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Wednesday 23 August 2023
SICC, TankeBlue step up 8-inch SiC deployment
China's SICC and TankeBlue Semiconductor, reportedly Infineon's two Chinese suppliers, have stepped up their deployment in the 8-inch silicon carbide (SiC) wafer segment, according...
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Tesla, Chinese automakers set to miss 2023 sales growth targets
Tesla and Chinese automakers such as BYD are all expected to miss their sales growth projections for 2023, with no company hitting 50% in the first half of the year, according to...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
US lifts restrictions on some China firms ahead of Raimondo trip
The US lifted restrictions on 27 Chinese companies and organizations, a sign Washington is extending an apparent olive branch ahead of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's planned trip...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Tesla said to explore alternatives for lithium-ion batteries
Tesla is reportedly considering building an EV battery material plant in Indonesia to utilize the country's rich nickel resources. Industry sources said the company is likely preparing...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Global smartphone shipments to hit decade low in 2023
According to Counterpoint Research, 2023 is on track to be the worst year for global smartphone shipments in ten years.
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Cipia uses computer vision AI to empower driver-monitoring technology
Driver monitoring has become a critical focus of automotive safety systems as distracted driving remains the primary cause of car accidents. Israel-based Cipia develops driver-monitoring...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Xiaomi admits third-party participation in LLM development
Xiaomi Group's Senior Vice President and head of smartphone department, Zeng Xuezong, recently stated in an interview with Chinese media that the emergence of large language models...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Pursuing self-reliance, China witnesses surge in inbound and outbound semiconductor investments
In mid-August, due to the failure to get approval from China, Intel scrapped its merger deal with Israel-based Tower Semiconductor, the latest case that investment and merger and...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Silan accelerates auto IGBT and SiC-MOSFET capacity expansion to seize growth momentum
Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., a Chinese IDM focusing on automotive chips, especially power semiconductors, indicates that it remains difficult to predict when the market will...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Amid production cuts, NAND flash supply chain sees shakeup
All major NAND flash suppliers are continuing to constrain their output, with prices for the memory segment to see slower declines. A shakeup of the NAND flash supply chain is also...
Tuesday 22 August 2023
TV unit sales in China to drop over 5% in 2023
TV sales continue to disappoint in China, with shipments poised to drop over 5% on year in 2023, according to market sources.
Monday 21 August 2023
Samsung SDI reportedly to build South Korea's first LFP battery plant
South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI will likely build the country's first LFP battery plant in its Ulsan production base, according to local media reports. However, as CATL and...
Monday 21 August 2023
Handset chip backend houses pin hopes on new iPhones to bolster basic shipments in 2H23
Taiwan's mobile phone chips backend supply chain players have recently expressed pessimism about the handset application market outlook. Major OSATs ASE Technology and King Yuan Electronics,...
Monday 21 August 2023
PDC expects automotive components to drive large-sized MLCC, R-Chip growth
Prosperity Dielectrics Co. (PDC) held an earnings call on August 18. The company said the application of large-sized multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) and chip resistors (R-Chip)...
Monday 21 August 2023
Semiconductor demand remains weak in 2H23; Nvidia only hope
TSMC has recently disclosed that the inventory adjustment activities of the supply chain are extending to the fourth quarter, and have cut its sales forecast. There are also rumors...