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Thursday 8 June 2023
New US GaN patent war may cripple exports of top China vendor
A recent patent lawsuit filed by US-based gallium nitride (GaN) technology specialist Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) against China's top GaN devices vendor Innoscience Technology...
Thursday 8 June 2023
Li Auto on track to begin production at Beijing plant
China-based EV company Li Auto will likely start production at a new plant in the Shunyi district of Beijing between July and August. The facility is expected to make 100,000 battery...
Thursday 8 June 2023
AESC breaks ground South Carolina plant to supply BMW
Japan-headquartered battery maker AESC broke ground on its plant in South Carolina, USA, on June 7. The facility, expected to become fully operational in 2026, will support BMW EVs...
Thursday 8 June 2023
STMicroelectronics to make 200mm SiC devices with Sanan in China
STMicroelectronics (ST) announced it would form a joint venture with China-based counterpart Sanan Optoelectronics to secure a share in China's rapidly growing vehicle and industrial...
Wednesday 7 June 2023
VW's China JV transforming plant for electrification; GM showcases concept car for China
Volkswagen and General Motors are both accelerating electrification in China, the world's largest EV market. SAIC Volkswagen Automotive recently started upgrading one of its Shanghai...
Wednesday 7 June 2023
Global 1Q23 enterprise SSD revenue falls by nearly half
Due to a slump in both volume and prices, revenue in the enterprise SSD market fell 47.3% sequentially to nearly US$2 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to TrendForce.
Wednesday 7 June 2023
Xiaomi IC deisgn remains under spotlight as subsidiary increases capital by nearly 30%
After the dissolution of the Oppo's Zeku chip design team, Xiaomi CEO Lu Weibing emphasized during a recent financial briefing that the company's in-house chip design program is ...
Wednesday 7 June 2023
China telecom operators keen to invest in quantum computing R&D
State-run China Telecom has announced on its official WeChat account that it will invest CNY3.0 billion (UD$421 million) to establish the China Telecom Quantum Information Technology...
Wednesday 7 June 2023
SMIC subsidiary continues to fulfill Chinese demands for FinFET capabilities
Following a DIGITIMES Asia report in mid-May indicating that Chinese foundry SMIC has removed its 14nm FinFET offering...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Panasonic reportedly to grow EV battery production in Nevada
Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has made another move to scale up in the US. The company reportedly plans to set up a new battery production line in Gigafactory Nevada, which will...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Stellantis to establish JV with Galloo for end-of-life vehicle recycling
Carmaker Stellantis announced on June 5 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Galloo, a European metals recycler, to form a joint venture to recycle end-of-life vehicles...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
How will Japan fab tool curbs impact Chinese semiconductor players?
Japan has officially announced that it will tighten controls on exports of 23 types of semiconductor equipment to China starting July 23. How the new trade curbs will impact Chinese...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
India's PC market may have reached trough as shipment fell by 35% in 1Q23
India's PC market saw a sharp drop in shipments as vendors still struggled with weak demand and high inventories. At the same time, demand is recovering, and the market may have reached...
Monday 5 June 2023
GOP lawmakers ramp up calls to counter China over Micron ban
Two key Republican lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to counter Beijing's ban of US chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. by sanctioning a Chinese semiconductor company and...
Monday 5 June 2023
AI chip shortage to last until 2024, according to top Chinese AI company
The large-scale language model (LLM) has triggered the continuous growth of China's computing industry. SenseTime, which kept a low profile, has recently been tasked to pilot the...