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Tuesday 1 June 2021
EV makers up investments in battery development
Rising popularity of electric vehicles (EV) has grabbed global attention. Poised to replace internal combustion engines, EVs are considered the new trend in the era of sustainability...
Monday 31 May 2021
Taiwan pushing into next-generation EV battery development
As electric vehicle (EV) development becomes a global effort, batteries that play a vital role to EVs' cost-performance ratios are a focus to manufacturers with ambitions to expand...
Monday 31 May 2021
New EV vendors fall behind in vying for foundry support
Most EV startups are expected to see their growth momentum dented by the increasing difficulty in obtaining foundry capacity support for chips they need, according to industry sour...
Monday 31 May 2021
ABR pioneers in brain-inspired AI to make devices smarter
Though neuromorphic computing is still in the early stage, it promises a new way to make AI devices smarter, smaller, and more efficient by incorporating design elements from the...
Monday 31 May 2021
Passive components shipments affected by IC shortages
Passive components makers are closely monitoring the impact of IC shortages on their actual shipments for notebook, server and automotive segments, so as to work out optimal materials...
Monday 31 May 2021
IPC makers to see strong post-pandemic demand for self-service kiosks
Taiwan's IPC makers including Ennoconn, Posiflex Technology and Flytech Technology are poised to embrace strong demand for self-service kiosks in the post-pandemic era, especially...
Friday 28 May 2021
Deeplite accelerates time-to-market for AI applications to run on edge devices
In today's world of computer vision AI, there is a significant challenge of running AI models on the limited compute power of edge device chipsets, as they are typically too large,...
Thursday 27 May 2021
IC test interface vendors keenly developing high-specs solutions for EV chips
IC test interfaces that can withstand high current of up to 1,000 A and high voltage of 1,200V will see a significant surge in demand for processing high-current driver ICs and other...
Thursday 27 May 2021
Taiwan III-V IC firms gearing up for car LiDAR demand
Taiwan's III-V semiconductor players including foundry Win Semiconductors and epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) have cut into the supply chains of major carmakers...
Tuesday 25 May 2021
Taiwan testing houses gearing up for AiP, 3nm chips
Taiwan-based IC testing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have all kicked off R&D for more advanced 3nm-made chips, while also...
Tuesday 25 May 2021
Pure-play foundries expanding capacity with prepayments from clients
TSMC and other Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to carry out their capacity expansion projects cautiously and progressively to avoid the risk of overcapacity.
Monday 24 May 2021
Inspection equipment vendor TRI upbeat about 2021 sales
Taiwan's testing and inspection equipment vendor Test Research (TRI) is optimistic its 2021 business results will be better than 2020, driven by strong equipment demand for 5G, notebook...
Monday 24 May 2021
China well positioned to emerge as key player in IoT, says GlobalData
To counter the geopolitical challenge and reduce its dependence on the US, China is accelerating investment in next-generation enabling technologies. Against this backdrop, the country...
Friday 21 May 2021
Taiwan at last mile to smart auto light market, says SAC CEO
Global business opportunities for smart auto lights are emerging rapidly, and Taiwan stands a good chance to benefit significantly as a major supply source if the semiconductor, optics...
Thursday 20 May 2021
Sintrones welcomes growth opportunities for electric vehicles with in-vehicle computer solutions
Sintrones' in-vehicle computers offer a complete solution for in-vehicle applications, including driver behavior monitoring and self-driving capability. They have high flexibility,...