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Tuesday 22 October 2024
Honda rethinks EV strategy amid slowing demand, explores hybrid manufacturing solutions
Honda has stated that revisions to its electric vehicle (EV) roadmap will be made if the demand for pure EVs continues to dip. This move reflects a growing trend of major automakers...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Japan's semiconductor firms intensify efforts on GaN expansion amid growing demand for EV and AI
As global semiconductor firms invest in compound semiconductors, Japan-based companies are stepping up their efforts on gallium nitride (GaN) to expand its applications beyond electric...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
LG bets big on B2B commercial displays and EV charging solutions
LG Electronics' Business Solutions (BS) division plans to nearly double its revenue in the B2B market to KRW 10 trillion (US$7.4 billion) by 2030, focusing on commercial displays...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Intel seeks foundry alliance with Samsung to challenge TSMC's market dominance
Intel has reportedly approached senior executives at Samsung Electronics with a proposal to form a "foundry alliance" against the market-dominating TSMC. This move comes in the wake...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
China's first 3nm SoC by Xiaomi marks a seven-year gap since its last launch, likely manufactured by TSMC
Xiaomi's self-developed 3nm chip has begun taping out, marking the first 3nm mobile SoC launched by a Chinese company, with TSMC anticipated as the manufacturer. However, neither...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
The real picture of SiC substrate oversupply according to Latentek
The silicon carbide (SiC) substrate market appears to be oversupplied, but it takes more than just comparing production capacity and actual demand to understand the real picture,...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Utilization rate drops sharply for Chinese solar wafer leader
TCL Zhonghuan, a leading Chinese manufacturer of solar silicon wafers, has reportedly reduced its factory utilization rates, sharply cutting the working hours for its workers, according...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
JASM's first fab to run on 100% renewable energy upon launch; second fab construction to begin by end of 2024
In mid-October, Yuichi Horita, president of JASM, TSMC's subsidiary in Japan, announced that the fab will operate on 100% renewable energy upon its launch, setting a precedent ahead...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Rapidus estimates economic impact of JPY19 trillion in Hokkaido
Rapidus, the Japanese semiconductor manufacturer aiming for mass production of 2-nanometer (nm) chips, is making significant progress on its first factory located in Chitose, Hokkaido...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
China's auto sector profit squeeze: CR Micro chief warns against reckless expansion
The Chinese automotive supply chain is facing intense competition, with the industry's profitability continuing to decline. Profit margins have dropped below 5%, prompting Hong Li,...
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Xiaomi-developed 3nm SoC speculation persists
At a public event in China, Jianguo Tang, the chief economist at the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, inadvertently declared that Xiaomi's self-developed...
Monday 21 October 2024
Current and former ministers of South Korea's MOTIE warn of semiconductor industry crisis in 5 years
Former South Korean ministers recently gathered to assess the challenges facing the country's semiconductor industry. They cautioned that while South Korea currently leads globally...
Monday 21 October 2024
Samsung's repeated HBM3E certification delays spark Nvidia tension rumors
Samsung Electronics has been unable to obtain Nvidia's certification for its fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory, the HBM3E, for almost a year. This has led to speculation about...
Monday 21 October 2024
China's new capital stimulus for chip and tech sectors sparks overcapacity concerns
China's latest stimulus measures have injected new momentum into its semiconductor industry, particularly benefiting companies focused on "domestic substitution" across the supply...
Monday 21 October 2024
Novatek gains ground as LX Semicon's share of iPhone OLED orders gets halved
In the past, when LG Display (LGD) supplied OLED panels for Apple's iPhone series, the display driver ICs (DDI) were exclusively produced by LX Semicon. However, 2024 saw Novatek...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research