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Aug
30
Aug
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ and PG48UQ global availability announced
30
Aug
Memory demand weak in handset segment, but stable in server
The top-2 China-based smartphone brands are expected to spend at least a quarter to digest their excess inventory, but demand for server memory is expected to remain stable in the second half of 2022 despite a deceleration in growth, according to MD Chen, CFO of IC distributor Supreme.
30
Aug
Vietnamese state-owned carrier Viettel looking to branch out into chip manufacturing
Viettel, Vietnam’s state-owned telecom service provider, reportedly has disclosed to the country’s prime minister its intentions to branch out into chip manufacturing on top of its already developing electronic payment services.
30
Aug
Taiwan postal firm trials drone for logistics flight in mountainous area
Taiwan’s state-run postal service operator Chunghwa Post on August 29 undertook a trial flight using a drone weighing over 25kg to carry mails and medical supplies in a mountainous area in northern Taiwan.
30
Aug
PC sales may stay sluggish in 1H23
Brand PC vendors continue to cut back orders amid high inventory levels, and may fail to see their shipments pick up until the second half of 2023, according to industry sources.
30
Aug
Commodity MLCC, chip resistor inventory swelling
Passive component makers have seen their commodity MLCC and chip resistor inventory swell since the second half of this year, as a result of sluggish demand for consumer electronics products, and they are eyeing automotive applications as growth driver, according to industry sources.
30
Aug
LGES and Honda to spend US$4.4 billion building battery plant in US
The US will soon welcome another battery project. LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Honda Motor announced on August 29 that they will build a lithium-ion battery plant together in America. The duo aims to start mass production by the end of 2025.
30
Aug
AMD launches 5nm desktop processors
AMD has launched what the company claims is the world’s first 5nm desktop PC processors combined with its new AMD Socket AM5 platform.
30
Aug
Interview: JDI seeking higher automotive sales with eLEAP displays, says Seiichi Fukunaga, head of AutoTech BU
Japan’s largest display manufacturer Japan Display Inc (JDI) will produce free-shape OLED displays for car uses, and its eLEAP technology brings out higher brightness and longer lifetime than traditional OLED display, according to JDI’s AutoTech business unit head Seiichi Fukunaga.