689 news items tagged Europe
China, Korea battery makers building plants in Europe, US
Monday 19 April 2021Major Chinese and South Korean makers of EV-use lithium batteries have been setting up plants in Europe and the US respectively, encouraged by the region's strong plicy support for...
Global semiconductor equipment sales hit record high in 2020, says SEMI
Wednesday 14 April 2021Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment surged 19% from US$59.8 billion in 2019 to a new all-time high of US$71.2 billion in 2020, according to SEMI.
Global semiconductor sales rise in year in February
Tuesday 6 April 2021Worldwide sales of semiconductors came to US$39.5 billion in February 2021, rising 14.7% on year but down a slight 1% sequentially, according to SIA.
Highlights of the day: TSMC chair cautions US, Europe against expanding fab capacity
Wednesday 31 March 2021The current short supply of semiconductor fab capacity is not normal, as the overall capacity should be more than enough to satisfy all demand in normal times, according TSMC chairman...
US, Europe 'unrealistic' in fab expansion drive, says TSMC chair
Wednesday 31 March 2021It would be "economically unrealistic" for the US and Europe to expand semiconductor fab capacity to satisfy their own needs, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.
Global semiconductor materials market sets new high in 2020, says SEMI
Thursday 25 March 2021The global semiconductor materials market grew 4.9% in 2020 to US$55.3 billion in revenue, surpassing the previous market high of US$52.9 billion set in 2018, according to SEMI.
Acer optimistic about Chromebook shipments in 1H21
Tuesday 9 March 2021Acer has expressed optimism about notebook shipments, particularly shipments of Chromebooks, in the first half of 2021.
Global semiconductor sales increase in January 2021
Tuesday 2 March 2021Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$40 billion in January 2021, rising 13.2% on year and about 1% sequentially, according to SIA.
TSMC could set up fab in Europe
Thursday 18 February 2021TSMC could set up an advanced wafer fab in Europe, where demand for leading-edge chip fabrication is promising, according to industry observers.
Global semiconductor sales increase 6.5% in 2020, says SIA
Wednesday 3 February 2021Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$439 billion in 2020, up 6.5% on year, according to SIA.
Pegatron sees slowdown in orders for iPhone 12 mini
Friday 22 January 2021Pegatron has seen a slowdown in orders for the iPhone 12 mini as sales of the model in the US and Europe are affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry sou...
GaN-on-SiC application to 5G base stations ramping up in US, Europe
Monday 28 December 2020Vendors in the US and Europe are ramping up application of third-generation semiconductor materials including SiC (silicon carbide) and GaN to 5G base stations and EVs, according...
HannStar automotive panels enter European car supply chains
Thursday 24 December 2020HannStar Display has kicked off small-volume shipments of its automotive panels to automakers in Europe, having already entered related supply chains in China and Japan.
CMC Magnetics subsidiary unveils gaming accessories in Europe
Monday 14 December 2020Verbatim, a wholly-owned subsidiary of blank optical disc maker CMC Magnetics, has unveiled gaming HDDs (hard disk drives) and SSDs under its SureFire brand in the Europe market and...
Alpha Networks upbeats about 2021
Thursday 19 November 2020Networking device maker Alpha Networks has seen positive outlook for 2021, bolstered by clear order visibility, improving sales of its new product lineups and growing synergies with...
Global 3Q20 semiconductor sales increase, says SIA
Tuesday 3 November 2020Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$113.6 billion during the third quarter of 2020, an increase of about 11% over the previous quarter and 5.8% more than the third quarter...
Cryptography everywhere: Q&A with Chain Reaction CEO Alon Webman and CTO Oren Yokev
Tuesday 3 November 2020Less than one year after Mellanox was acquired by Nvidia for US$7 billion, Alon Webman, co-founder of Mellanox, started his second entrepreneurial project. The new company, Chain...
Huawei to see tablet shipments shrink in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 27 October 2020Huawei will see its tablet shipments in 2021 undermined by the US trade sanctions as the Chinese brand is unable to obtain processors from Qualcomm or MediaTek, or outsource in-house...
NOR flash likely to be in short supply in 2021, says Macronix chairman
Tuesday 27 October 2020The global supply of NOR flash memory will fall short of demand in 2021 if trade tensions between the US and China persist, according to Macronix International chairman Miin Wu.
China-made EVs may trigger price war in Europe
Thursday 22 October 2020Tesla's Model 3 electric cars (EV) produced at its Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, China will soon arrive for sale in Europe, sparking speculation that a price war may be looming, according...
Europe-Taiwan smart manufacturing supply chain matchmaking webinar to take place on Oct 29
Tuesday 20 October 2020The Europe-Taiwan Smart Manufacturing Supply Chain Application Sharing and Matchmaking Event is holding a webinar on October 29, 2020, 2:30 pm (GMT+8) to share latest use cases and...
Europe new energy car sales strong in September
Monday 12 October 2020More than 160,000 new energy cars, mainly electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), were sold in Europe in September 2020, growing over 15% on month, according...
Global semiconductor sales continue growth in August
Tuesday 6 October 2020Worldwide semiconductor sales registered an on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month in August 2020.
Memory module firms expect demand to pick up in 4Q20
Friday 25 September 2020Memory module makers expect end-market demand to pick up substantially in the fourth quarter of 2020, driven by e-commerce operators' year-end promotions.
Startup FlowView raises new funds
Friday 28 August 2020FlowView Tek, a startup business spun off from Taiwan's government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), has attracted investments from Taiwan's National Development...
- Europe seeks semiconductor boost, first quantum computer (Mar 9) - Reuters
- EU weighs deal With TSMC, Samsung for semiconductor foundry (Feb 11) - Bloomberg
- Europe threatens to break up Big Tech if it doesn't play by new rules (Dec 15) - CNN
- Apple hit with two privacy complaints in Europe over its mobile tracking tool for advertisers (Nov 16) - CNBC