The IC industry sees uneven inventory in different segments, with short supply of power management ICs and other mature chips worsening. China's eletricity restrictions policy is creating uncertainty for many manufacturers, but some see it as an opportunity to release inventory pressure. Inventec is stepping up its deployments in the automotive sector, with five plants set to obtain certification for car components produciton.

Chipmakers striving to cope with uneven inventories across different chips: Chipmakers have experienced a worsening shortage of power management ICs and other mature chips, while having relatively high inventories of handset application processors and other chips that are no longer in tight supply, according to industry sources.

China power cuts may ease inventory cost pressure on component makers: China's government-led electricity restrictions may help ease inventory cost pressure on makers of components that are not in short supply, as they can take the opportunity to raise prices to offset mounting production costs, according to industry observers.

Inventec to have five plants certified for auto parts production: Taiwan-based ODM Inventec will have its plants in the Czech Republic and Mexico certified for production of automotive products in 2022, bringing the number of its automotive-grade plants to five, according to company chairman Tom Cho.

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