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Tuesday 22 November 2022
Gotion breaks ground joint battery plant in Vietnam with VinES
Two China-based battery makers made significant moves recently. Gotion High-tech started to build the first LFP battery factory in Vietnam with local-based VinES. In addition, Svolt...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
ABB E-mobility raises approx. CHF200 million in pre-IPO private placement
ABB E-mobility, an electric vehicle (EV) charging solution provider, today announced that it has signed a pre-IPO private placement of approximately CHF200 million for newly issued...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
GaN Systems maintains close ties with foundries, OSATs
Canada-based GaN Systems, which specializes in gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors, is teaming up with first-tier foundries, OSATs, and IDMs to seize opportunities in emerging...
Monday 21 November 2022
Toyota-Panasonic seeking new EV battery manufacturing site in Japan

According to Chinese media IT Home, Prime Planet Energy Solution, a joint venture by Toyota and Panasonic, said in an interview on Nov 21 that it is looking for...

Monday 21 November 2022
Tech-app integrators, system architects, business model innovators badly needed in Taiwan, says MediaTek
Three major categories of talent will be badly needed to support the future growth of Taiwan's semiconductor industry and accelerate the development of digital technology, according...
Monday 21 November 2022
Hyundai building metaplant in US while Seoul consults USTR on IRA details
Hyundai Motor Group announced at the end of October that it broke ground on Metaplant America to produce EV and EV batteries in the US, following the passage of the US' new law Inflation...
Monday 21 November 2022
Slow to EV game, foreign car JVs in China face bleak future
A slow roll-out of electric cars and continued adherence to internal combustion engine models is putting some of the world's biggest automakers on the back foot in China, the largest...
Monday 21 November 2022
Taipower cooperates with Mitsubishi for ammonia co-firing at thermal power plant
State-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) has signed a MoU with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi Machinery (MCM) for technological cooperation to mix ammonia...
Monday 21 November 2022
Proton: Slow-and-steady wins EV race
Proton expects to have its own electric vehicle (EV) in five years (2027), said Roslan Abdullah, deputy CEO of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd. (Proton), one of Malaysia's national...
Monday 21 November 2022
Nvidia set to launch lower-spec AI GPU for sales to China
Nvidia is expected to advance the rollout of a downgraded version of its AI chips, dubbed AI 800, for shipments to Chinese clients in response to restrictions on its China-bound sales...
Monday 21 November 2022
Qualcomm startup competition winners leverage AI for diverse applications
Qualcomm held the grand finale of the 2022 Qualcomm Innovative in Taiwan Challenge (QITC) on November 19. After the final pitches, three startups were selected to be the competition...
Monday 21 November 2022
SEA round up: China's Great Wall Motor to double Thai EV investment
Thailand continues to receive more foreign investments from global automotive manufacturers, especially Chinese electric carmakers. Great Wall Motor and Foxconn announced their investments...
Monday 21 November 2022
IC design capability underpins Taiwan's AI power, according to Taiwan's digital affairs minister
At Taiwan AI Academy's annual event between November 18 - 19, Taiwan's Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, pointed out that Taiwan has the advantage to design specialized chips...
Monday 21 November 2022
Automotive software is changing the relationship between automakers and Tier 1s
The relationship between mainstream automakers and Tier 1 suppliers has experienced a subtle change when they entered the future vehicle sector. This is especially true with the shift...
Friday 18 November 2022
Lithium giant SQM sees prices staying higher for longer
The world's No. 2 lithium producer, SQM, said it expects prices for the battery material to stay high into 2023, remarks that may allay fears over a possible cooling-off of China's...