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Friday 7 October 2022
Hyundai to kick off sales of new BEV Ioniq 6
Hyundai Motor Group announced that it will start selling Ioniq 6 in select markets in Europe later this year and in the US next year.
Friday 7 October 2022
NanoMalaysia is at the vanguard of Malaysia's EV revolution
Malaysia is the only country in Southeast Asia to have all its homegrown electric vehicle (EV) players, ranging from upstream to downstream, clustered within its borders. Even though...
Friday 7 October 2022
France-based Wise-integration to disrupt power supply market with deep Asia ties
Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors are on track to build their momentum as demand for fast charging grows. Wise-integration, a startup specialized in gallium nitride (GaN) power supply...
Friday 7 October 2022
EV market scale to top US$2.0 trillion, says UMC honorary vice chair John Hsuan
The market scale for electrical vehicles (EV) is estimated to top US$2.0 trillion, and Taiwan will surely play an important role in the global EV market by 2025 with its production...
Friday 7 October 2022
iCatch Technology AI imaging SoC driving electronic mirror and ADAS advancement
Imaging technology advancement has been driving the adoption of cameras on automobiles, and iCatch Technology (iCatch) is at the forefront of imaging-based Advance Driver Assistance...
Thursday 6 October 2022
European chipmakers continue policy debates, as industry braces for power shortage
Germany is seeking to become a leading hub of semiconductor manufacturing. With its world-class automobile industry now going through digitalization and electrification, the country...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Gotion to invest US$2.36 billion in Michigan battery material project
China-based battery maker Gotion High-tech is poised to gain a presence in the North American EV market. It plans to spend US$2.36 billion on building battery materials production...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Infineon becomes first chipmaker to join IoT open standard EEBus
Germany-based chip supplier Infineon Techologies has become the first chipmaker to join the EEBus consortium, according to the company.
Thursday 6 October 2022
Non-CE IC demand slowing down
Automotive, industrial and other non-consumer electronics IC demand has slowed down since the latter part of the second quarter, according to sources at IC design houses which have...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Foxconn, FPG keen on LFP battery production in Taiwan
Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are significantly gaining ground in energy storage and EV applications amid the mounting calls for reducing carbon emissions to net zero. This...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Kneron gets new funding for next-generation edge AI chips
Edge AI startup Kneron has raised an additional US$48 million in funding through its Series B round, with new investors including Taiwan's Liteon Technology, Adata Technology, and...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Equipment supply and demand gap stabilizing for OSATs, IDMs: Q&A with K&S SVP Chan Pin Chong
Automotive chips and power devices continue to see uneven supplies, and Taiwan's leading OSATs including ASE Technology and international IDMs such as Infineon, Renesas, NXP, ST Microelectronics...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Taiwan IC design houses upbeat about automotive ICs in 2023
With cars getting more and larger on-board displays, Taiwan-based IC design houses are generally optimistic about demand for display driver ICs (DDI), touch and display driver integration...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
EVs add to electricity demand, but not as much as you might think
California recently asked homeowners to reduce electricity consumption to help avoid blackouts as temperatures soared and the power system struggled to keep up. The plea was effective,...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Taiwan PC component firms step up deployment in automotive market
Taiwan-based PC component suppliers, such as Getac and Yen Sun Technology (YS Tech), have stepped up their deployment in the automotive market.