28
Jun
28
Jun
Intel cutting Alder Lake CPU prices to attract order pull-ins from PC brands
Intel is reportedly cutting the prices of processors launched at the end of 2021 as order pull-ins from PC brands for second-half 2022 are far weaker than expected due to a deceleration in PC demand, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
28
Jun
IC test interface vendors eyeing new chip solutions as growth engine
Despite lingering handset sales uncertainty, mobile SoC vendors MediaTek and Qualcomm continue to roll out new high-end offerings, while Apple remains keen on developing high-performance chips in house for its devices, providing stable opportunities for Taiwan’s suppliers of high-speed, high-frequency customized IC test interface solutions, according to industry sources.
28
Jun
Compal seeks more production in Vietnam because of China COVID-19 lockdowns
Compal Electronics will pay another visit to Vietnam in July to seek a place to build its new factory as clients are turning keener toward relocating production sites beyond China, according to company president Martin Wong.
28
Jun
Optical device makers gaining from spec upgrades for datacenters, infrastructure
Taiwan’s optical communication devices vendors including EZconn and Browave are poised to gain new growth momentum in the second half of the year from growing penetration of higher-specs solutions in optical communication infrastructure projects and datacenters in the US and Europe, according to industry sources.
28
Jun
Voice economy (2): Different tools, different experience
When we talk about ESG, what’s behind the “social” is actually the operation of “community.” IC Broadcasting is a quality radio station, focusing on the community around the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), and through other emerging tools, it can naturally extend to the whole technology community in Taiwan and even the international technology community.
28
Jun
How Taiwanese battery module suppliers differentiate from Chinese ones
Taiwan-based battery module suppliers still hold a solid market share despite being challenged by Chinese large module makers in IT industry, thanks to their expertise in detection of multiple parallel-connected modules and in flexible production.
28
Jun
Foxlink setting up production lines in US
Connector and cable maker Foxlink (Cheng Uei Precision Industry) is setting up production lines at an existing factory in Arizona, the US, with production to gradually begin in the second half of 2022, according to the company.
28
Jun
Maruti Suzuki bets on hybrid instead of EV
While major car manufacturers in India are looking for EV expansion, Maruti Suzuki, the top passenger vehicle brand in India, believes that EVs will not be mainstream in the foreseeable future and will focus on hybrid and compressed natural gas (CNG) models instead.
28
Jun
MOEA amends cogeneration regulation in line with efforts to reduce carbon emissions
Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has drafted an amendment to the regulation on cogeneration in a bid to boost replacement of coal with natural gas used in cogeneration in line with Taiwan’s goal of attaining net-zero carbon emission in 2050, according to MOEA.