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Thursday 8 February 2024
China's involution pandemic threatens global innovation in solar, batteries, EVs
Relentless efforts by China's new energy companies to control their sectors by undercutting the competition at home and abroad prevent innovation as non-Chinese firms cut R&D...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Export data suggests South Korean battery industry is low on juice
South Korea's battery industry exports saw a further decline in 2023.
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Panasonic sells its VR/AR equipment startup due to lack of gaming console platform
Panasonic has decided to sell Shiftall, its subsidiary responsible for VR head-mounted display (HMD) development, on February 1, 2024. Panasonic, alongside Sharp and Sony, were all...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Murata plans a new MLCC factory in Japan under diversification strategy
Murata, a Japanese electronic components manufacturer, announced the construction of a new Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) factory in Japan. The completion is scheduled for March...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
JASM's Kumamoto site to become GigaFab after Fab2 enters production
Production sites with a monthly capacity of 100,000 wafers or more are called GIGAFAB Facilities at TSMC. Currently, TSMC has four GigaFab facilities in Taiwan. With the capacity...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
US EV battery subsidy helps Panasonic create record-high net profits
The EV business brought significant profits for Panasonic Holdings. According to Panasonic, NHK, and Nikkei, the group saw its consolidated revenue grow by 1.2%...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Japan lavishes billions on Kioxia, Western Digital's NAND factories
Japan has announced billions in subsidies for NAND manufacturing investments in the country.
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Qisda's revenue from healthcare biz exceeds US$600 million in 2023
The Qisda Group is actively expanding its healthcare business, with revenue from the sector surpassing NT$20 billion (US$638.29 million) in 2023. Given the potential for the healthcare...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers post decreased January revenue
Nan Ya PCB, Kinsus Interconnect Technology, and Zhen Ding Technology reported sequential revenue decreases in January of 4.3%, 5.6%, and 13.9%, respectively. Unimicron Technology...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
TSMC discloses plan for 2nd fab in Japan
TSMC has announced plans for a second wafer fab through Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), a joint venture between the Taiwan-based pure-play foundry and its Japanese...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Taiwan gives water and electricity infrastructure cash boost
Taiwan will inject billions to boost key utility investment programs in 2024.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
South Korea's AT Solution listed within Vision Pro supply chain
Within the supply chain of Apple's MR headset Vision Pro, South Korea's AT Solution is reportedly involved in the coating process for camera module components.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
DB Hitek has its ion implantation equipment for SiC semiconductors
South Korean semiconductor foundry DB Hitek is accelerating the development of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Toyota sees profits double thanks to robust HEV sales, raising FY24 forecasts
Toyota Motor experienced sales growth in all regions in the April-December 2023 period. Strong hybrid EV sales specifically helped the carmaker double its profits. The company also...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Taiwan's Science and Technology agency plans major disruptions to biomedicine, agriculture
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has announced research to revolutionize biomedicine and agriculture with AI.