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Wednesday 22 February 2023
LGES to build battery plant with Ford, Koc Holding in Turkey
LG Energy Solution made progress in gaining a global presence. The South Korean battery maker announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding on February 21 with Ford and Turkish...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Taiwan OLED DDI suppliers reportedly gearing up for foundry capacity
Taiwan-based OLED display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are preparing for an anticipated increasing demand from the handset and other sectors and have begun competing for available 40nm...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Taiwan handset market shows signs of improving
Some handset brands have reported brisk sales of their newly released models in the Taiwan market, raising speculation that the local handset market might eventually usher in a recovery...
Tuesday 21 February 2023
TSMC rumored to delay Europe fab by two years
Industry sources pointed out that TSMC is considering delaying its new Europe factory to around 2025, two years later than previously estimated. The possible reason for this delay...
Tuesday 21 February 2023
Nidec opens new plant, R&D center in Dalian, China
Japan's electrical vehicle drive system (e-Alxe) maker Nidec is slated to inaugurate its second plant and new R&D center in China's northeastern city Dalian, aiming to strengthen...
Tuesday 21 February 2023
Taiwan MCU makers divided over sales strategies for post-pandemic China
Taiwan's MCU suppliers are recalibrating sales strategies in the Chinese market, which is set to rebound in 2023 following three years of COVID-induced weak consumer demand, according...
Monday 20 February 2023
LGES retains crown in 2022 non-Chinese global EV battery usage
South Korea-based research firm SNE Research recently released an analysis of non-Chinese global EV battery usage in 2022. LG Energy Solution topped the list again with a market share...
Monday 20 February 2023
Most of Taiwan-based enterprises expect 1H23 operation to remain unchanged, says CRIF Taiwan
A sample survey conducted by CRIF Taiwan shows that 83.8% of Taiwan-based enterprises expect their business operation in the first half of 2023 to remain unchanged, 8.2% expect drops...
Monday 20 February 2023
Taiwan to boost development of floating offshore wind farms in 3rd phase
As development of offshore wind farms in the first and second phases is in smooth progress, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is in preparation to promote development of...
Monday 20 February 2023
Taiwan's MCU makers turn to Chinese OSATs for cost reduction
Taiwan's MCU makers including Holtek Semiconductor are not expected to trim their inventory to normal levels until the second half of the year, and they are moving to rely more on...
Monday 20 February 2023
Amkor, GF team up for at-scale IC backend services in Europe
Amkor Technology and GlobalFoundries (GF) have formed a strategic partnership that will enable a comprehensive EU/US supply chain from semiconductor wafer production at GF to OSAT...
Friday 17 February 2023
LGD, SDC gearing up for automotive OLED displays market
The displays market has been feeling the pinch of the global economic downturn, except for automotive applications that stand a good chance of seeing strong shipments in 2023, with...
Friday 17 February 2023
Samsung said developing customized memory for ChatGPT-like applications
Samsung Electronics reportedly is developing customized next-generation memory chips for large-size AI applications, such as ChatGPT that is gaining popularity worldwide, aiming to...
Friday 17 February 2023
Acer makes efforts to secure PC sales in Europe
Acer has reported impressive sales for its gaming desktop PCs in the UK, where its shipments grew 92% in 2022 and gained a 26.4% share.
Friday 17 February 2023
Valeo and BMW to co-develop L4 automated parking technology
French automotive supplier Valeo and German automaker BMW strengthened their partnership by adding another item to the shared work list. The duo said on February 14 that they will...