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May
16
May
The Asus ROG Strix XG27AQM EVA Edition and XG27AQM-G EVA Edition go official with a themed EVA-01 themed design
16
May
Hiwin 1Q22 net profit hits 14-quarter high
Mechanical motion control component maker Hiwin Technologies has reported net profit of NT$1.367 billion (US$46.3 million) for first-quarter 2022, the highest quarterly level since fourth-quarter 2018.
16
May
Semiconductor shortage to ease for wireless communications, says research firm
Wireless telecommunications has escaped the worst effects of the semiconductor shortage, and that semiconductors for cellular infrastructure equipment will continue to dodge significant shortages going forward. In addition, availability of chips for Wi-Fi access points and cellular phones will continue to improve through 2023, Strategy Analytics said in its recent report.
16
May
Radiant LED BLU shipments down 52% in Aprilr
Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 6.025 million LED backlight units (BLUs) in April, declining 52.0% sequentially, due mainly to China lockdown impacts.
16
May
Taiwan OSATs embracing more car, industrial IC orders from IDMs
International IDMs including Infineon and STMicroelectronics continue stepping up production of automotive, industrial control and networking chips to meet ever-rising demand, outsourcing more backend operations for such chip solutions to partners in Taiwan, according to industry sources.
16
May
SMIC no longer discloses revenue by process nodes
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported first-quater 2022 sales, but omitted a revenue breakdown by manufacturing process nodes as it had usually disclosed previously.
16
May
Lithium battery materials shortages add pressure to EV makers
The rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems has intensified the short supply of lithium batteries, while battery materials prices are being further pushed up by manufacturers’ overbooking of materials, according to Chinese media reports.
16
May
Novatek, Realtek eyeing more foundry capacity for non-consumer chips
Taiwan’s first-tier IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are seeking more capacity support from foundry partners TSMC and UMC to fulfill new orders from new clients that are bolstering their growth despite a decline in demand for consumer chips, according to industry sources.
16
May
Qaunta, Inventec positive about 2H22 notebook shipments
Taiwan’s notebook ODMs Quanta Computer and Inventec both have released positive outlook for their shipment performance in the second half of the year, though some market observers and brand vendors believe the notebook market may be going downhill amid dwindling COVID-driven demand.