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Low-temperature operating problem for EV-use batteries solvable, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 20 January 2021Electric vehicle (EV)-use lithium batteries suffer large decreases in operating efficiency when exposed to working environment of very low temperatures, but the problem can be solved...
Taiwan makers regain orders for EV motor components from Tesla
Wednesday 20 January 2021Taiwan's automotive components makers are expected to expand their presence in the supply chain of Tesla, as some of them reportedly have regained orders for electric motor components...
Automotive PCB makers to see strong 1H21, but cautious about 2H
Tuesday 19 January 2021Taiwan's major automotive PCB makers Ching-Poon Industrial, Tripod Technology and Dynamic Electronics are set to sustain high capacity utilization throughout first-half 2021, but...
Prices to rise 5-10% for automotive power module leadframes
Tuesday 19 January 2021Taiwan leadframe makers are likely to raise quotes for leadframes for packaging automotive chips and power modules by 5-10% to reflect increased material costs amid increasing demand...
Semiconductor firms up investments
Tuesday 19 January 2021The semiconductor industry has seen some major players committing significant sums for R&D, such as TSMC announcing to inject a record-high capex of up to US$28 billion in 2021...
Leatec may raise quotes for ceramic substrates
Monday 18 January 2021Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramics, a dedicated maker of aluminum and ceramic substrates needed for manufacturing chip resistors, is mulling raising its quotes in the wake of a recent...
Dell optimistic about emerging technology development in 2021, says company CTO
Monday 18 January 2021Dell is optimistic about the development of quantum technologies, heterogeneous architecture of semiconductors, 5G and edge computing in 2021, according to company CTO John Roese.
Samsung intros 5G mobile processor built on EUV process
Friday 15 January 2021Samsung Electronics has announced its new 5G mobile processor series - Exynos 2100 - built using 5nm extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process technology.
Taiwan PCB output value hits record high in 2020
Friday 15 January 2021The output of Taiwan's PCB industry grew 5.6% on year to a record high of NT$667.2 billion (US$23.83 billion) in 2020, bolstered by pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy in most of...
Foxconn to set up carmaking JV with China-based Geely Holding
Thursday 14 January 2021Foxconn Electronics (Hona Hai) has announced that FuTaiHua industrial (Shenzhen), its wholly-owned China-based subsidiary, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China-based...
Automotive PCB makers guardedly optimistic about 2021
Thursday 14 January 2021Taiwan-based automotive PCB makers including Chin-Poon Industrial, Unitech and Dynamic Electronics are guardedly optimistic about their sales prospects this year after seeing revenues...
MediaTek enhances ASIC and IP design capability
Thursday 14 January 2021MediaTek continues to enhance its ASIC and IP design capability through several acquisitions announced recently, while recruiting talent from the IP and IC design industry sectors,...
Ambarella unveils 5nm AI vision processor
Wednesday 13 January 2021Ambarella has unveiled CV5, an artificial intelligence (AI) vision processor for single 8K and multi-imager AI cameras, setting a new standard for power efficiency with 8K video recording...
Gowin embeds Winbond 64Mb HyperRAM to GoAI 2.0
Wednesday 13 January 2021Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, today announced that FPGA manufacturer Gowin Semiconductor has embedded a Winbond 64Mb...
VIA, Shuttle see growing profitability from non-PC business
Tuesday 12 January 2021VIA Technologies and Shuttle are both expected to see rising profits in the next few years thanks to contribution by their non-PC businesses.
Compeq, Tripod to log robust HDI board shipments for 1Q21
Tuesday 12 January 2021PCB manufacturers Compeq Manufacturing and Tripod Technology have both seen strong HDI PCB shipment pull-ins from clients for handset, notebook and automotive applications, and are...
Topco to ramp up silicone shipments on 5G, datacenter, EV demand
Monday 11 January 2021Topco Technologies, which distributes and sells silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, has expressed optimism about its shipment will ramp up steadily in 2021 on growing...
IC foundries, designers strengthening tie-up with backend houses
Monday 11 January 2021With demand for diverse chips solutions continuing to grow robustly, Taiwan's foundry houses, IC designers and even EMS providers are all strengthening tie-up with backend houses...
Taiwan CCL makers guardedly optimistic about 2021
Thursday 7 January 2021Taiwan-based CCL makers Elite Material (EMC), Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) are guardedly optimistic about their 2021 sales prospects after ending 2020 with single-digit...
AI makes RPA intelligent
Thursday 7 January 2021While RPA (robotic process automation) has become an important tool for enterprises' digital transformation, AI-based technologies have been increasingly introduced to RPA to transform...
SiC components to fill 25% of automotive power semiconductor by 2025, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 6 January 2021SiC (silicon carbide) components pomise great potentials in EV applications, and are expected to account for 25% of automotive power semiconductor by 2025, according to Digitimes...
ABF substrate demand simmering for high-end EV chips
Wednesday 6 January 2021Demand for high-performance chips solutions for EV and autonomous vehicles is expected to gradually gain momentum, which will generate a new outlet for Taiwan's ABF substrate makers,...
ICT makers have advantages in EV development, says Foxconn chairman
Wednesday 6 January 2021ICT makers, as compared with traditional automakers and software startups, have advantages in the development of electric vehicles (EVs), according to Young-Way Liu, chairman of Foxconn...
Backend house Winstek to enjoy 10% sales growth in 2021
Tuesday 5 January 2021IC backend service provider Winstek Semiconductor is expected to post an about 10% revenue increase in 2021, driven by demand for AI chips for handset and blockchain applications,...
Samsung to unveil 5G handsets featuring own ToF sensors in 2H21
Monday 4 January 2021Samsung Electronics is expected to incorporate in-house-developed ToF sensors into its own handsets in second-half 2021 at the earliest, as part of its efforts to sustain handset...
- Let's talk in-cabin AI, DMS and Apple C1 processor (Jan 15) - EE Times
- UK hospitals are using blockchain to track the temperature of coronavirus vaccines (Jan 19) - CNBC
- What blockchain is, how it works and how China will lead the world (Jan 17) - South China Morning Post
- Exclusive: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020 (Jan 12) - The Verge
- Chinese search firm Baidu to create an electric vehicle company as tech giants jump into auto space (Jan 8) - CNBC
- Indonesia says $9.8 billion EV battery MOU agreed with LG Energy Solution (Dec 30) - Reuters
- Google told its scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research, Reuters reports (Dec 23) - CNBC
- Elon Musk says Tim Cook 'refused' to meet with him about Apple buying Tesla (Dec 23) - Yahoo! Finance
- Intel debuts 'Clover Falls' companion chip for better laptop AI (Dec 17) - PC World
- Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to check on investment in EV components: government (Dec 12) - Reuters