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Thursday 1 June 2023
Renesas head of automotive solutions visits Taiwan for 2nd time
Takeshi Kataoka, SVP and GM of Renesas Electronics' automotive solutions is in Taiwan for the second time this year and will deliver a remark at a Computex 2023 forum on Friday (June...
Thursday 18 May 2023
IC design houses may see flat performance for peak season this year
Most IC design houses and even the entire semiconductor supply chain previously expected business performances to improve quarter by quarter after hitting the bottom in first-quarter...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Nonstop investment from authomakers shows self-developed IC still a priority
There is growing demand for automotive semiconductors, and their custom production is increasingly important given the expanding market for electric and smart vehicles. Seeing that,...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Automakers look to India's rising EV market
Automakers are witnessing a high growth potential in India's EV market. Local EV giant Tata Motors may face rising competition from global automakers looking to expand in India's...
Tuesday 9 May 2023
Automakers in tug-of-war with Apple; data is key to HMI battle
The HMI (human-machine interface) battle between automakers and mobile phone platforms has been getting fiercer and fiercer. Most automakers are afraid of their business opportunities...
Tuesday 9 May 2023
Price-cutting spree among Chinese carmakers dimming order visibility for components suppliers
The China car market remains caught in fierce price competition following Tesla in January slashing prices on its cars sold there, but the overall sales momentum is cooling down on...
Monday 8 May 2023
Taiwanese semiconductors receive global attention as automakers' perception changes
Driven by the electrification of automotive electronics, the semiconductor demand for single vehicles has greatly increased. The shortage of critical car-grade chips, which has been...
Friday 5 May 2023
ChatGPT creates automotive OS dilemma for automakers
The generative AI revolution brought about by ChatGPT also includes future cars. Current focus points include the new business opportunities created by in-vehicle AI through smart...
Friday 5 May 2023
IGBT, SiC, GaN see heating competition in terminal applications
Power semiconductor devices such as SiC MOSFETs, IGBT, and GaN are experiencing increasingly fierce competition in EV, charging pile, energy storage, and renewable energy applications,...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
TSMC, GF strike new contracts with car vendors
TSMC and GlobalFoundries have both struck long-term contracts with car vendors.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Top-3 Korean battery makers keen on domestic capacity expansions
South Korea's top-3 battery makers SK On, LG Energy Solution (LGES), and Samsung SDI are all on track to build additional domestic production capacities, in order to reduce the country's...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
To prevent Tesla price war pain in 2Q23, Chinese automakers said to make moves in chips
Recently, rumors came out of the supply chain markets in China and Taiwan that in response to the price wars initiated by battery EV (BEV) leader Tesla in the first quarter of 2023,...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Connector maker SpeedTech unveils new factories overseas
Speedtech, a Taiwan-based connector manufacturer, has announced new factory projects in Mexico and Malaysia to meet the needs of customers in the decentralized supply chain.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Foundries experience order cuts from automotive IC design houses
China- and Taiwan-based foundries have experienced cutbacks in automotive IC orders from not only their domestic fabless chipmakers but also customers in the US and Japan during the...
Monday 24 April 2023
Chinese automakers lower chip specs to cut production cost
Some Chinese automakers reportedly are using the terms "vehicle grade" and "vehicle use" to adjust their automotive chip procurements to press down chip prices amid the current cutthroat...
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