Taiwan-based network device vendor Sercomm has seen backlog of orders till the first quarter of 2023, and is optimistic that its revenues and profits will ramp up along with the gradual easing of chip components enabled by more foundry capacity available, according to company chairman James Wang.
The US Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on August 7, which contains the renewal and improvement of an electric vehicle (EV) tax credit for US buyers. However, whether the revised tax credit will boost the country’s EV market remains unknown, as many car models will likely not be eligible.
On August 4, South Korea’s National Advanced Strategic Industries Act officially came into force in a bid to protect and support domestic players in key sectors.
The crypto trade bubble may burst, but the technology applications and innovation trends behind it will not, according to KPMG Taiwan’s head of advisory Jason Hsieh.
NOR flash chips are heading towards oversupply, sparking fierce competition especially in sub-128Mb offerings, but market prices are not likely to fall sharply, according to Winbond Electronics president PM Chen.
Driver IC (DDI) design house Novatek Microelectronics has a bleak outlook for third-quarter 2022 mainly because global demand for TVs, smartphones and notebooks remains weak, according to company vice chairman and president Steve Wang.
The world’s largest semiconductor foundry service provider, TSMC, shared innovations beyond its current roadmaps to illustrate technology innovation at system and product level, and said collective efforts from the technology community will provide solutions to realize visions that transform industries such as healthcare, automotives, finance and retail.
Major PC core chips suppliers Intel, AMD and Nvidia have all revised downward their 2022 shipment or revenue projections along with brand device vendors successively lowering their sales goals for the year, but Apple remains the only vendor that may sustain growth momentum for MacBook series even into the first half of 2023, benefiting its main foundry partner TSMC and other supply chain makers, according to industry sources.
Connector maker Alltop Technology, car-use connector maker Hu Lane Associate, and precision stamping part maker China Fineblanking Technology have cut into or are poised to cut into supply chains for China-based electric vehicle (EV) vendors, according to industry sources.