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Thursday 13 July 2023
LG Electronics targets KRW20 trillion in automotive component sales by 2030
Automotive electronics will drive LG Electronics' growth in the coming years. The company announced on July 12 that it aims to reach KRW20 trillion in car component segment revenue...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Geely and Renault ink agreement to establish hybrid, ICE powertrain joint venture
China-based Geely Holding Group and French Renault signed an agreement to set up a 50/50 joint venture to develop and produce powertrains for hybrid and internal combustion engine...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Taiwan inspection labs gearing up for automotive chip demand
With more chip firms and component vendors keenly developing automotive-grade products, their demand for IC analysis and inspection is rising, according to industry sources.
Thursday 13 July 2023
Samsung, SK Hynix working on power consumption technologies for memories in AI age
As memories like HBM and DDR5 become ever-important in HPC, memory makers, such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, are looking for ways to reduce power consumption.
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Taiwan chip exports plunge 21% as device makers clear inventory
Taiwan's exports of integrated circuit chips dropped for a sixth consecutive month in June on slowing global demand.
Wednesday 12 July 2023
OLED patent war between SDC and BOE escalating
To consolidate their position in the Apple supply chain and the OLED market, Samsung Display (SDC) and BOE's patent dispute is escalating by the day. SDC has officially filed a patent...
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Component suppliers become selective about customers as EV market booms
The global EV market scale-up has brought changes and new opportunities to the automotive supply chain. Crispin Wu, CEO of Taiwan-based Tong Yang Group, said the EV segment will likely...
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Taiwan FPCB makers expect revenue growth from new US client smartphones in 2H23
Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) makers Zhen Ding Tech and Flexium Interconnect are optimistic about their operation in the second half with the US-based handset brand's new smartphones...
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Japan's METI considering to subsidize Sumco's new silicon wafer plant -- Report
In an effort to revitalize its domestic semiconductor supply chain, the Japanese government has subsidized a number of semiconductor-related manufacturers to produce in Japan. A news...
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Samsung invest KRW1 trillion to expand HBM capacity to digest demand from Nvidia and AMD
Samsung Electronics will invest KRW1 trillion (approx. US$766 million) to expand its high bandwidth memory (HBM) production capacity. Sources believe that Samsung's investments are...
Tuesday 11 July 2023
TSMC's second fab in Kumamoto to start construction in April, 2024 – Report
Japanese media Nikkan Kogyo reported that TSMC has drawn up a plan to start construction of a second wafer fab in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, from April 2024 onwards. The location...
Tuesday 11 July 2023
SoftBank to build supercomputer for generative AI
NHK and Nikkei reported that SoftBank, the telecom subsidiary under SoftBank Group, planned to invest JPY20 billion (US$140 million) and use Nvidia's GPU to build...
Monday 10 July 2023
Taiwan exports plunge at fastest pace in 14 years on demand woes
Taiwan's exports plunged in June at the fastest pace since 2009, exacerbating concerns about the slump in global demand for electronics and its impact on the economy.
Monday 10 July 2023
Taiwan MCU manufacturers increase 32-bit product proportions
Since the beginning of 2023, the microcontroller (MCU) industry has continued to face low demand in the consumer electronics market, while companies in China have launched price wars...
Monday 10 July 2023
Short-supplied automotive IC is unlikely to become excess in the future
International IDMs have seen significant improvement in automotive IC supply recently, according to supply chain sources. In addition, automotive IC production capacity keeps growing...