One month after Tesla recalled more than 120,000 units of its Model 3 in China, allegedly due to defects in rear motor inverters, the real causes of the defects remain unclear. As...
Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are seeking more capacity support from foundry partners TSMC and UMC to fulfill new orders...
There is currently a debate on which sensor system will work best for autonomous vehicles among global carmakers, including Tesla that favors a pure visual perception system, industry...
With India aiming to build itself an EV manufacturing hub, Tesla did not respond to Indian officials' call for making EVs in India, while Toyota decided to align its carbon neutrality...
As Tesla aims to produce 1.5 million electric vehicles in 2022, hiking 60% on year, its demand for highly customized Si-based IGBT modules and SiC-based power modules supplied by...
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has worsened the global automotive chip shortage and sparked a surge in oil and battery material prices, and it will remain a variable in the global...
Taiwan-based leadframe maker Jih Lin Technology expects sales of its car-use offerings to grow steadily for a revenue contribution ratio of over 50% by 2023 thanks to strong demand...
Taiwan's major leadframe makers including Jih Lin Technology and SDI are joining forces with international IDMs to supply customized power modules to Tesla and other first-tier EV...
Tesla will likely continue to dominate the US electric vehicle (EV) market in terms of sales in 2022, and it is on track to achieve its sales target of 1.5 million vehicles for the...
Demand in the auto industry has remained strong despite unpredictable factors in 2022. However, cracks are starting to show behind the success of seemingly full orders, putting more...
China-based pure-play foundry SMIC has said that production at its manufacturing site in Shanghai, where 8- and 12-inch fabrication lines are operated, remains normal and has not...
Taiwan's "five shortages" have been thrust back into the spotlight recently due to power outages and climate change. The "five shortages" refer to shortage of water, electricity,...
China saw its electric vehicle (EV) exports surge 260% on year to nearly 500,000 units in 2021 and became the largest EV manufacturing country worldwide, surpassing Germany and the...
