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Friday 28 July 2023
With fragmented development, China's AI chips face rough road ahead
China's AI chip corporations are facing a golden development opportunity, with pulling power from the domestic demand market and pushing power from the Biden Administration's export...
Friday 28 July 2023
Suppliers of automotive LED applications expect weak momentum in 2H23
Despite gradual recovery in the car market, suppliers of automotive LED applications are bracing for weak sales growth in the second half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Friday 28 July 2023
Analysis lab iST eyes record profit in 2024 amid strong AI chip demand
Analysis and verification lab Integrated Service Technology (iST) is optimistic about its business in 2023 and 2024. The company could possibly record profits next year, thanks to...
Thursday 27 July 2023
VW-Xpeng deal is evidence of China's growing EV dominance
German auto giant Volkswagen AG's $700 million investment in Xpeng Inc. is a vote of confidence in the electric-vehicle upstart and the latest sign of how rapidly China is starting...
Thursday 27 July 2023
CSPs offering inference and prompt engineering combination to satisfy customized AI demand from customers, says DIGITIMES Research
Demand for generative AI (GenAI) and large language model (LLM) is rising rapidly, driven by the emergence of ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by OpenAI. For their large scale as well...
Thursday 27 July 2023
LandMark silicon photonics shipments for AI server apps to double in 2023
Taiwan-based LandMark Optoelectronics, dedicated to supplying GaAs and InP-based epi-wafers and silicon photonics components, expects its silicon photonics revenue for the entire...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Governments, carmakers taking proactive steps to secure chips enabling ADAS, autonomous driving
The development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), self-driving cars and smart cockpits is closely related to AI. Although the chip war between China and the US has not...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Will HMB add new variable to US-China semiconductor rivalry?
With the rapidly rising popularity of generative AI, high bandwidth memory (HBM) and graphics processing units (GPU) have become highly sought-after components. However, as the semiconductor...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Distributor deal with Insulectro and demand from AI applications propel EMC H2 performance
Elite Material Corporation (EMC) recently made Insulectro its exclusive distributor in North America. The agreement along with the high computing power required by large language...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Foreign automakers face challenges growing AI capabilities in China
Tesla has started allowing transfers of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology in China within a limited time to encourage customers to buy a new car. However, many FSD features have...
Thursday 27 July 2023
IC lead frame demand for China-developed auto chips to pick up in 2024, says CWTC
Taiwan-based IC lead frame maker Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) expects to gain momentum for its automotive product segment in 2024, driven by major achievements in car chip developments...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Auto chips driving sales for first-tier IDMs; not necessarily so for Taiwanese IC design houses
First-tier IDMs in Europe and North America are optimistic about the auto electronics market, but Taiwan-based IC design houses who have entered the automotive supply chain may not...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Taiwanese server ODMs anticipate AI server growth in 2024
Taiwanese server ODMs will begin shipping AI servers at the end of the third quarter and are anticipating significant growth in 2024, according to industry sources. Microsoft and...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Unimicron looks to AI, high-speed transmission for long-term growth
PCB maker Unimicron Technology will focus on developing AI-related and high-performance computing (HPC) high-speed transmission network communications applications in the future,...
Wednesday 26 July 2023
Nissan to invest $663 million in renault EV unit as alliance rejigged
Nissan Motor Co. has finalized plans to invest in Renault SA's electric-vehicle venture Ampere, capping months of negotiations to rebalance the troubled automotive alliance.