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Tuesday 22 February 2022
Manufacturing industry needs to embrace digital transformation, says Google Cloud Taiwan director
The urgent need for digital transformation in manufacturing has been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic by job loss, materials shortages, cargo congestion, and changes in office...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Protective component makers upbeat about 2022 sales driven by vehicle, industrial needs
Taiwan-based suppliers of polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC), Polytronics Technology and Fuzetec Technology, posted record-high revenues in 2021, expecting continued...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Vietnam gaining leverage in global supply chain
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam remains an attractive location for manufacturers that seek relocation from China, and it is gaining advantages with the...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Noodoe aims to make its OS the Windows of EV power charging
The market for electric vehicles (EVs) is growing, according to John Wang, the founder and chairman of Noodoe EV, the Taiwan-based developer of Noodoe EV OS. Wang intends to make...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Cooling module maker Forcecon upbeat about demand for gaming, enterprise notebooks
Taiwan-based cooling module maker Forcecon Tech expects demand for gaming notebooks to remain strong in 2022, driving its revenue growth. In the second half of the year, Forcecon...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
AUO optimistic about LTPS automotive displays in EV market
The penetration rate of low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) automotive displays has exponentially increased in recent years, thanks to the growth of smart cockpits and advancements...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Himax now world's top automotive DDI vendor
Taiwan-based display driver IC specialist Himax Technologies is firmly the world's top vendor of automotive DDIs with a global market share of 40% after seeing shipments of such chips...
Monday 21 February 2022
EV with Huawei's Harmony OS expected to arrive in March 2022
California-based Seres, a subsidiary of Chongqing Sokon Industrial Group, revealed that deliveries of the AITO Wenjie M5 mass-produced electric vehicle (EV), jointly developed by...
Monday 21 February 2022
China ODMs Huaqin, Wingtech ramp up automotive electronics efforts
China-based smart hardware ODMs Huaqin Technology (HQ) and Wingtech Technology are ramping up efforts to expand in the automotive market.
Monday 21 February 2022
Epistar to boost shipments of mini LED chips for car backlighting
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will increase shipments for mini LED chips used in backlighting of automotive displays beginning in the second quarter of 2022, with such...
Monday 21 February 2022
Hyundai reportedly uses appliance ICs on cars
According to The Elec, Hyundai has started testing ICs for home appliances on vehicles, attempting to replace car chips with IC controllers used in home appliances.
Monday 21 February 2022
Taipower's onshore wind turbines generate 10 billion kWh of electricity
State-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) announced that its self-established onshore (land-based) wind turbines have cumulatively generated electricity of 10 billion kWh.
Monday 21 February 2022
Acer to invest in blockchain startup Starbit Innovation
Taiwan-based notebook giant Acer has announced that it will invest in blockchain startup Starbit Innovation to make a foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) market and be positioned...
Monday 21 February 2022
IDMs migrating to 12-inch fabs for car-use MOSFET, IGBT chips
International integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) are taking the lead to migrate from 8-inch wafer fabs to 12-inch fabs for the production of high-margin automotive metal oxide...
Monday 21 February 2022
Macroblock develops two new LED driver ICs used in automotive lighting
LED driver IC design house Macroblock has developed two new driver ICs used in automotive interior/exterior lighting, MBI6659Q and MBI6665Q, and has obtained AEC (Automotive Electronics...