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Tuesday 6 June 2023
Panasonic reportedly to grow EV battery production in Nevada
Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has made another move to scale up in the US. The company reportedly plans to set up a new battery production line in Gigafactory Nevada, which will...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
IS-Wireless leverages Taiwan ICT strength to serve Europe's 5G O-RAN needs
IS-Wireless, a Polish Open RAN technology provider, has established fruitful partnerships with Taiwanese manufacturing companies to drive its growth in the telecommunications industry...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
How will Japan fab tool curbs impact Chinese semiconductor players?
Japan has officially announced that it will tighten controls on exports of 23 types of semiconductor equipment to China starting July 23. How the new trade curbs will impact Chinese...
Monday 5 June 2023
3GPP member meeting to run June 12-16 in Taiwan for first time
The 3GPP, a global mobile communication standards organization, is set to hold its 100th member meeting in Taiwan on June 12-16, focusing on proposals for Release 19 standards. This...
Monday 5 June 2023
Hyundai invests in 42dot to establish global software center
Hyundai Motor took another step forward to transform its vehicles. The automaker injected KRW346.2 billion (US$265.1 million) into the majority-owned self-driving startup, 42dot,...
Monday 5 June 2023
Taiwan fabless firms shift gears to catch up in automotive chip design
Leading fabless IC design houses in Taiwan have been developing their business to non-consumer electronic applications in recent years, and automotive electronics have been one of...
Monday 5 June 2023
Foxconn camp launches Taiwan's first homegrown 8-inch SiC substrate: Q&A with Taisic Materials chair
Member firms of the Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) camp have completed their initial deployments in the third-generation compound semiconductor SiC (silicon carbide) field,...
Monday 5 June 2023
Hyundai commences first overseas fuel cell production base in China
Hyundai Motor bets on the China market to scale up its fuel cell business. The automaker began operating its first fuel cell plant in Guangzhou, China, on June 1. The production base...
Monday 5 June 2023
Taiwan is a crucial partner for traditional automakers seeking an edge against Chinese competitors
Thanks to its solid technology foundation and geopolitical dynamics, the ICT industry cluster in Taiwan has gained favor from mainstream car manufacturers in Europe, America, and...
Friday 2 June 2023
Kioxia opens 2 new R&D facilities
Kioxia has begun operating two new R&D facilities in Japan - the Flagship Building at the Yokohama Technology Campus and the Shin-Koyasu Technology Front - bolstering the company's...
Friday 2 June 2023
Samsung joins Linux-initiated RISE project for RISC-V development
Samsung Electronics has announced on June 2 its participation as a steering board member in the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) project initiated by the Linux Foundation Europe....
Friday 2 June 2023
Fujifilm set to expand production of advanced semiconductor materials in Taiwan
Japan's Fujifilm Holdings has disclosed plans to invest NT$3.38 billion (US$110 million) to bolster production of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurry and lithography-related...
Friday 2 June 2023
SDC, LGD 8.xG OLED projects may stall on evaporation equipment issue
Samsung Display (SDC) has disclosed plans to invest KRW4.1 trillion (US$3.1 billion) in building 8.6G IT-use OLED panel production lines by 2026, but tight supply of the core evaporation...
Friday 2 June 2023
Taiwanese MCU makers gear up for AI applications
In line with the mega trend of intelligence and edge AI applications, Taiwan's MCU makers are focusing on the development of MCUs integrated with AI to explore the AI MCU business...
Friday 2 June 2023
Techwinsemi to expand outsourcing in Taiwan
Chinese memory module company Techwinsemi Technology plans to enhance its outsourcing business in Taiwan, looking to expand its supplier list to include flash controller vendors and...