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Fitipower sees pull-in of short lead-time orders for TVs
Display driver IC specialist Fitipower Integrated Technology, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group, has enjoyed a pull-in of short lead-time orders for TVs to support its sales performance in Q4 2022, according to the fabless chipmaker.
08
Nov
Lordstown Motors gains on $170 million Foxconn investment deal
Lordstown Motors agreed to sell a substantial stake and give two board seats to manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group, replacing a previous arrangement for electric-vehicle production with a new deal.
08
Nov
40nm likely to become mainstream process for car chips in 5 years
Automotive chips are on track for manufacturing process upgrades, with 40nm technology likely to replace 90nm as the mainstream process node in five years, according to industry sources.
08
Nov
Lite-On Tech October revenues down on month
EMS provider Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$14.895 billion (US$465 million) for October, decreasing 6.54% sequentially but increasing 2.07% on year.
08
Nov
Nvidia to sell new chip in China; it says meets US export ban
Nvidia, the most valuable chipmaker in the US, has begun producing a processor for China that conforms to new rules aimed at limiting that country’s access to artificial intelligence computing.
08
Nov
Automotive chip migrating to advanced process nodes only increases dependency on mature nodes
Foundries are expected to have more capacities to serve automotive chip clients as their capacity utilization rates for consumer electronics chips are declining amid sluggish end-market demand
08
Nov
Two major notebook trends forming in the post-pandemic world
The notebook sector, along with the world in general, is gradually returning to life before the Covid pandemic. In a post-pandemic industry, two trends are identified for the notebook sector. First, the sector will continue to prosper and return to the 200 million units annual threshold. Second, Intel’s leading position will continue to be challenged as the ARM architecture rises,
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Nov
Taiwan invests EUR10 million in Lithuania and provides semiconductor scholarships to Central and Eastern Europe students
Taiwan is fulfilling its promise to invest in Lithuania and other Central and Eastern European countries to further enhance collaborations in the semiconductor, electric vehicle (EV), and laser industries by providing investments and scholarships.
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Nov
GIS to see 4Q22 sales buoyed by shipments for new iPads
Touch solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) will see its shipments for new iPads to buoy revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022, which may be on par with the prior quarter’s level, according to market sources.