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Tuesday 9 May 2023
Automakers in tug-of-war with Apple; data is key to HMI battle
The HMI (human-machine interface) battle between automakers and mobile phone platforms has been getting fiercer and fiercer. Most automakers are afraid of their business opportunities...
Tuesday 9 May 2023
Price-cutting spree among Chinese carmakers dimming order visibility for components suppliers
The China car market remains caught in fierce price competition following Tesla in January slashing prices on its cars sold there, but the overall sales momentum is cooling down on...
Monday 8 May 2023
Taiwanese semiconductors receive global attention as automakers' perception changes
Driven by the electrification of automotive electronics, the semiconductor demand for single vehicles has greatly increased. The shortage of critical car-grade chips, which has been...
Friday 5 May 2023
ChatGPT creates automotive OS dilemma for automakers
The generative AI revolution brought about by ChatGPT also includes future cars. Current focus points include the new business opportunities created by in-vehicle AI through smart...
Friday 5 May 2023
IGBT, SiC, GaN see heating competition in terminal applications
Power semiconductor devices such as SiC MOSFETs, IGBT, and GaN are experiencing increasingly fierce competition in EV, charging pile, energy storage, and renewable energy applications,...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
TSMC, GF strike new contracts with car vendors
TSMC and GlobalFoundries have both struck long-term contracts with car vendors.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Top-3 Korean battery makers keen on domestic capacity expansions
South Korea's top-3 battery makers SK On, LG Energy Solution (LGES), and Samsung SDI are all on track to build additional domestic production capacities, in order to reduce the country's...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
To prevent Tesla price war pain in 2Q23, Chinese automakers said to make moves in chips
Recently, rumors came out of the supply chain markets in China and Taiwan that in response to the price wars initiated by battery EV (BEV) leader Tesla in the first quarter of 2023,...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Connector maker SpeedTech unveils new factories overseas
Speedtech, a Taiwan-based connector manufacturer, has announced new factory projects in Mexico and Malaysia to meet the needs of customers in the decentralized supply chain.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Foundries experience order cuts from automotive IC design houses
China- and Taiwan-based foundries have experienced cutbacks in automotive IC orders from not only their domestic fabless chipmakers but also customers in the US and Japan during the...
Monday 24 April 2023
Chinese automakers lower chip specs to cut production cost
Some Chinese automakers reportedly are using the terms "vehicle grade" and "vehicle use" to adjust their automotive chip procurements to press down chip prices amid the current cutthroat...
Thursday 20 April 2023
Tier-1 automotive suppliers see recent EV price cuts as a localized concern
Tesla cut prices for electric vehicles sold in China, Japan, and South Korea earlier this year, and has recently initiated price cuts in additional markets including Germany, France,...
Tuesday 18 April 2023
Tesla, BYD hold different visions for autonomous vehicles
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been eyeing the development of L4 to L5 high-end self-driving vehicles with the goal of rolling out driverless taxicabs (Robotaxi), while BYD chairman Wang...
Monday 17 April 2023
MediaTek introduces Dimensity Auto
MediaTek has introduced Dimensity Auto, its next-generation automotive platform designed to provide automakers with a wide range of cutting-edge technologies required for the future...
Monday 27 March 2023
Auto component makers eye price cuts on upstream chips
With Chinese automakers seeking to get low quotes from their auto component suppliers, the auto component makers reportedly have turned to request their suppliers of chips in oversupply...