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Monday 5 February 2024
South Korea-based battery suppliers in expansion push in 2024 despite uncertainties
Amid signs of a slowdown in demand for EVs and industrial uncertainties, South Korean-based battery makers remain committed to their global production expansion plans.
Monday 5 February 2024
Infineon and Honda ink MOU to form ADAS, power semiconductor dream team
German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon has announced plans to collaborate with Japanese automaker Honda.
Friday 2 February 2024
SK Hynix reportedly delays M15X factory construction amid industry uncertainty
SK Hynix's memory business is undergoing a rapid recovery; however, facing overall semiconductor industry uncertainty, it is reportedly delaying the construction schedule of the M15X...
Friday 2 February 2024
The future of Taiwan's post-pandemic gaming is 5G and esports
The key to growth in Taiwan's gaming industry slowing lies in 5G penetration and affordable high-speed transmission plans.
Friday 2 February 2024
SK Hynix's rumored Indiana HBM fab will give Nvidia onshore GPUs
SK Hynix is said to planning an advanced facility in Indiana, USA, to provide high bandwidth memories (HBM) to GPU customers.
Friday 2 February 2024
Rohm scales back earnings forecasts as SiC business remains the only driver
The decline of demand for PCs and industrial machines is impacting Rohm Semiconductor. The Japan-based company has also seen its automotive business slow while SiC power semiconductor...
Friday 2 February 2024
Sharp offers more batt for your buck with zinc-air research
Sharp plans to test its zinc-air batteries by FY2025.
Friday 2 February 2024
AI to fuel Samsung's smartphone business turnaround through flagship models
According to Samsung Electronics' financial report for the fourth quarter of 2023, the revenue and operating profits of Samsung's mobile eXperience (MX) and Networks division saw...
Friday 2 February 2024
Why TSMC's Japan experience is good for its German fab: Q&A with DIGITIMES advisor Albert Lin
Having to overcome ramps and bumps on its internationalization journey, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's leading pure-play foundry, is learning to act...
Friday 2 February 2024
Taiwan notebooks, 4Q 2023
Global notebook shipments to suffer another 5% decline in 1Q24 after an almost 6% sequential drop in 4Q23.
Friday 2 February 2024
Taiwan's secret AIoT weapon can break China's red supply chain
Nexcom's chairman said the key to defeating China's self-contained supply chain is AIoT.
Friday 2 February 2024
Navigating generative AI in business: RAG key to LLM optimization
As generative AI becomes more integrated into business applications, business owners increasingly focus on professionalization and addressing hallucination issues. Recent discussions...
Friday 2 February 2024
Samsung reportedly halts Pyeongtaek Plant 5 construction
Samsung Electronics is rumored to have temporarily halted some construction operations at its Pyeongtaek Plant 5 (P5). Sources familiar with the matter stated that there haven't been...
Friday 2 February 2024
BYD secures land for Hungary plant, planning to bring Denza to Europe
China-based BYD took a step forward to localize its production in Europe. The automaker signed a preliminary land sales and purchase agreement with the municipality of Szeged, Hungary,...
Friday 2 February 2024
Samsung focuses on HBM, confirms 2nm customer
Samsung has announced it will focus on High Bandwidth Memory (HBM).