Coretronic October LED BLU shipments down
Coretronic has disclosed it shipped 2.427 million LED backlight units (BLUs), decreasing 19% sequentially and 60% on year.
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Nexcom optimistic about demand for automation, smart manufacturing
Industrial PC maker Nexcom International expects demand for automation and smart manufacturing to remain strong in 2023 despite macro headwinds challenging many industry sectors.
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SEA expects wider adoption of locally-built, battery-swapping e-scooters
At the Bali G20 Summit this year, the Indonesian government is showcasing all types of electric vehicles – from local-branded electric scooters to electric cars by Japanese or Chinese carmakers. Electric vehicles can be seen at the airport, the EV show PKBLBB at Art Bali, and everywhere on the streets.
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Biden’s chip curbs outdo Trump in forcing world to align on China
President Joe Biden came to office pledging to abandon Donald Trump’s with-us-or-against-us approach to China. Instead, he’s forcing US partners to pick sides in a deepening global technology standoff.
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Apple offers rare MacBook deal to businesses to spur holiday quarter sales
Apple is trying to spur Mac sales with a rare promotional deal for small businesses that buy computers in bulk, an effort to cope with a slowdown during the holiday quarter.
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Most DDI makers downbeat about 4Q22
Display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are mostly pessimistic about sales prospects for fourth-quarter 2022, and their longer-term performance will be determined by their operation fundamentals, technology prowess and business diversification capability, according to industry sources.
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IC designers with parent support could better withstand headwinds
Vendors of consumer ICs are struggling against the bleakest-ever market sales, but those affiliated with major business groups or having good supply chain partners would more likely stay undefeated amid the headwinds, according to supply chain sources.
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Panel makers suspend equipment purchases
Display panel makers, with demand and product prices dropping, have temporarily stopped placing manufacturing equipment since mid-2022, according to panel inspection equipment maker Favite.
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Acer fighting economic downturn with three strategies in Asia Pacific
Acer, facing the worsening global economy, is mainly pushing three strategies for the Pan Asia Pacific region – focusing on the gaming and enterprise sectors, promoting the Vero series eco-friendly products, and pushing subsidiaries’ businesses, according to company president of Pan Asia Pacific Andrew Hou.
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US bans may not be loosened for next 5 years, which benefits Korean memory brands, says Silicon Motion
Wallace Kou, CEO of NAND Flash controller chip maker Silicon Motion (SMI), believes that the US’s semiconductor sanctions on China won’t budge at all for the next 5 years, regardless of which party takes office. In addition, Korean memory makers will be the largest beneficiary in this wave of US sanctions.