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Friday 11 August 2023
Cruise X accelerates the rollout of EV platform
Taiwan-based automotive design company, Cruise X took the wraps off the X-Platform for logistics trucks. Albert Yang, the company's president, said the parent company, Studio X-Gene,...
Friday 11 August 2023
Samsung reportedly to further reduce DRAM production with 2H23 demand recovery unlikely
Although major global memory manufacturers are actively implementing production cuts to suppress the ongoing decline of DRAM and NAND Flash prices and to reduce inventory, the overall...
Friday 11 August 2023
Hanmi Semiconductor established new production site to prepare for TSV process orders in HBM
The AI trend has fueled the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) business opportunities, which in turn has brought attention to related equipment supplier Hanmi Semiconductor. Recently, to...
Friday 11 August 2023
Backlight module companies in Taiwan report mixed July performance and optimism for Q3
Taiwan-based backlight module manufacturers, including Coretronic, Radiant Opto-Electronics (Radiant), and Darwin Precisions Corporation (DPC), showcased diverging revenue trends...
Friday 11 August 2023
Strong demands from China partially offset Tokyo Electron's falling sales
Tokyo Electron suffered from the weak consumer electronics market when semiconductor companies slowed their capital expenditure plans in this transitional period. Meanwhile, China...
Friday 11 August 2023
Cleanroom equipment maker Acter enjoys robust orders
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter has orders exceeding NT$30 billion (US$944.9 million), which will sustain its performance over the next one to two years, according...
Thursday 10 August 2023
Green hydrogen is valid green energy source for Taiwan's semiconductor industry, says DIGITIMES Research
As more and more companies participating in the RE100 initiative will use 100% green energy by 2030–2050, green hydrogen is a key option in the long-term global energy transition...
Thursday 10 August 2023
Kioxia faces continuous losses as NAND price further declines
Memory chip manufacturer Kioxia is facing ongoing losses due to weak demand for smartphones, PCs, and data centers, which has led to a prolonged slump in the NAND flash market.
Thursday 10 August 2023
Samsung likely to announce GPU cooperation with AMD at System LSI Tech Day event
Samsung Electronics' "Samsung System LSI Technology Day" is expected to be held in early October in Silicon Valley, USA. Market sources said the event may include and announcement...
Thursday 10 August 2023
Hyundai Mobis receives extensive battery system assembly order from Volkswagen
Hyundai Mobis, a Hyundai Motor affiliate, has taken a step forward to diversify its customer base. The automotive parts supplier announced on August 9 that it has secured a large-scale...
Thursday 10 August 2023
Preparing for Apple Watch? LGD reportedly purchased Micro LED patents from Taiwanese company
LGD (LG Display) has reportedly purchased Micro LED patents from a Taiwanese company. Most are on "transfer printing process patents," a core technology of Micro LED. It's speculated...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Nuclear fusion startup Alpha Ring builds ecosystem in Taiwan to get ahead
Nuclear fusion technology is gaining momentum. Alpha Ring, a startup company that has pioneered electron-catalyzed fusion, originated in the US and is now flourishing in Taiwan, working...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Samsung has all new Galaxy devices feature customized APs from Qualcomm
Samsung Electronics' newly unveiled foldable phones Galaxy Fold5/Flip5, as well as Galaxy Tab S9 series are all equipped with the Qualcomm's "Snapdragon 8 Gen2 for Galaxy" APs, which...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Whether open EV platforms will create successful business model remains uncertain
New entrants in the automotive industry have been developing open platforms to grab the opportunities brought by electrification. Open platforms, supported by standardization and...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Samsung set to fabricate ISELED driver chips for Inova in 4Q24
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor foundry business unit and design solution partner (DSP) CoAsia reportedly have signed a contract with Germany's IC design house Inova Semiconductors...