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Tuesday 19 April 2022
Lithium battery price rally to end amid China's zero-COVID policy
Price rallies of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) are expected to slow down as Shanghai adopted zero-COVID policy and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers were forced to halt production...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Quanta, Inventec striving to resume Shanghai operations
ODMs Quanta Computer and Inventec have said they are working with authorities in Shanghai to resume their local manufacturing operations as soon as possible, although they are not...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
China making slow progress towards chip self-sufficiency
In addition to trade restrictions imposed by the US on crucial equipment, the ongoing COVID lockdowns in China's production hubs in Shanghai and other cities are disrupting the country's...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Geopolitical climate is changing global semiconductor value chain
While Russian troops were bombing Ukraine, a US delegation led by Michael Glenn Mullen, ex-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, arrived in Taiwan, followed closely by a separate...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Makers actively bracing for upcoming Kunshan lockdown removal
Component makers and device assemblers operating in China's Kunshan, which has been under COVID lockdown since April 2, are all gearing up preparations for resuming production amid...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Everlight, Chicony see China lockdown impacts on factories
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics and keyboard and compact camera module maker Chicony Electronics have temporarily stopped production at their factories in an...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
IC design houses see more order cutbacks from China phone brands
Chinese brand mobile phone vendors have further cut chip orders for the second quarter, casting a shadow over the demand prospects for the second half of the year, according to sources...
Tuesday 19 April 2022
BOE expanding smartphone-use OLED panel capacity
China-based BOE Technology has been actively expanding production capacity for smartphone-use OLED panels, aiming to ship more than 100 million units of them in 2022, according to...
Monday 18 April 2022
IC, auto makers among first in Shanghai to resume operations
More than 600 businesses in Shanghai, primarily IC and auto makers, are resuming operations under the municipality's approval after days of COVID lockdown. TSMC said its Songjiang...
Monday 18 April 2022
Ongoing lockdowns in China threaten disruptions in global electronics supply chain
Lockdowns underway in China to control the spread of COVID-19 are raising the specter of significant disruptions in the global supply chain for electronic components and consumer...
Friday 15 April 2022
China's NEV penetration likely to surpass 15% in 2022
China's new energy vehicle (NEV) penetration rate reached 13.4% at the end of 2021, and the number will likely surpass 15% this year, according to industry sources.
Friday 15 April 2022
China Motor to boost NEV development in 2022
Taiwan-based car dealer China Motor (CMC) is ramping up efforts to develop new energy vehicles (NEVs) this year, while evaluating whether to partner with other electric vehicle (EV)...
Friday 15 April 2022
Vanchip debuts on China STAR market
China-based Vanchip, which specializes in RF front-end modules incorporating power amplifiers, was listed on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai...
Friday 15 April 2022
Oppo reportedly to launch in-house AP in 2023
Oppo is reportedly working on an in-house application processor (AP) to power its future smartphones, and the chipset is expected to enter volume production in 2023.
Friday 15 April 2022
BOE plans to set up 8.6G IT-use OLED line
China-based display panel maker BOE Technology plans to set up an 8.6G IT-use OLED panel production line with monthly capacity of 15,000 substrates at its B16 plant in Chengdu, western...