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Tuesday 23 November 2021
ICT opportunities in automotive electronics: Q&A with Inventec chairman Tom Cho
The arrival of the electric vehicle (EV) age has brought with it new opportunities for Taiwan's ICT industry, resetting the race between Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) and Taiwan's...
Tuesday 23 November 2021
V2G tech in EVs provides emergency power supply
As the market penetration rate of electric vehicles (EV) continues to get higher, there are growing concerns regarding more power shortages in the future. In order to avoid EVs becoming...
Tuesday 23 November 2021
MediaTek validates Micron LPDDR5X for flagship 5G smartphone SoC
MediaTek has validated Micron Technology's low-power double data rate 5X (LPDDR5X) DRAM for MediaTek's new Dimensity 9000 flagship chipset for 5G smartphones, according to Micron.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
New MediaTek TV SoC built using TSMC 7nm process
MediaTek has unveiled its new Pentonic smart TV SoC family with the introduction of the 2000 series, which will power next generation flagship 8K TVs. The new SoC series is the world's...
Monday 22 November 2021
Highlights of the day: What hinders 8-inch wafer capacity boost?
8-inch wafer foundries are experiencing challenges in boosting 8-inch wafer capacity. Now, most of the foundries still...
Monday 22 November 2021
Lack of EVSE impedes EV development in India
India's most popular passenger car brand Maruti Suzuki has said they are holding off their EV cards until at least 2025 and hybrid vehicles are more practical, according to Economic...
Monday 22 November 2021
Taiwan ODMs bracing for looming metaverse boom
Taiwan's electronic devices ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, and Inventec are all stepping up preparations to embrace the upcoming boom of metaverse app...
Monday 22 November 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Amkor plans to invest US$1.6 bn in Vietnam
South Korea-based semiconductor house is building up capacity in Vietnam while Toyota sets up base in Thailand.
Monday 22 November 2021
Episil scores stable revenue gains on strong SiC, GaN demand
Taiwan-based Episil Precision, dedicated to the production of epitaxial Si, SiC and GaN wafers, has seen its revenues grow quarter by quarter since the third quarter of 2020, with...
Monday 22 November 2021
Fisker cooperates with Magna Steyr, Foxconn Electronics to keep down costs for EVs
US-based start-up electric vehicle (EV) vendor Fisker has cooperated with Austria-based automaker Magna Steyr, a subsidiary of Canada-based automotive components supplier Magna International,...
Monday 22 November 2021
8-inch fabs to enjoy robust business growth through 2026, says VIS chair
Eight-inch wafer foundry business will continue to enjoy robust growth momentum through 2026 due to limited increase in new capacity, despite market concerns that aggressive capacity...
Monday 22 November 2021
Thailand startups bet on EV growth in post-Covid era
Thailand's startups venturing into the electric vehicle (EV) business foresee an enormous post-COVID growth in the EV sector, more particularly with an increase of charging facilities...
Monday 22 November 2021
Hero Electric partners with Charzer to install 10,000 charging stations in India
India's largest electric two-wheelers company Hero Electric announced that the Group had formed a partnership with Bengaluru-based EV charging startup Charzer to install 10,000 charging...
Monday 22 November 2021
Arm boosts development of software-defined EVs via joining MIH
Arm in October 2021 joined the MIH Alliance in a bid to promote the development of software-defined electric vehicles (EVs), according to senior director Simon Teng for Asia Pacific...
Monday 22 November 2021
Industry watch: Maximize your strength by vertical integration
India is the world's fifth-largest automotive market, with annual sales of 2.71 million cars, and it is even the biggest market for motorcycles. In a few years, India's population...