Electronics and semiconductors are Taiwan's two 'diamond' industries with complete ecosystems and strong tech resources, and their close combination is being highlighted in the trends...
Tesla took a step forward to solidify its battery supplies. The EV maker broke ground on a lithium refinery project in Texas on May 8. The facilities will primarily process lithium...
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...
Tesla and BYD have reportedly moved their relationship to a new stage. According to Germany-based Teslamag, Tesla started manufacturing Model Ys with batteries from BYD at...
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,...
Tesla, which adopts a vertical integration model to ensure a resilient and high-quality component supply, is looking to build a lithium lab for its lithium refining business.
Despite Tesla planning to sharply cut the use of SiC (silicon carbide) components in its future cars, SiC penetration in energy storage, renewable energy and charging pile applications...
Tesla, with its new factory for energy storage products in Shanghai, is eyeing closer ties with local industry supply chains in China, according to sources at Chinese power component...
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol met with Elon Musk on April 26, asking the Tesla CEO to build a gigafactory in the country. Yoon said South Korea will provide support for location...
Rumors concerning the real reasons behind Tesla's decision to announce a 75% cut in SiC use for its future EVs have recently emerged, with some sources saying it has a lot to do with...
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,...
Some Taiwan-based IC design houses and other chip vendors in Japan and the US may cut their orders for semiconductor parts by 10-20% in the second quarter on top of weak demand in...
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...
Tesla plans to scale up its capital expenditure in 2023 to ramp up production and product launch following its CEO Elon Musk's stated intention to continue the EV price war, pitting...
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,...