Wiwynn upbeat about 2H22
Taiwan-based server ODM Wiwynn remains upbeat about its operations in the second half of 2022, buoyed by robust demand for cloud datacenters.
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Aug
Indonesia sets to create its own metaverse for MSMEs, called ‘MetaNesia’
Indonesia delegates PT Telkom Indonesia, the state carrier, creating its own metaverse called “MetaNesia” to promote local firms that compete with foreign services.
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Aug
US sanctions impede future expansion at mature nodes, but impacts are short-term, says former SMIC executive
Late evening on August 2, Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, landed in Taipei, Taiwan, marking the most geopolitically charged chapter of her ongoing Asia tour.
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Aug
Global server market – 2Q 2022
According to Digitimes Research’s statistics and analyses, as China responded to COVID-19 resurgences with strict lockdown measures, which disrupted supply chain operations, and manufacturers still struggled with the problem of ICs and components having mixed levels of shortages, second-quarter 2022 global server shipments exhibited a 3.3% sequential growth, falling short of the forecast of nearly 9% growth given in April.
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Aug
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2022
Taiwan’s notebook shipments performed weaker than expected in the second quarter of 2022, slipping 17.1% sequentially and 24.2% on year to below 40 million units.
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Aug
HannStar Display posts small profit for 2Q22
LCD panel supplier HannStar Display reported net profits of NT$19 million (US$0.6 million) for the second quarter of 2022 but remained unprofitable for the year’s first half.
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Aug
Pelosi said to meet TSMC chairman and founder in Taipei
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi made headlines of major Taiwan newspapers today as she defied the threats of China and persisted her visit to Taiwan with a congressional delegation. PRC fighter jets breached Taiwan air space after the US Air Force Boeing C-40C carrying the delegation arrived in Taipei on the evening of August 2.
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Aug
LCD panel prices to continue falling in August
LCD panel prices will continue to fall in August despite efforts by related makers to slash their production, according to industry sources.
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Aug
SIA: Global chip sales up 13.3% in 2Q22 but June sees first Y/Y drop in 16 months
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released Q2 2022 worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$152.5 billion, up 13.3% on year and increased 0.5% from the first quarter of 2022. However, global sales for the month of June 2022 were $50.8 billion, a decrease of 1.9% compared to the previous month, and posted the first year-on-year decline.
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Aug
FamilyMart unveils electric vending car: What it means for Taiwanese EV industry
Convenience store chain FamilyMart has unveiled FamiMobi, an electric vending car, for trial operation of a mobile convenience store in South Taiwan Science Park (STSP). According to FamilyMart, the FamiMobi electric vehicle is the first of its kind in Taiwan,