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Friday 24 March 2023
VC Investment in China-based GPU startups dropped in 2022
While AI-generated content has driven NVIDIA's price up more than 100% for the past six months, China-based GPU providers are not benefiting from the hype, with investment dropping...
Friday 24 March 2023
Chinese automakers seek lower quotes from component suppliers
Chinese automakers are attempting to negotiate cheaper bids with component suppliers as they face strong pricing competition in the local market, according to industry sources.
Friday 24 March 2023
YMTC COO says tech innovation continues
Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) will maintain its pace of in-house technological innovation while also cultivating local talent in China, according to Cheng Weihua, COO for the...
Friday 24 March 2023
Taiwan PCB makers moving production to Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based printed circuit board (PCB) makers have expedited transferring manufacturing away from China, with several establishing new plants or extending current lines in Southeast...
Friday 24 March 2023
Taiwan foundries see surge in orders transferred from China
The US' escalation of the chip war with China has prompted more companies to shift their orders to Taiwan-based pure-play foundries. However, contract prices provided by TSMC and...
Thursday 23 March 2023
CATL starts mass-producing third-generation CTP-enabled battery Qilin
China-based battery giant CATL has begun mass production of its Qilin battery, according to local news reports. The battery, which leverages the company's latest cell-to-pack (CTP)...
Thursday 23 March 2023
China Evergrande's EV unit may shut down without new funding
China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. warned it may have to stop making electric cars if it can't obtain new financing, having delivered just 900 of its much-delayed flagship...
Thursday 23 March 2023
Tesla started a China price war that may destroy some carmakers
Tesla Inc. triggered a price war in China that's poised to reshape the world's biggest car market, with hefty discounts threatening to drive some automakers out of business.
Thursday 23 March 2023
Lithium, nickel prices on decline as China demand slows
Nickel, copper, and aluminum prices have fallen to their lowest points in months. Lithium carbonate, a key material for EV batteries, also plunged as supply outpaces demand.
Thursday 23 March 2023
Tesla supplier Albemarle to build lithium processing facility to support 2.4 million EVs annually
US-based Albemarle Corporation announced on March 22 it has selected South Carolina as the site of its new lithium processing facility. The specialty chemicals manufacturing company...
Thursday 23 March 2023
Foxconn quietly reforms during a tumultuous period for industry
Constant geopolitical change in recent years, coupled with the pandemic, have resulted in the regionalization of the manufacturing industry, and the localized, decentralized, and...
Thursday 23 March 2023
China unveils indigenous chiplet interface to reach self-reliance amid US containment
As China is getting isolated as a result of the US technological containment, China has come up with an indigenous interconnected interface for chiplet as Moore's law seems to approach...
Thursday 23 March 2023
Gaming notebook sales in China start picking up
Gaming notebook sales in China have started picking up and are expected to strengthen later in the second quarter as the country's Labor Day holiday and 618 mid-year shopping festival...
Thursday 23 March 2023
Marvell to cut jobs in China
US semiconductor maker Marvell Technology is preparing for another round of layoffs in China, according to industry sources.
Thursday 23 March 2023
IC Design White Paper (5): China's semiconductor strategy and development trends
China has had a long history of supporting its semiconductor development with industrial policies. The "Outline for advancing the national IC industry" announced in 2014 upgraded...