinese government's reported ban on iPhones...
Friday 3 November 2023
Supply chains sense gradual recovery in Chinese smartphone market in 3Q23
In the second half of the year, the smartphone market experienced the launch of multiple new models, which has led to increased shipments from supply chains. With Chinese smartphone...
Friday 3 November 2023
ASML has installed 1,400 DUV & metrology machines in China
China contributed towards 46% of Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML's system...
Friday 3 November 2023
YMTC keeps spending spree to catch up with Korea-based competitors amid US sanctions
Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), a major China-based NAND manufacturer, reportedly raised billions of dollars to support its expansion after the company shipped the 232-layer...
Friday 3 November 2023
T-head launches SSD controller chip
T-Head Semiconductor, an Alibaba affiliate, has unveiled its first-ever SSD controller IC, the Zhenyue 510, for enterprise storage.
Friday 3 November 2023
AI PC market unlikely to take off until 2025, says Elan
Notebook touch controller specialist Elan Microelectronics believes that the AI PC era has just begun and will not take off until 2025, after its first year of development.
Thursday 2 November 2023
Taiwan-based Master Transportation, RAC Electric Vehicles expands overseas first in Japan
As reducing carbon emissions becomes the shared goal, many countries have prioritized the electrification of buses. Taiwan-based Master Transportation and RAC Electric Vehicles, a...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Parade positive about 2024 PC market
The state of the PC market in 2024 will be significantly more favorable than in 2023, according to high-speed transmission chip specialist Parade Technologies. Based on consumer sentiment,...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Vivo launches self-developed OS and LLM to jump on AI bandwagon
At the Vivo Developers Conference on November 1, Chinese smartphone brand Vivo launched its self-developed operating system Blue OS, and its proprietary large language model (LLM),...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Li Keqiang leaves one wondering the 'could-haves' in Chinese semiconductor development
"This might be one of the most advanced chips in the world," an official from the Belgium-based Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec) reportedly informed then-Chinese Premier...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Gigabyte optimistic about AI server sales
Gigabyte Technology is optimistic about the sales potential of AI servers and has stated that it has not yet obtained any clients from China, according to the Taiwan-based ODM.
Thursday 2 November 2023
AI chip vendors expect little impact from fresh US chip ban on China
The market believes escalating restrictions imposed by the US on AI chip shipments to China will detrimentally affect US chip vendors Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel, and Nvidia;...