1390 news items tagged automotive
Taiwan inductor makers keen on capacity expansions
Tuesday 2 March 2021Taiwan makers of inductors are keenly enforcing capacity expansions to meet increasingly strong demand for automotive, handset and other consumer electronics applications, according...
From flourishing to floundering: Automakers to face further issues in 2021
Tuesday 2 March 2021In the first half of 2020, the automotive industry took a hard hit from COVID-19 with demand nosediving, production shutdowns and allocation shifts focusing on telecommunications...
Taiwan PCB makers to embrace bright prospects for 2021
Friday 26 February 2021Taiwan-based PCB makers are expected to see their combined output value grow further in 2021, driven by strong demand for IC substrates, HDI boards and flexible PCBs, according to...
Phison puts increased focus on non-CE apps
Friday 26 February 2021Phison Electronics, which specializes in flash storage devices and controller ICs, has put increased focus on enterprise, automotive and industrial applications while lowering sales...
Lite-On Tech to hike capex 47% in 2021
Friday 26 February 2021EMS provider Lite-On Technology plans to budget NT$5 billion (US$178 million) in 2021 capex, increasing 47% from 2020, mainly for a new factory in southern Taiwan and overseas capacity...
Micron launches low-power memory qualified for automotive safety applications
Thursday 25 February 2021Micron Technology has begun sampling its automotive low-power DDR5 DRAM (LPDDR5) memory that is hardware-evaluated to meet the most stringent Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL)...
MOSFET prices poised to rise on worsening shortages
Thursday 25 February 2021Prices for MOSFET chips are set to rise significantly in the months ahead thanks to worsening shortages arising from persistently tight 8-inch foundry capacity and rapid increases...
Passive component makers see clear order visibility stretch into 2H21
Thursday 25 February 2021Yageo and Walsin Technology have seen their visibility of orders for MLCCs, chip resistors, inductors and capacitors extend to the second half of 2021 thanks to ODMs and distributors...
Radiant aims to ship 2-3 million BLUs for automotive displays in 2021
Thursday 25 February 2021Radiant Opto-Electronics aims to ship 2-3 million LED backlight units (BLU) for use in automotive dashboards of about 10 inches in 2021, with Europe-based automakers to be main clients,...
CCL prices may rise further later in 1H21
Wednesday 24 February 2021Rising copper foil prices will likely prompt Taiwan-based CCL makers to further raise their quotes later in the first half of this year, according to industry sources.
Car PCB makers may see revenues hit by deferred shipments
Wednesday 24 February 2021Taiwan's automotive PCB makers may see short-term impacts on their revenues from deferred deliveries of shipment to car vendors who are forced to suspend production due to shortages...
High-capacitance MLCC prices set to rise
Wednesday 24 February 2021MLCC vendors including Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and TDK are likely to raise their quotes for high-capacitance MLCCs in response to stronger-than-expected demand for 5G handset...
Lead times for aluminum capacitors extended on 15-20% supply shortages
Tuesday 23 February 2021The supply of aluminum electrolytic capacitors has fallen short of demand by 15-20% since second-half 2020, resulting in extensions in delivery lead times at suppliers in Japan, Taiwan...
Superior Plating to see profits surge in 2021
Tuesday 23 February 2021Superior Plating Technology (SPT), dedicated to metal surface treatment and electroplating processing, is expected to post significant profit growth in 2021 thanks partly to its entry...
IDMs may evaluate more outsourcing
Tuesday 23 February 2021IDM vendors may consider outsourcing more of their production starting 2022, with Taiwan-based contract chipmakers being among the beneficiaries, according to industry sources.
DRAM and flash memory supply to stay tight in 2H21, says Winbond
Monday 22 February 2021A rally in DRAM and flash memory prices will boost Winbond Electronics' memory business revenue in March and April, according to Pei-Ming Chen, president for the specialty DRAM and...
Taiwan protective component makers post record January revenues
Friday 19 February 2021Thinking Electronic Industrial, Polytronics Technology and Fuzetec Technology, which make circuit protection components for handsets, notebooks and game consoles, all saw their January...
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2020
Friday 19 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone shipments to the China market amounted to 86.7 million units. The volume represented 19.3% growth quarter-over-quarter but 10.4% decline year-over-ye...
HDI PCB makers see robust orders for non-handset applications
Friday 19 February 2021HDI PCB manufacturers have enjoyed a strong influx of orders for non-handset applications, with order visibility extended to April-May, allowing them to expect a strong first-half...
TSMC agrees to rush shipments to automotive chip customers
Friday 19 February 2021TSMC has agreed to give top priority to orders placed by its automotive chip clients, giving them SHR (super hot run) status, according to sources at Taiwan-based analog IC firms.
Taiwan leadframe makers to post revenue growth through 3Q21
Thursday 18 February 2021Taiwan-based leadframe makers including Shuen Der Industry (SDI) and Jih Lin Technology are poised to post sequential revenue increases through the third quarter of 2021, thanks to...
Yen Sun sees supply of automotive cooling fans fall short
Thursday 18 February 2021Taiwan-based Yen Sun Technology's supply of automotive cooling fans is falling short of demand, with clear order visibility extended through second-quarter 2021.
PCB makers set to record strong 1Q21
Thursday 18 February 2021Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are set to record a particularly strong first-quarter 2021, judging from their significant revenue increases for January and clear order visibility...
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.
Backend houses to thrive on strong demand for 5G, Wi-Fi 6 chips in 2021
Wednesday 17 February 2021Taiwan's IC backend supply chain players are poised to embrace another robust year in 2021 driven by strong demand for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 applications, after logging full capacity utilization...
- Honda appoints Japan R&D chief Toshihiro Mibe as new CEO (Feb 19) - Bloomberg
- Apple approached Nissan to work on autonomous car project (Feb 15) - Finacial Times
- Ford says 'millions' of its vehicles will run on Google's Android starting in 2023 (Feb 1) - The Verge
- Renesas moves more automotive chip production in-house (Jan 29) - Nikkei Asian Review
- Let's talk in-cabin AI, DMS and Apple C1 processor (Jan 15) - EE Times
- Carmakers crying out for chips fuels growth for Globalfoundries (Jan 14) - Bloomberg
- Exclusive: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020 (Jan 12) - The Verge
- LG Electronics, Magna to set up $1 billion JV to make electric car gear (Dec 23) - Reuters
- Chip shortages could slow automotive production, VW and suppliers say (Dec 4) - Reuters
- UK set to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 (Dec 3) - The Financial Times