Display driver IC (DDI) demand for handsets and other consumer devices has been sluggish and market prospects remain uncertain for the third quarter, prompting DDI makers to switch their supply focus to automotive and niche-market applications, according to industry sources.
Memory prices will be trending downward in the second quarter of 2022, but are likely to rebound in the second half of the year when new smartphones hit market shelves, according to sources at IC distributors.
There is a large variety of AI technology whose development should be based on application scenarios to solve real problems, according to Ted Chang, CTO and vice president of Quanta Computer.
Memory chip suppliers Nanya Technology and Etron Technology have expressed optimism about their revenue increases this year despite being cautious about the changing macro environment.
Jakarta-based SWAP Energi co-founder Kevin Phang aspired to advance battery-swapping technologies for electric scooters while he was studying abroad. SWAP Energi and its affiliate e-scooter maker and distributor SMOOT have set up 400 battery swapping stations in Greater Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia, the highest among the top e-scooter brands in the country.
Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda has been heavily impacted by the lockdowns in China, but remains optimistic about growth in 2022. Lockdown impacts are expected to persist through the second half of 2022, despite originally being expected to ease in the first half.
Pure-play foundries TSMC and United Microelectronics (UMC) both saw their April revenues hit record highs, whereas revenue at specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) declined 11.5% sequentially.