Taipei, May 24 (CNA) Apple Inc. added Taiwanese firms, including IC designer Novatek Microelectronics Corp. and memory producer Winbond Electronics Corp., to its latest list of suppliers as it continued to work with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).
Taiwan-based memory chipmakers Winbond Electronics and Nanya Technology will likely land more short lead-time orders from PC customers in May-June, boosting their sales performance in the second quarter, according to industry sources.
The memory chip market is coming out of its slump, with server and PC applications driving the recovery, according memory module makers Taiwan-based Adata Technology.