Ever-advancing datacenter, server, networking and AI applications continue to drive R&D momentum for diverse HPC chip solutions, and Arm-based HPC chips, in particular, have been gaining weight in new product roadmaps at chipmakers including MediaTek and Qualcomm since the commercialization of Apple’s self-designed M1 series, ushering in new business opportunities for OSATs in Taiwan, according to backend supply chain sources.

Given lithium-ion batteries becoming ubiquitous, Attero, India’s top electronic recycler, will expand overseas investment to meet 15% of global lithium-ion battery recycling demand.

The arrival of next-gen graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia in the second half of 2022 is expected to stimulate demand, according to cooling component suppliers.