Monthly Archives: December 2024

[Insights] TrendForce 2025 Infrared Sensing Application Market and Branding Strategies

According to the report “TrendForce 2025 Infrared Sensing Application Market and Branding Strategies”, several topics will be the focus between 2024 and 2029, as end-market brands’ plans showed. These topics are: (under-display) 3D sensing, under-display proximity sensors, bio-sensing (skin-detect sensors …

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[News] Record-Breaking 1,991 CEOs Step Down in the U.S. in 2024

According to a TechNews report, statistics from the U.S. human resources consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reveal that 2024 has been marked by widespread layoffs across various industries in the U.S., with over 600,000 employees already dismissed. The report …

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[News] Silicon Motion Joins Micron’s Cautious Outlook, Predicts Weak DRAM and NAND Demand until 1H25

Following Micron’s lackluster February quarter outlook, which gives a heads up on the weak demand for PCs and smartphones, NAND Flash giant Silicon Motion shares similar views on the memory market. According to the Economic Daily News, the company warns …

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[News] What Will Decide the Effectiveness of U.S. Export Controls on China?

According to a column by Ming-fang Tsai, a professor from Tamkang University, published in TechNews, while the U.S. continues to promote the CHIPS and Science Act and tighten export controls on China, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently stated …

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[News] China’s Lens Market Faces Price Wars, Supplier Reportedly Halts OPPO and Vivo Orders

According to a report by Economic Daily News, China’s lens manufacturing industry is reeling under intense internal competition, with some lens models reportedly priced lower than a bottle of water. Industry sources cited by Economic Daily News reveal that even …

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