Global supply of projectors has been far short of demand because semiconductor components are in serious shortage and the FIFA World Cup 2022 to be held in Qatar in November-December is expected to sharply push up global demand for projectors, according to Victor Chien, president for Acer’s Digital Display Business.

A talent shortage is challenging South Korea’s chipmaking industry. Chipmakers including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have urged the country’s new government to pay attention to the issue that could dent their future competitiveness.

The expanding security surveillance market in China continues to boost the shipments of CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips from Chinese CIS startup SmartSens Technology, which has entered the supply chains of China’s first-tier security camera vendors including Hikvision Digital Technology, Uniview Technologies and Dahua Technology, according to industry sources.