320 news items tagged battery
AirPods 2 to drive growth at Unitech in 1H20
Wednesday 11 December 2019Taiwan-based PCB maker Unitech, having registered impressive revenues so far this year, expects stable shipments of HDI rigid-flex boards for AirPods 2 to persist into the first half...
Ibase to cross into energy storage business with Powin and Murata
Tuesday 10 December 2019Taiwan-based IPC maker Ibase Gaming has announced it will partner with US-based Powin Energy and Japan-based Murata Manufacturing to develop energy storage solutions.
China telecom carriers and smartphone vendors gear up for 5G
Wednesday 4 December 2019With the arrival of 5G commercialization, China-based telecom carriers and smartphone vendors are expanding their services and releasing new products in pursuit of new business opp...
Demand for retired battery packs used in 5G base stations in China takes off
Wednesday 4 December 2019As China is actively constructing its 5G infrastructure, demand is picking up for retired LFP (lithium iron phosphate) and ternary battery packs for use as reserve energy storage...
Taiwan manufacturing industry sees production decline 7% in 3Q19
Thursday 21 November 2019Production of Taiwan's manufacturing industry totaled NT$3.37 trillion in the third quarter of 2019, down 7.01% on year, making the third consecutive quarter of on-year declines due...
C-Tech expects China orders for notebook cell packs to rise in 2020
Friday 8 November 2019Taiwan-based battery pack maker C-Tech United expects to see orders for notebooks from its China-based partners rise significantly in 2020, while striving to diversify its offerings...
Unitech posts record 3Q19 results on robust rigid-flex board demand
Friday 1 November 2019Robust shipments of rigid-flex boards - reportedly for AirPods 2 - boosted Taiwan-based PCB maker Unitech's third-quarter 2019 revenues to a new high of NT$6.204 billion (US$203.65...
Apple unveils AirPods Pro earbuds
Tuesday 29 October 2019Apple has announced the AirPods Pro, an addition to the AirPods family that features Active Noise Cancellation and immersive sound in an new lightweight, in-ear design.
Microsoft reveals new Surface lineup and dual-screen devices
Thursday 3 October 2019Microsoft has announced a new Surface lineup with five new products coming this holiday and two new dual-screen devices, Surface Neo and Surface Duo, coming in holiday 2020.
LFP battery penetration of electric ships in China rising
Wednesday 25 September 2019The proportion of electric ships equipped with LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries in China will rise from 0.035% in 2019, 0.55% in 2022 and 18.5% in 2025, according to China-based...
eTreego tapping global EV charging opportunities with tech-based customization capability
Thursday 29 August 2019With the growing awareness of environmental protection and energy conservation, more and more people are replacing gasoline-powered cars with electric vehicles (EVs). A report released...
ProLogium hikes solid-state LCB energy density to 600Wh/L
Tuesday 27 August 2019Solid-state lithium ceramic battery (LCB) maker ProLogium Technology, in engineering development of such batteries, has succeeded in hiking energy density to 600Wh/L, 20% higher than...
ARTC unveils Taiwan-developed self-driving mini-bus
Tuesday 27 August 2019Government-sponsored Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) on August 26 unveiled WinBus, a prototype autonomous mini-bus completely developed by Taiwan-based enterprises...
Simplo to ship BBUs in 2019
Monday 26 August 2019Battery pack maker Simplo Technology will begin to ship BBUs (backup battery units) for use in data center servers later in 2019, with the product line to become a new source of business...
Micron moves 1znm DRAM process to volume production
Tuesday 20 August 2019Micron Technology has kicked off mass production of 16Gb DDR4 products using 1z-nanometer process technology, according to the US vendor.
Notebook vendors gearing up to launch 5G models
Friday 2 August 2019The world's top-3 notebook vendors Lenovo, HP and Dell are set to introduce their first 5G models in the second half of 2019, and Apple is also expected to roll out its 5G MacBook...
Unitech profit hikes in 2Q19
Friday 2 August 2019PCB manufacturer Unitech Printed Circuit Board has reported net profit hiked 147% sequentially and 423% from a year earlier to NT$505 million (US$16.1 million) in the second quarter...
Samsung begins mass production of 12Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM
Friday 19 July 2019Samsung Electronics has kicked off mass production of 12Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM memory designed for premium smartphones, according to the company.
Chroma, Altair team up for electric vehicle testing
Wednesday 17 July 2019Inspection equipment specialist Chroma ATE has signed a strategic cooperation MoU with Altair Engineering, under which the pair will work together to jointly develop tools for electric...
EV battery prices to fall to US$100/kWh in 2022, says Digitimes Research
Friday 12 July 2019Electric vehicle (EV) power battery prices have been decreasing in line with fast growing demand for EVs worldwide, and are expected to drop to US$100/kWh in 2022, declining 45.7%...
Nokia Bell Labs and AMBER formulate new battery design
Tuesday 25 June 2019Researchers at Nokia Bell Labs and AMBER, the SFI Center for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research hosted at Trinity College Dublin, have announced they have created a new...
Apple recalls some 15-inch MacBook Pros for battery replacement
Monday 24 June 2019Apple has announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units which contain a battery that may overheat and pose a safety risk. The units...
CATL expected to expand battery production capacity to 136.6GWh in 2022, says Digitimes Research
Thursday 13 June 2019China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has been expanding production capacities for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems at its own...
Energy storage systems suppliers in US seeking battery makers outside China
Wednesday 12 June 2019Suppliers of energy storage systems in the US market are seeking battery supplies outside China to avoid the 25% tariff hike that started in June 2019, according to industry source...
The prospects of EV solid-state batteries: Q&A with ProLogium chairman Vincent Yang
Thursday 6 June 2019ProLogium Technology is setting up a solid-state lithium ceramic battery (LCB) factory with annual production capacity of 1-2GWh in northern Taiwan, with the factory to start trial...
- EU approves 3.2 billion euro state aid for battery research (Dec 9) - Reuters
- Apple might release new Smart Battery Cases to make iPhone 11 battery life even better (Oct 28) - The Verge
- Vivo just unveiled new tech that can fully recharge a smartphone in 13 minutes (Jun 26) - BGR
- Tesla has a secret lab trying to build its own battery cells to reduce dependence on Panasonic (Jun 26) - CNBC
- iPhone X/8: Wireless charging will wear out the battery faster than cable charging (Mar 12, 2018) - ZDNet
- Microsoft confirms Surface Book 2 battery drain problems while gaming (Nov 22) - Tech Radar
- Galaxy S9 to use Substrate-like PCB to fit larger battery (Aug 6) - SlashGear
- Qualcomm intros Snapdragon 660 and 630 mobile chips (May 9) - Company release
- Beyond lithium-ion: Researchers reveal a safer, longer-lasting, solid-state battery alternative (Mar 3) - PC World
- Samsung to use Sony batteries in Galaxy S8 phone (Feb 17) - Wall Street Journal