As the relatively mature wire-bonding technology continues to advance, it has become fully suitable for processing automotive silicon-based IGBT modules, and SiC (silicon carbide)...

The global automotive supply chain is seeing worsened shortages of semiconductors and lithium batteries in the third quarter as the pandemic in Southeast Asia disrupts production...

BYD Semiconductor, a spinoff from China-based carmaker BYD, has acquired a 77.75% stake in Jinan Energen Semiconductor for CNY5 billion (US$774.8 million). Energen makes silicon (Si)...

India car buyers are seeing car price surge in the third and fourth quarter as carmakers pass rising manufacturing costs onto consumers. India's top local passenger car brand Maruti...

Solar cell and PV module maker Tainergy Tech has set up a subsidiary, TaiSiC Materials, specifically for production of SiC wafers used as substrates for epitaxy of GaN-on-SiC wafers,...

Unlike foundries' capacity constraints impacting mainly automotive MCUs, assembly capacity constraints impact all semiconductor types including sensors, power supplies, and discretes,...

Apple has been the biggest client for TSMC, accounting for over 20% of the foundry's house' revenues. Quanta Computer...

More and more IC designers in Taiwan are keen to join the Foxconn-led MIH open EV platform and seek to cash in on the immense market demand for automotive chips, according to industry...

Global car sales are expected to grow marginally by 13% to over 83 million units this year compared to 2020, capped by a shortage of chips, according to industry sources. The fight...

Foxconn has just signed an agreement to buy Macronix's 6-inch wafer fab, which is expected to pave the way for the EMS giant to embrace an automotive...

Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group, through its NT$2.52 billion (US$90.67 million) acquisition of Macronix International's 6-inch wafer fab and equipment, will be able to meet a market...

Device assembler Pegatron has expressed optimism about its consolidated sales outlook for the second half of 2021, as the ongoing shortage of upstream chips and components is expected...

China-based new energy car maker Li Auto has adopted automotive IGBTs produced by China-based Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric, according to Chinese media reports.

A new TSMC fab in Germany could be the final piece of the puzzle for Europe's car industry supply chain, according to industry sources.

First-tier automotive IC IDMs in the US, Japan and Europe have reportedly approached OSATs including ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI) and Greatek Electronics to book backend...