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[Russia-Ukraine] Impending war between Russia and Ukraine may squeeze supply of certain semiconductors

Posted on 2022-02-09 by TrendForce

As of February 8, 2022, it has been 3 months since Russia began amassing troops on its border with Ukraine and tensions have yet to ease. Since Ukraine is a major producer of gases required for semiconductor manufacturing, once the …

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Undaunted by deadlocked US-Sino relations, China’s packaging and testing industry has emerged from the pandemic a champion

Posted on 2022-02-09 by TrendForce

Undaunted by deadlocked US-Sino relations, the great pandemic of 2020, and the US Department of Commerce’s ban on Huawei’s use of software and equipment produced by US manufacturers in the same year, China’s packaging and testing industry has, instead, used …

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Banned by the US, ChuZhou HKC Shipments Unaffected For Now, Says TrendForce

Posted on 2022-02-09 by TrendForce

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued the latest Unverified List (UVL) which includes ChuZhou HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., according to TrendForce’s investigations. The announcement states that if U.S. suppliers wish to …

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8-inch Wafer Capacity Remains Tight, Shortages Expected to Ease in 2H23, Says TrendForce

Posted on 2022-02-08 by TrendForce

From 2020 to 2025, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12-inch equivalent wafer capacity at the world’s top ten foundries will be approximately 10% with the majority of these companies focusing on 12-inch capacity expansion, which will see a …

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Global Smartphone Shipment Momentum Recovers, Potential to Reach 1.386 Billion Units in 2022

Posted on 2022-01-28 by TrendForce

According to TrendForce research, since reaching a peak of 1.457 billion units in 2017, it has been difficult for smartphones to significantly increase their penetration rate. In addition, mobile phone hardware updates have slowed which has lengthened the consumer replacement …

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