Industrial PC maker Advantech is working to adjust its high inventory levels back down to around 110 days by the end of 2022 and expects inventory to return to normal levels in 2023, according to company CEO KC Liu.

AR/VR headset could be a tipping point for 3D-sensor-related optical components and sensor technology, driving new opportunities for 3D sensor suppliers in the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) device fields, according to industry sources.

Acer expects its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ expanding business scales to help weather the impact of inflation and other negative factors on its overall performance in the second half of 2022.

The expanding security surveillance market in China continues to boost the shipments of CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips from Chinese CIS startup SmartSens Technology, which has entered the supply chains of China’s first-tier security camera vendors including Hikvision Digital Technology, Uniview Technologies and Dahua Technology, according to industry sources.