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As Pandemic Resurges, Certain Productions Lines Suspended at Murata Fukui Takefu but Yet to Affect Production or Shipping, Says Trendforce

Posted on 2022-01-18 by TrendForce

The allocation of Murata’s primary production hubs and production capacity is as follows: 56% in Japan, 36% in China, 3% in Singapore, and 5% in the Philippines, according to TrendForce’s investigations. Recently, a cluster of employees at Murata’s Fukui Takefu Plant …

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Effects of Stay-at-Home Economy Retreat, Shipments of Notebooks in 2022 Expected to Reach 238 Million Units, Says TrendForce

Posted on 2022-01-14 by TrendForce

Due to the pandemic, laptops shipments reached a record high of 240 million units in 2021, according to TrendForce‘s investigations. However, the market has been abuzz recently and, as the global population of the fully vaccinated has exceeded 50%, relevant demand …

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Heterogeneous Integration Expected to Become Key Part of Packaging Technology Thanks to Development from EDA Companies

Posted on 2022-01-14 by TrendForce

Although current semiconductor process technologies have evolved to the 3nm and 5nm nodes, SoC (system on a chip) architecture has yet to be manufactured at these nodes, as memory and RF front-end chiplets are yet to reach sufficient advancements in …

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Annual Gaming Console Sales for 2022 Expected to Reach 57.94 Million Units, with Nintendo Switch Taking First Place

Posted on 2022-01-13 by TrendForce

Sales of gaming consoles underwent palpable growth in 1H21 thanks to the release of new consoles as well as demand that had previously been deferred in 2020 due to material shortages. Moving into 2H21, however, disruptions in logistics/transportation and the …

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Mobile Phone Camera Module Shipments Estimated at Approximately 4.92 Billion in 2022 with Triple Camera Modules as Mainstay, Says TrendForce

Posted on 2022-01-12 by TrendForce

In recent years, the biggest trend of smartphone camera modules is the increasing number of rear camera modules, according to TrendForce’s investigations. According to TrendForce research, triple camera modules surpassed dual camera modules to become mainstream in 2020 and drove the …

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