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Friday 14 July 2023
IC test interface specialists overwhelmed by strong AI chip orders
IC test interface specialists have been overwhelmed by strong demand for AI chips, according to industry sources.
Friday 14 July 2023
Backend fab toolmakers see short lead-time orders from TSMC
TSMC has stepped up its pace of orders with backend equipment suppliers, as the foundry commences its chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) packaging capacity expansion plan, according...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Tesla's $1,670 electric quad bike for kids to launch in China
Tesla Inc. will start selling a Cybertruck-inspired electric quad bike in China from Friday, priced at 11,990 yuan ($1,670) and aimed at 8 to 12 year olds.
Thursday 13 July 2023
Google's AI chatbot Bard gets belated European release
Alphabet Inc.'s Google released its Bard chatbot to users in the European Union and Brazil, and said the artificial intelligence tool can now generate responses in more than 40 languages,...
Thursday 13 July 2023
China's large AI models are in full bloom, headlined by its four tech giants
The emergence of ChatGPT at the end of 2022 propelled AI to new heights. Huawei rotating chairman Ken Hu believes that "AI, especially AGI (artificial general intelligence) has become...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Why Taiwan semiconductor firms refrain from enforcing layoffs amid market headwinds
Despite significant sales shrinkages amid lingering economic downturns and market headwinds, there have been no significant layoffs among nearly all the upstream and downstream players...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Automotive suppliers developing lightweight materials for car body
Almost every major car market in the world has planned to transition to EVs. Taiwan-based automotive suppliers said that while products for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Intel's customized Gaudi 2 chips for China very likely to be made by TSMC 7 nm process
Intel unveiled its Gaudi 2 China Special Edition deep learning processor in Beijing on July 11 and received almost unanimous praise from Chinese media outlets. In addition to mentioning...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Spec revision AEC-Q200 puts no break on growth of passive car components
Passive components sector is poised for substantial growth as the transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs)...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Japanese car vendors sending RFQs for new-gen models to Taiwan companies, say sources
Japan-based automakers, which are accelerating the transformation of automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture, have begun sending requests for quotation (RFQ) to a number...
Thursday 13 July 2023
China AI players eyeing integrated systems as GPU replacement
Under the influence of geopolitical factors, China's AI-related industry is facing the challenge that high-end GPU chips supply is being controlled by overseas supplier. In response,...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Tesla reportedly begins initial talks to make EVs in India
Weeks after Narendra Modi and Elon Musk's meeting in the US, Indian media reported that Tesla had begun initial talks to make cars in India.
Thursday 13 July 2023
LG Electronics targets KRW20 trillion in automotive component sales by 2030
Automotive electronics will drive LG Electronics' growth in the coming years. The company announced on July 12 that it aims to reach KRW20 trillion in car component segment revenue...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Geely and Renault ink agreement to establish hybrid, ICE powertrain joint venture
China-based Geely Holding Group and French Renault signed an agreement to set up a 50/50 joint venture to develop and produce powertrains for hybrid and internal combustion engine...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Taiwan inspection labs gearing up for automotive chip demand
With more chip firms and component vendors keenly developing automotive-grade products, their demand for IC analysis and inspection is rising, according to industry sources.