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Wednesday 22 March 2023
Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium
A year and a half ago, China's CATL put on a flashy event to make an announcement significant enough that Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chairman of the world's biggest battery maker,...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
EV-maker Nio surges, says 'very confident' of hitting sales goal
Nio Inc. is "very confident" of meeting its target of doubling sales to 250,000 electric vehicles this year, Chief Financial Officer Steven Feng said, prompting the Chinese automaker's...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
US to restrict TSMC, Samsung's investment in China; China reportedly to fend off by picking national chip champions
The Biden administration announced guardrails for the CHIPS Act to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and restrict foreign entities of concern from acquiring advanced technologies...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
US export controls might be rolled out in stages, potentially covering all immersion DUV systems, according to DIGITIMES Research
As the US rallies Japan and the Netherlands to tighten up semiconductor export controls against China, the world has been trying to estimate the extent of damage done to the Chinese...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Car sales in China slow
Though automotive IC vendors have predicted the chip shortage to persist into the second quarter of 2023, car sales in China have been disappointing so far this year, including sales...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
China's EV revolution shows grim future for Japan car titans
In the world of gasoline cars, Japan's automakers are king. Toyota Motor Corp. has held the title of the world's No. 1 car company for the past three years, while Honda Motor Co....
Tuesday 21 March 2023
China sees signs of NEV market recovery in February
China will likely welcome back its robust EV market soon. Data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed that wholesale and retail sales of new energy vehicles (NEV)...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
Lithium carbonate prices drop nearly 40% amid China's NEV subsidy reduction
Lithium carbonate, a material used in lithium batteries, including lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and ternary lithium batteries, has recently seen its price drop by nearly 40% to below...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
BYD reportedly establishes new high-end EV technology Yun-nian
Chinese carmaker BYD has reportedly registered a new trademark, "Yun-nian" (cars adorned with cloud patterns), according to several Chinese media outlets. Sources were cited as saying...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
EV sales in China expected to reach over 8 million in 2023
One fourth of the cars sold in China were electric vehicles in 2022, and EV sales are expected to reach more than eight million units in 2023, according to Counterpoint Research.
Tuesday 21 March 2023
IC Design White Paper (4): China has become the largest source of chip design talents
When analyzing the supply and demand of global semiconductor design talents in 2021, one finds US-based companies to be the main source of chip design demand. US-based companies accounted...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
Baidu's Kunlun Xin not only focuses on AI, but also eyes self-driving
China's Baidu recently announced the AI product "ERNIE Bot," which uses the second generation of Kunlun AI chip in its model. Besides focusing on AI chip development, Baidu is also...
Monday 20 March 2023
Taiwan PC monitor makers experiencing declining shipments in 4Q22, says DIGITIMES Research
Taiwan PC monitor makers' shipments decreased 6.4% sequentially and 26% on year to come to less than 18 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022 as the global economy remained...
Monday 20 March 2023
Taiwan chip exports to China sputter on tensions, falling demand
Taiwan's exports of integrated circuit chips to China and Hong Kong fell for a fourth month in February as Washington-Beijing tensions simmer and demand for electronics continues...
Monday 20 March 2023
XPeng sees single-digit vehicle margin in 2022, expecting weak 1Q 2023
China-based XPeng finished 2022 with its vehicle margin decreasing from 11.5% to 9.4%. The EV company, which has been under an organization restructuring, plans to further its cost...