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Wednesday 22 March 2023
China keenly developing homegrown AI GPUs for chatbot apps
Chinese GPU developers including Jingjia Microelectronics and Innosilicon are developing homegrown AI GPUs at full throttle to keep up with the AI boom spurred by the growing popularity...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Tokyo Electron to build new plant, expecting renewed semiconductor demand
Chipmaking equipment vendor Tokyo Electron (TEL) has announced plans to invest JPY 22 billion (US$168 million) to set up a new plant in northeast Japan in anticipation of renewed...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Renesas executive suggests companies enter automotive sector with existing strengths
More non-automotive companies have started considering or expanding their businesses to the automotive sector. At a seminar on March 21, Renesas Electronics' executives said those...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Infineon and Delta Electronics sign MoU to extend long-term partnership from industrial to automotive applications
Infineon Technologies and Delta Electronics are expanding their long-term cooperation from industrial to automotive applications. On March 21, both companies signed a Memorandum of...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
NXP S32G3 series automotive processors accelerate software-defined vehicle and high-performance safety applications
NXP Semiconductors has launched its S32G3 Vehicle Network Processors into production with availability to the mass market through the NXP distribution network.The S32G3 series extends...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium
A year and a half ago, China's CATL put on a flashy event to make an announcement significant enough that Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chairman of the world's biggest battery maker,...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
EV-maker Nio surges, says 'very confident' of hitting sales goal
Nio Inc. is "very confident" of meeting its target of doubling sales to 250,000 electric vehicles this year, Chief Financial Officer Steven Feng said, prompting the Chinese automaker's...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Global EV sales enjoy robust growth in 2022, says DIGITIMES Research
Global EV sales continued to exhibit prominent growth in 2022, amounting to 9.78 million units, as opposed to the overall automotive sales worldwide that again came short of expectation,...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Car sales in China slow
Though automotive IC vendors have predicted the chip shortage to persist into the second quarter of 2023, car sales in China have been disappointing so far this year, including sales...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Taiwan IC design houses eyeing edge AI biz opportunities
A surge in demand for edge AI devices is generating opportunities for Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Nvidia GTC puts focus on generative AI
Nvidia is showcasing its latest technologies and breakthroughs in a variety of areas, including AI and the metaverse, particularly generative AI, at its ongoing GPU Technology Conference...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
China's EV revolution shows grim future for Japan car titans
In the world of gasoline cars, Japan's automakers are king. Toyota Motor Corp. has held the title of the world's No. 1 car company for the past three years, while Honda Motor Co....
Tuesday 21 March 2023
VW says there's never been a better time to build an EV factory in the US
Volkswagen AG said lucrative new US incentives for EV makers were just too good to pass up when weighing to pick a partner or build its own factory to make cars for the new Scout...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
China sees signs of NEV market recovery in February
China will likely welcome back its robust EV market soon. Data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed that wholesale and retail sales of new energy vehicles (NEV)...
Tuesday 21 March 2023
Lithium carbonate prices drop nearly 40% amid China's NEV subsidy reduction
Lithium carbonate, a material used in lithium batteries, including lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and ternary lithium batteries, has recently seen its price drop by nearly 40% to below...