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Thursday 6 October 2022
China's communication chip industry is booming: meet the leading & emerging players
Playing a follower role in the 2G era, China-based IC designers achieved some breakthroughs in the 3G era and enhanced their presence further in the 4G sector before realizing certain...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Google advocates circular economy accelerator that targets startups in Asia-Pacific and N America
Google has launched its first Google for Startups Accelerator: Circular Economy for startup teams and non-profit organizations in the Asia-Pacific and North American regions. Applications...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Global smartphone shipments continue to underperform in 2H22, says DIGITIMES Research
DIGITIMES Research expects global smartphone shipments in the third and fourth quarter of 2022 to both drop over 10% on year, resulting in declines for six quarters straight, according...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
China carmakers request 15-20% price cuts for chips in sufficient supply
With automotive chip shortages gradually abating, Chinese automakers reportedly have asked suppliers to cut prices by 15-20% on those chips not in short supply, looking to reduce...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
BYD sales hit fresh record as Chinese consumers embrace hybrids
BYD notched up a 7th consecutive monthly sales record for electric and hybrid vehicles in September, selling just over 200,000 units for the first time, and comfortably beating clean...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
US to announce new limits on chip technology exports to China
The Biden administration plans to announce new restrictions on China's access to US semiconductor technology, according to people with knowledge of the situation, an escalation of...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
High-end Chromebook, China gaming notebook demand picking up
High-end Chromebook sales are showing signs of recovery, as demand from China's gaming notebook market is also picking up, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Chinese car vendors asking for China-made ICs
Chinese car vendors have asked chip suppliers, including foreign ones, to place wafer starts for their demand with China-based foundries as China accelerates its push for IC self-sufficiency,...
Monday 3 October 2022
Japanese semiconductor packaging material leader to expand production in China
Sumitomo Bakelite, a leading Japanese manufacturer of synthetic plastics used in IC packaging, has announced a plan to build a new factory in China, investing JPY6.6 billion (US$45...
Monday 3 October 2022
CSOT starts production at new 8.6G LCD panel fab
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) recently kicked off production at t9, a newly completed 8.6G LCD panel line in Guangzhou, southern China, according to industry sources...
Friday 30 September 2022
Exclusive: YMTC CEO Simon Yang replaced due to 'personal reasons'
China's largest memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technology Corp (YMTC), which has made significant progress in NAND flash chip technology, will replace its CEO and key technology...
Friday 30 September 2022
SMIC breaks ground for new 12-inch fab in Tianjin
China's top pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has recently broken ground for a new 12-inch wafer fab in Tianjin, expecting to have a monthly capacity...
Friday 30 September 2022
Asia EV 50: Semiconductor is the supply chain's new linchpin
As a part of 2022 Supply Chain Summit hosted by DIGITIMES Asia, Eric Huang, Vice President of DIGITIMES, talked about the current status and challenges of Asia's EV industry. "In...
Friday 30 September 2022
Xiamen Tianma Display Technology begins to ship flexible OLED panels
China-based Xiamen Tianma Display Technology (Tianma Display) began to ship flexible OLED panels used in smartphones and wearable devices in August 2022, according to industry sour...
Thursday 29 September 2022
Freyr Battery poised to scale up clean and cost-competitive battery production
Battery has become a crucial component thanks to the adoption of EVs and energy storage systems. Freyr Battery, a Norway-based manufacturer, is establishing the first supply chain...