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Friday 7 April 2023
How conservative policy and talent scarcity threaten South Korea's future car industry
The United States, the European Union (EU), and China are developing their domestic electric car industries through a series of bold tax incentives and subsidies. In contrast, South...
Friday 7 April 2023
Water and electricity shortages more challenging than rising costs, say Taiwan chipmakers
Water and electricity shortages are more difficult to manage than rising manufacturing costs, according to sources in Taiwan's IC manufacturing sector.
Friday 7 April 2023
Taiwan LED packaging houses see automotive products drive growth
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and LED packaging houses, including Ennostar, Everlight, Brightek and Edison Opto, are expected to generate more revenue from automotive applications in...
Thursday 6 April 2023
Ford battery partner eyes expansion in Korea after clarity on Biden's green subsidies
Ecopro Group, a battery materials maker that supplies Ford Motor Co. and Samsung SDI Co., plans to expand its manufacturing presence in South Korea, according to people familiar with...
Thursday 6 April 2023
US-Japan alliance to do 'great harm' to China's chip ambitions
Japan's decision to join the US and Netherlands in restricting exports of chipmaking gear to China is giving the allies powerful new weapons to deploy in the escalating technology...
Thursday 6 April 2023
Big China orders could be 'poisonous honey' to Taiwan IC supply chain players
While China is moving at full throttle toward the 'domestic substitution' goal for semiconductor equipment and materials, Chinese customers are also frantically placing orders or...
Friday 31 March 2023
Japan tightens chip gear exports as US seeks to contain China
Japan said it will expand restrictions on exports of 23 types of leading-edge chipmaking technology, as the US ratchets up efforts to limit China's access to key semiconductor know...
Friday 31 March 2023
Samsung said to directly develop 8-inch process for GaN, SiC devices
Samsung Electronics reportedly will directly migrate to 8-inch process for third-generation semiconductors SiC and GaN devices now under development by its power...
Friday 31 March 2023
IDMs upbeat about revenue prospects, benefiting Taiwan supply chain partners
Robust demand for Si-IGBT and SiC power modules for automotive and industrial control applications has inspired IDMs such as Infineon to become upbeat about their revenue prospects...
Friday 31 March 2023
TPCA sets carbon reduction roadmaps for PCB makers in Taiwan
Taiwan's PCB industry will carry out its low-carbon transformation based on three axes of independent energy saving, renewable energy, and negative carbon/carbon trading, aiming to...
Friday 31 March 2023
With 3D processing speeds 900 times faster than GPUs, AI semiconductors assist the metaverse
Recently, a South Korean research team successfully developed an AI semiconductor that can be used in mobile devices and can increase speed and energy efficiency. This result is anticipated...
Friday 31 March 2023
BYD chairman says the company aims to be China's largest automaker in 2023
A day after reporting its robust profits in 2022, BYD said it is striving to become the largest carmaker in China by the end of this year. As the first quarter gets close to the end,...
Friday 31 March 2023
Taiwan's automotive supply chain remains stable amid Chinese market's chaos and rapid changes
China's car market has been caught up in a frenzy of price cuts recently due to Tesla's significant price reduction after localizing its production in China, making it the US leading...
Friday 31 March 2023
Taiwan passive component makers look to high-margin offerings for growth
Automotive and other high-margin products will be critical in boosting sales at Taiwan-based passive component suppliers in 2023, according to industry sources.
Friday 31 March 2023
Tougher US ban may alter China IC manufacturing ecosystem, says TSMC chair
Tougher semiconductor-related export bans by the US may impact China's IC manufacturing ecosystem in the future, said Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC.