China-based Goodix Technology, a supplier of fingerprint and touch ICs, saw its revenue and net profit continue to drop in the first quarter, saying its margins were affected by a combination of internal and external factors.

Before commenting on the intrinsic strength of China’s semiconductor industry, we must have an elaborate study on China’s semiconductor market and industrial structure. According to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), the total output of the global semiconductor market in 2021 was US$555.9 billion, up 26.2% from 2022, of which US$192.5 billion was generated from the Chinese market, accounting for 34.6% of the global total. However, this figure refers to the sales to local Chinese companies plus sales into China’s domestic market, excluding the demand brought by foreign companies assembling diver products such as notebooks and mobile phones in China.

GlobalWafers continues to strike long-term deals with customers demanding 8- and 12-inch silicon wafers, and compound wafers through 2025, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu.

Sony Electronics Inc. revealed North American pricing and availability for the new 2022 LED and OLED television models, announced earlier this year at CES. The highly anticipated TV lineup will be powered by Sony’s best-in-class processors, including Cognitive Processor XR, the brain of Sony’s new BRAVIA XR televisions. Designed to replicate the way humans think and respond, this revolutionary TV…