IQE, a British manufacturer of compound semiconductor wafers and materials solutions, will proceed with its plan to list its Taiwan subsidiary in 2025, despite considering a potential sale of the local operations, according to an unnamed executive.

Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services will reach US$1,544 billion in 2024, representing an increase of 2.4% year-on-year, according to the Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker published by IDC. The latest prediction is 1pp higher than the version published in the May edition of IDC’s Tracker. If that forecast becomes reality, the above-mentioned annual growth rate would be the highest recorded in the last 12 years.

The Chinese PC market is expected to experience particularly weak sales during the first quarter of 2025, following a surge in replacement demand driven by government trade-in subsidies, according to industry sources.

11月20日，路维光电(688401.SH)公告，将“路维光电研发中心建设项目”延期至2025年12月。