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Tuesday 17 January 2023
Rac EV, Blade Hydrogen to test Taiwan's first fuel cell bus this year
Taiwan-based e-bus manufacturer Rac EV said on January 16 that it will start testing hydrogen fuel cell battery-powered buses this year for long travel.
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Taiwan exports machine tools worth US$3.023 billion in 2022, says TMBA
Taiwan-based machine tool makers recorded a total export value of US$3.023 billion in 2022, increasing 8.6% on year, according to Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders' Association...
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Foundry PSMC cautious about 1Q23 outlook
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has expressed caution about its sales prospects for the first quarter of 2023 when its overall fab utilization rate...
Monday 16 January 2023
IBM appoints new GM for Taiwan office
IBM has appointed Nelson Lee as its new general manager of the Taiwan office after the retirement of his predecessor Lisa Kao, according to the company's announcement.
Monday 16 January 2023
EMC sees little influence from fire at plant in northern Taiwan
Taiwan-based CCL maker Elite Material (EMC) announced that the company's plant in northern Taiwan was hit by fire on the night of January 15, according to a company post on MOPS.
Monday 16 January 2023
Samsung reportedly cutting NAND production
Samsung Electronics reportedly is quietly reducing NAND flash production by lowering capacity utilization for the chips to 90% in response to sluggish demand, after resisting doing...
Monday 16 January 2023
LGES and Honda to build joint battery plant in Ohio
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution and Japan-based Honda Motor have decided to build their joint battery plant in Ohio, the US. They plan to start construction early this...
Monday 16 January 2023
Ibase new plant to boost capacity significantly
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Ibase Technology hosted an opening ceremony for its new factory in Taoyuan, Taiwan on January 12 and the company's capacity is expected to rise...
Friday 13 January 2023
South Korean makers urged to develop memory-based logic chips
To sustain their leaderships in the global memory market, South Korean memory makers have to step up the development of new-generation memory technology and memory-based logic chips,...
Friday 13 January 2023
Rohm to supply 4G SiC MOSFET for EV inverters for Honda
Rohm Semiconductor announced on Jan 10 that it is supplying its new fourth-gen SiC MOSFETs and gate driver ICs for EV inverters made by automotive parts supplier Hitachi Astemo.
Friday 13 January 2023
Japan-made chipmaking equipment sales may see 1st drop in 4 years
Sales of Japan-made semiconductor equipment are forecast to drop about 5% to JPY3.5 billion (US$27.1 billion) in fiscal 2023 - the first annual drop in four years, according to the...
Friday 13 January 2023
Automotive-grade MPU market expected to reach US$8 billion in 2025, says Avnet
Cars require more microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs) as they become smarter and more connected, according to Avnet Taiwan, adding that the trend will continue driving...
Friday 13 January 2023
IC design houses turn more cautious
TSMC's negative outlook for the overall semiconductor market this year has prompted IC design houses to take a more cautious approach, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 13 January 2023
Will Samsung's Galaxy S23 take off after bidding farewell to Samsung APs?
Samsung Electronics aims to launch its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S23, in the spring of 2023. The new model bids farewell to Samsung's own AP Exynos and is equipped with Qualcomm's...
Thursday 12 January 2023
TSMC considers making automotive chips in Europe, boosts mature node overseas capacity in 5 years
For the first time, TSMC CEO C. C. Wei confirmed in the Q4 earnings conference call on Jan 12 that it is engaging with customers and partners to evaluate the possibility of building...