Following Apple’s accelerated smartphone relocation to India, The Information quoted sources saying that Google is considering manufacturing Pixel smartphones in India, highlighting India’s and Vietnam’s ever-increasing role in global mobile phone manufacturing.

Intel and Micron Technology have recently broken ground for their new leading-edge fabs in the US.

Chinese LCD panel makers have suffered from falling fab utilization rates, with BOE Technology poised to fall below 65% in September, according to AVC Revo.

Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specialized in mask solutions and wafer handling tools, and automation equipment maker Symtek Automation Asia have both seen clear order visibility through 2023, according to the companies.