Global tablet shipments reached 38.4 million units in the third quarter of 2022, slightly better than DIGITIMES Research originally anticipated, driven mainly by increased orders from Apple, which saw tablet shipments disrupted by China’s COVID-19 lockdowns implemented in cities of the Yangtze Delta, and other brand vendors’ keen promotions on tablets, according to DIGITIMES Research’s latest figures.

Compeq Manufacturing, in 2017, began to supply PCBs used in ground receiving stations for US-based operators of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and has become the main supplier of such PCBs for SpaceX and the best partner for companies who operate LEO business, according to industry sources.

Apple has quietly suspended plans to purchase 128-layer NAND flash from Chinese supplier Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) for iPhones targeting the China market, and reportedly will have Samsung Electronics as the alternative supplier starting in 2023, according to supply chain sources.