According to Digitimes Research’s statistics, global tablet shipments amounted to 31.95 million units in second-quarter 2022, coming short of expectation, as the market fell under negative influences including low season effects and rising global inflation as well as China’s COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, which mainly affected the supply side.

Sub-7nm chip orders from Qualcomm, in addition to Apple’s, will drive TSMC’s revenue growth in the second half of 2022 despite inventory corrections taking place at some major customers, according to industry sources.

Despite a slowdown in short-term data center and other server demand, the long-term demand outlook is promising, according to Asia Vital Components (AVC), which specializes in thermal solution products.