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Taiwan-based First Hi-tec Enterprise (FHt), a niche-market PCB manufacturer, will continue to focus on automotive applications, such as high-wattage power boards used in fast charging, to drive its future growth.
DDR5 memory will be the first of all memory categories to see prices stop falling and start rebounding, according to sources at memory module houses.
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), TECHCET, and TechSearch International jointly published "Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook" report on May 24, predicting that the size of global semiconductor packaging and assembly materials will increase from US$26.1 billion in 2022 to US$29.8 billion in 2027, at a compound average growth rate of 2.7%.
Most IC design houses are generally uncertain about the prospects for the second half of 2023, as many end-market brand vendors and channel operators of consumer electronics products have expressed pessimism about demand in the second half.
Electronic components, notably semiconductors, remain a significant source of Taiwanese exports, despite the country seeing its sixth consecutive month of on-year decreases in electronic component export orders in April 2023.