Global smartphone industry, 1Q22
DIGITIMES Research’s statistics and forecast show global smartphone shipments declined for three quarters straight from third-quarter 2021 to first-quarter 2022.
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Jun
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Jun
Samsung Display to reportedly supply car-use OLED panels for BMW
Samsung Display (SDC) will reportedly supply OLED panels used in automotive displays for BMW, according to South Korea-based ETNews.
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Jun
DB Hitek to build 8-inch SiC MOSFET production line
DB Hitek, one of South Korea’s leading foundry chipmakers, will build a next-generation power MOSFET production line at its 8-inch semiconductor fab in the Chungcheongbuk province, with a goal to supply 1200V SiC MOSFET for automotive applications by 2025.
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Jun
FIC expands business to automotive cybersecurity
First International Computer (FIC), a Taiwan-based OEM of PCs and consumer electronics, has expanded its business to the automotive industry, with a focus on cybersecurity for future vehicles.
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Jun
Taiwan chipmakers face challenge of rising electricity costs, says GlobalWafers
The ever-increasing electricity costs in Taiwan are prompting local chipmakers to diversify their manufacturing bases and no longer view Taiwan as a first-choice option, according to Doris Hsu, chairperson for silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers.
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Jun
Global economic downturn stoking demand for cloud services
The ongoing global economic downturn is helpful to business improvements at providers of cloud services, mainly because enterprises will cut expenses on ground-end hardware installations and instead focus more on subscribing to public cloud services, according to industry sources.
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Jun
PlayNitride aims to reach monthly break-even operation at end of 2023
PlayNitride, a Taiwan-based microLED chip maker, aims to have its business operation break even on a monthly basis at the end of 2023 and generate handsome operating profit in 2024, according to company founder and CEO Charles Li at a June 23 investor conference.
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Jun
Special budget needed to hasten quantum components production
Taiwan’s national team for quantum technology development is facing difficulties in manufacturing quantum dots, quantum bits, control boards and photonic quantum bits, necessitating special budgets to help remove related production barriers, according to industry sources.
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Jun
NXP to close APS R&D unit in China
Speculation has been circulating in China’s chipmaking sector that NXP Semiconductors is about to cease its Advanced Power Systems (APS) R&D operations in China. The move could indicate another international IC IDM vendor pulling out its R&D team in the country.
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Jun
IT companies see Vietnam as new production hub
Vietnam is becoming a new manufacturing hub outside of China for many first-tier IT companies.