Major Chinese makers of LCD panels, power batteries and solar cells are seeing their production constrained by the ongoing power restrictions in the southwestern province of Sichuan, a major manufacturing hub for the segments and other electronics supply chains, according to industry sources.
AI-based SaaS (software as a service) developer Appier posted consolidated revenues of JPY4.4 billion (US$33.9 million) for the second quarter of 2022, the historically highest quarter level with a growth of 56% on year, according to the company.
Innodisk, a developer of industrial storage and embedded peripherals, has joined forces with major international corporations such as Microsoft and Intel eyeing the edge AI computing market, according to company chairman Randy Chien.
Taiwan-based Favite has disclosed it has developed AOI equipment for use in production of microLED chips and panels.
Quanta Computer will step up capacity expansions at its server production sites in Germany, Thailand, and the US, according to company SVP Mike Yang. Quanta will also expand its 5G O-RAN business scope in 2023.
Taiwan's server chassis specialist Chenbro Micom continues to see a stable surge in customer orders for the second half of 2022 and is guardedly optimistic about its overall revenue results for the entire year, according to company president Corona Chen.
The global top-5 notebook brands (not including Apple) saw their combined shipments slip 28% on month and over 30% on year in July as the worsening global economy continues undermining market demand and dimming the industry's outlook, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest Notebook Tracker figures.
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer expects its notebook shipments to increase 20% sequentially in third-quarter 2022, outperforming its peers. The momentum is coming from shipments of Apple's MacBook series, according to supply chain sources.
Power restrictions imposed by the government of Sichuan Province, China, from August 15 to August 20 will constrain production at local plants including those for notebook computers and other consumer electronics devices.
Taiwan-based DFI, a provider of industrial PCs, motherboards, and computing devices, expects to see its revenue and gross margin continue growing in the second half of 2022, according to company sources.
Digital transformation is a difficult process, especially for traditional industries. Blutech, a Taiwan-based company in IIoT (industrial IoT), has developed a data management system to help these industries step into the new digital era.
