Pure-play foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post a 13-16% sequential decline in third-quarter revenue, and has revised downward its capex outlook this year to NT$23 billion (US$766 million) from the NT$24 billion set previously.
Apple is expected to diversify its MacBook production in China to avoid placing all the eggs in one basket, according to DIGITIMES Research senior analyst Jim Hsiao for the Notebook Tracker.
Although over-supply has become an issue for the semiconductor industry, automobile chip shortage still lingers, impacting India’s largest passenger vehicle vendor’s ability to meet customer orders.
Niching Industrial, which distributes IC packaging materials, is expected to see its profits hit a record high in 2022 despite falling demand for display driver ICs, according to market sources.
Taiwan-based AP Memory Technology, a Powerchip Technology subsidiary specializing in customized DRAM memory designs and IPs, expects its gross margin to pick up in the third and fourth quarters thanks to improvement in its IoT product mix.
The Thailand government has been making efforts to have Thailand become a hub for production of electric vehicles (EVs) and EV components in the Southeast Asian region, according to industry sources.
SK Group, one of the conglomerates in South Korea, announced that it is investing an additional US$22 billion in semiconductors and the EV ecosystem in the US, according to the group’s official news channel.
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi made headlines of major Taiwan newspapers today as she defied the threats of China and persisted her visit to Taiwan with a congressional delegation. PRC fighter jets breached Taiwan air space after the US Air Force Boeing C-40C carrying the delegation arrived in Taipei on the evening of August 2.