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Friday 29 March 2024
Hyundai will invest KRW68 trillion to boost EV competitiveness
Hyundai Motor Group announced on March 27 that it aims to invest KRW68 trillion (US$51 billion) in South Korea until the end of 2026.
Friday 29 March 2024
SK Hynix to break ground for state-backed advanced Yongin memory fab in 1Q25
SK Hynix is slated to officially break ground in March 2025 for a new advanced memory plant in Yongin, South Korea.
Friday 29 March 2024
Chinese EV exports to US, Europe decline
Chinese customs statistics indicate that Electric Vehicle (EV) exports from China to Europe and the US decreased by 20% and over 40%, respectively, year-on-year during the first two...
Friday 29 March 2024
TSMC plans A14 process manufacturing in Kaohsiung, say sources
TSMC has revised its new fab project in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, by adding two more phases of expansion for 1.4nm (A14) process manufacturing, according to sources at fab tool...
Thursday 28 March 2024
Japanese equipment firms flocked to SEMICON China 2024
SEMICON China 2024, which was held in Shanghai on March 20-22, attracted many Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers to showcase their front-end and backend mature node process...
Thursday 28 March 2024
AI chip boom to drive sales surge for TOK's ArF and EUV photoresists
Japan's semiconductor chemicals vendor Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) has stated that the increasing demand for AI chips will drive up sales and market shares of its extreme ultraviolet (EUV)...
Thursday 28 March 2024
Carmakers' shift from EV-only to EV-first will influence parts supply chain
In 2020, the rapid growth of EV sales, especially Battery EVs (BEVs), and market share prompted European automakers to develop chassis dedicated to BEVs.
Thursday 28 March 2024
Samsung expands AI ecosystem with Galaxy Ring, integrates AI food platform and appliances
Samsung Galaxy Ring, slated for potential release in the latter half of 2024, is expected to integrate with the company's AI-powered custom recipe platform, Samsung Food.
Thursday 28 March 2024
Samsung raises HBM shipping volume target, implying successful validation at Nvidia
Samsung Electronics announced an increase in its 2024 HBM shipping volume and disclosed more details about the development of its HBM4 product, showing that its specifications are...
Thursday 28 March 2024
PwC Survey: global risks for Taiwan's business leaders
PwC Taiwan's latest unveiling of the "Taiwan CEO Survey 2024" underscores the prevailing concerns among global and Taiwanese business magnates.
Thursday 28 March 2024
Renesas criticizes the Japanese practice of uniform salary rise
The president of the Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Renesas, Hidetoshi Shibata, pointed out at the shareholders' meeting that the customary practice of uniformly raising salaries...
Thursday 28 March 2024
Lenovo Taiwan is reportedly undergoing layoffs
Industry rumors suggest that a well-known Taiwanese branch of a Chinese company located in Nangang, Taipei, is undergoing layoffs, with speculation pointing directly at Lenovo.
Thursday 28 March 2024
Taiwan foundry industry revenues to slip in 1Q24 before rising in 2Q24, says DIGITIMES Research
Thanks to short-term orders from the electronics supply chain and HPC chip shipments, Taiwan's wafer foundry revenue increased by more than 10% in the fourth quarter of 2023, driving...
Thursday 28 March 2024
OLED materials demand ramping up
Demand for OLED materials is ramping up for IT and AR/VR device applications, according to industry sources in South Korea.
Thursday 28 March 2024
Taiwan and US to jump light years ahead of photonics curve
Taiwan and the US have a long tradition of technical cooperation.