BenQ has quietly unveiled a pair of new gaming monitors from its MOBIUZ series. The BenQ EX270M and the BenQ EX270QM, the both feature a 27-inch IPS display with up to a 240Hz refresh rate and 1 ms MPRT. The MOBIUZ EX270M has an FHD resolution and a 99% sRGB coverage. The MOBIUZ EX270QM has a QHD resolution, 93% DCI-P3 coverage, and VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification. Both models are TUV Rheinland…
Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card makers including Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, and Micro-Star International (MSI) all saw their July revenues fall sequentially, bracing for a particularly weak second half of 2022.
Micron Technology announced on August 9 it would invest US$40 billion to build leading-edge memory manufacturing in the US. The investment, according to Micron, will proceed in multiple phases all the way to the end of the decade.
Memory module house Transcend Information has reported net profits surged 46.9% sequentially to NT$1.15 billion (US$38.4 million) in the second quarter, when gross margin climbed 4.1pp on quarter to 29.1%.
The global demand for consumer electronics such as smartphones, PCs, notebooks and TVs has significantly been undermined by several headwinds, including pandemics, war, and inflation, resulting in ever-rising inventory levels in various sectors, affecting product prices and market trends.
Winbond Electronics has warned of a particularly weak second-half 2022 for its business performance, with single-digit declines in ASPs estimated for its two major product lines – specialty DRAM and flash memory – in the third quarter due to a slowdown in demand and price competition among Chinese peers.
Market demand for silicon wafers, IC packaging leadframes, and other related process materials remains strong, and chipmaking materials distributors including Topco Scientific, Wah Lee Industrial and Chang Wah Technology are all optimistic about their business performance for the second half of the year, according to industry sources.