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Tuesday 9 July 2024
Chinese EVs accelerate global expansion despite trade barriers
China's electric vehicle (EV) industry is aggressively pushing into overseas markets, navigating trade barriers from Europe and the US designed to stall its progress. However, these...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
SEMICON Taiwan 2024 to highlight AI as key driver of industry growth
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a major driver of global semiconductor industry growth, SEMICON Taiwan 2024 is set to bring together industry leaders and visionaries...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Foxconn steps up new factory development in India, Vietnam, and Mexico
As a global leader in ICT manufacturing, Hon Hai (Foxconn) has become a bellwether of relocation trends in the manufacturing industry, as its customers increasingly demand "China+1"...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Indian startup and semiconductor titans team up to bridge skill gap
When Raghu Panicker, the CEO of Kaynes Semicon (a 100% subsidiary of Kaynes Technology), decided it was time to fill more critical positions as his company expanded toward its goals...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
OmniVision expands automotive CIS market share
Onsemi and OmniVision are now in a tight race for leadership in the automotive CMOS image sensor (CIS) market, with conflicting reports from research firms about which company held...
Tuesday 9 July 2024
SEMICON West to bring record exhibitors
SEMICON West, set to take place in San Francisco on July 9, is expected to draw a record number of exhibitors.
Monday 8 July 2024
AI advances propel bipedal robots: Japan lags as US and China lead breakthroughs
While Japanese manufacturers have long been at the forefront of bipedal humanoid robot development, recent AI breakthroughs from the US and China's IT industry have propelled these...
Monday 8 July 2024
India IC startup secures US$5 million funding
iVP Semi, an India-based IC design house, has recently been established and has secured US$5 million in pre-Series A funding. The startup plans to leverage this investment to establish...
Monday 8 July 2024
Taiwanese aerospace SMEs navigate certification hurdles, eyeing global markets
Taiwan's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in aerospace manufacturing face a unique challenge: the high cost of obtaining necessary certifications.
Monday 8 July 2024
UK semiconductor industry at a crossroads: challenges and opportunities ahead
As the 2024 UK general election concludes, the world anticipates how the new Labour government will advance the previous administration's vision of making the UK a science and technology...
Monday 8 July 2024
Canada unveils US$88.2 million semiconductor funding
According to Bloomberg, Electronic Product and Technology, and Proactive Investors, the Canadian government has announced a CAD120 million (US$88.2 million)...
Monday 8 July 2024
Taiwan OSATs poised to rebound on robust AI, HPC chip demand
Taiwan's major outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) service providers, including ASE Group, Powertech Technology, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), and Sigurd Microelectronics,...
Monday 8 July 2024
Taiwanese PA chip makers see strong demand from China and US
As the smartphone industry enters its peak shipment season in the second half of 2024, major brands are launching new devices. Taiwan's power amplifier (PA) chip supply chains, including...
Monday 8 July 2024
Japan revises upward semiconductor equipment sales forecast
The Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) has revised its forecast for fiscal 2024 (April 2024 to March 2025) sales of semiconductor equipment produced by Japan-based...
Monday 8 July 2024
Huawei follows Nvidia's model to develop AI supply chain in China
Since being blacklisted by the US Department of Commerce in 2019, Huawei has not given up efforts to break out of US export control restrictions. A Chinese technology tycoon observed...