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Tuesday 28 December 2021
Legacy Europe and US automakers to face tremendous challenges in electric vehicles
Ten years ago, Apple revolutionized the global mobile phone sector with its iphones. The same scenario could be seen in the electric vehicle (EV) industry now. Legacy Europe and US-based...
Tuesday 28 December 2021
IC supply priority shifting to non-consumer products for 2022
ICs for consumer products are expected to see worse shortages than other applications in 2022 as many IC design houses have prioritized supply capacity for non-consumer chip offerings...
Tuesday 28 December 2021
Industry watch: Computer on wheels
Since EVs are not driven by engines, "design for simplicity" has become a new element to boost EV business opportunities. According to Japan Auto Parts Industries Association, a traditional...
Tuesday 28 December 2021
ADAS firm oToBrite eyes tier-1 auto supply chain
Demand for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is growing in the car-use electronics sector. Taiwan-based manufacturers are looking to seize...
Monday 27 December 2021
Highlights of the day: 2022 may be bumpy for semiconductor market
The semiconductor market should remain robust in 2022, but chipmakers still face some factors, such as trade tensions,...
Monday 27 December 2021
8-inch fab capacity for car chips to stay short of demand till 2025
Shortage of automotive chips will persist throughout 2022, particularly those fabricated at 8-inch wafer fabs, and may not ease until 2025 given that the majority of 8-inch fab capacities...
Monday 27 December 2021
Nissan to build EV battery recycling facilities in Europe and US in five years
Nissan will set up electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling plants in Europe and the US through its subsidiary before the fiscal year 2025, apart from continuing promoting battery...
Monday 27 December 2021
Vision sensor capabilities may still be limited for ADAS
In May 2021, Tesla announced some of its car models in North America would no longer use radar and LiDAR, using instead AI vision as the sensors for its advanced driver assistance...
Monday 27 December 2021
PTI, Micron, Samsung see little impact of Xi'an lockdown on memory production
The ongoing lockdown of the Chinese city of Xi'an in response to a spike in Covid cases will little affect manufacturing operations at plants there operated by Powertech Technology...
Monday 27 December 2021
MOST unveils new facility in southern Taiwan
Shalun Green Energy Science City established in southern Taiwan by government agencies, including the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), has unveiled a new facility.
Monday 27 December 2021
India roundup: Apple to make iPhone 13 in India

Apple begins trial production of iPhone 13 in India

Monday 27 December 2021
Traditional carmakers see sales decline in China in 2021
Automotive joint ventures in China have seen sales decline as the country's double credit system is laying more pressure on traditional carmakers.
Monday 27 December 2021
Industry watch: Traditional carmakers under threat in booming EV market
According to DIGIMIES Research, after reaching a pinnacle of more than 83 million vehicles in 2019, the global automotive market encountered a sales plunge in 2020 and 2021 due to...
Monday 27 December 2021
Hotai taking MaaS to the next level, says director Pin-Tsung Wu
There is no doubt about it, from automotive manufacturing to Mobility as a Service (MaaS), any company whose core focus is vehicles will have to begin focusing more on people. This...
Monday 27 December 2021
China new energy car output, sales in November hit records, says CAAM
China-based makers produced 457,000 new energy vehicles and sold 450,000 units in November 2021, hitting respective monthly records and soaring 130% and 120% respectively year-on-year,...