Wistron has reported its strongest second quarter in gross margin and EPS, boosted by strong AI server shipments. The ODM’s outstanding performance during the quarter confirms the significant demand for AI servers, which is sufficient to upset the electronics industry’s customary off-season downturn, which typically occurs in May and June.
China’s leading foundries, SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor, have seen their newly added 12-inch production capacity fully utilized, absorbing a surge in domestic orders.
Before Taiwan opened its notebook (NB) industry to invest in China, Taiwanese-made laptops accounted for 90% of the global market. Today, Taiwan-made AI servers hold a similar market share. The overwhelming demand for AI servers, coupled with their components being priced ten times higher than standard servers, has made suppliers eager to capitalize on this market.
Samsung Electronics is developing high-performance semiconductors for next-generation Extended Reality (XR) devices, aiming to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro, which uses in-house chips.
SK Hynix is anticipated to expedite the development of its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) manufacturing and R&D fab in Indiana, with government incentives under the US CHIPS and Science Act, according to market sources.
Taiwan’s display driver IC (DDI) vendor, FocalTech Systems, experienced mixed sales performances across its diverse product lines in the second quarter of the year. Despite this, the company remains optimistic about continued growth in AMOLED touchscreen ICs, driven by robust demand from the AI-enhanced smartphone segment.