In March and April 2024, Intel and TSMC received substantial subsidies of US$8.5 billion and US$6.6 billion respectively for building plants in the US under the CHIPS and Science...
In recent weeks, the shooting incident involving Donald Trump, combined with President Joe Biden's gaffe that raised public concerns about his cognitive health, led to Biden announcing...
According to data from the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry, from April 2021 to June 2024, there have been 100 new semiconductor-related investments announced or reported,...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has publicly voiced strong support for Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump. They have even aligned on the issue of opposing EV subsidies, resolving...
The European Union finds itself at a crossroads as it considers implementing anti-subsidy provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports by the end of November. This...
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) stayed unprofitable in the first half of 2024 but anticipates a gradual revenue rebound in the third quarter.
Japanese companies are doubling down on investments in semiconductor materials, a sector where they already dominate the global market. This comes amidst generous government subsidies...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is visiting Taiwan to strengthen bilateral ties in critical industries and attract semiconductor companies to set up plants in his state.
Despite the Biden Administration's push for EV supply chain localization through policies like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the recent Fisker bankruptcy suggests these policies...
Taiwan is indispensable in global chip-making, yet the island nation is under threat from geopolitical forces and internal pressures like declining birth rates, environmental challenges,...
Honda, the Japanese automotive conglomerate, announced that it will launch a budget Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) in October 2024 in Japan, and consumers can get one for less than...
Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec is shifting its growth strategy to focus on cooling devices for Generative AI (GenAI) servers, anticipating this business will grow to an annual...
In-house production of lithium battery cells by some US-based manufacturers is not going as smoothly as expected due to delays in factory construction and manufacturing progress,...
China's electric vehicle industry received at least $231 billion in government subsidies and aid from 2009 through to the end of last year, even as the amount of support per vehicle...
The visit of top Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) executives to Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML in late May had many media speculating whether TSMC...
