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Monday 12 December 2022
Korea EV supercharging maker opens US Office, expands in Japan
Chaevi, a South Korean maker of supercharging stations for electric cars, is planning on building out an ultra-fast network in the US and partnering with automakers in Japan as consumers...
Monday 12 December 2022
TSMC may see revenue fall 10-15%, 7nm capacity utilization slip to 50% in 1Q23
TSMC is estimated to experience a 10-15% sequential revenue fall for the first quarter of 2023, driven by a significant shrinkage in new orders for the first half of the year, and...
Monday 12 December 2022
UK looks to enhance collaboration with Taiwan in quantum research
In the Quantum Communication Technology and Application Forum hosted by the Hon Hai Research Institute on December 12 in Taipei at a venue on the National Taiwan University campus,...
Monday 12 December 2022
TPE Energy completes first energy storage system at transformer substation in Taiwan
TPE Energy, an integration service provider for energy storage systems, has completed an energy storage system with installation capacity of 20MWh at a transformer substation belonging...
Monday 12 December 2022
Samsung to maintain memory output ramp-up despite demand slowdown fears
While Micron Technology and other memory chipmakers plan to scale back output and slow down capacity expansions amid growing demand fears, Samsung Electronics is sticking to its capex...
Friday 9 December 2022
Global OLED Technology warns BOE Technology not to infringe on OLED patents
Global OLED Technology (GOT), LG Display's (LGD) subsidiary that owns and licenses OLED technology patents, sent warning to China-based panel maker BOE Technology against infringing...
Friday 9 December 2022
'No concrete solution was proposed' regarding IRA discriminations
Biden's IRA law, which provides subsidies for US-made EVs only, has caused tensions between the US and South Korea. Following rounds of meetings with US Trade Representative, Ahn...
Friday 9 December 2022
Honda secures 123GWh battery supply from CATL
Honda Motor received a supply boost in China. The automaker and CATL announced an agreement to offer the former 123GWh of batteries in China starting in 2024. The purchase will facilitate...
Friday 9 December 2022
Envision AESC builds EV battery plant in South Carolina to supply BMW
Envision AESC, the former EV battery affiliate of Nissan, and now part of the Envision Group from China, announced a US$810 million investment in South Carolina, US.
Friday 9 December 2022
Solar cell maker Motech cautious about capacity expansion
Taiwan-based PV module maker Motech Industries remains conservative about capacity expansions, as loose government policies benefit its international peers but constrain its growth...
Friday 9 December 2022
Fairphone to launch modular smartphones in Taiwan
Far Eastern Telecommunications (FET) has announced that it will start marketing a modular smartphone developed by Netherlands-based Fairphone in the Taiwanese market shortly.
Friday 9 December 2022
US, Taiwan IC design houses cutting wafer starts at China foundries
US and Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers have increasingly moved to scale down wafer starts at China-based foundries, according to industry sources.
Friday 9 December 2022
New TSMC fab in US has in-house capability of IC analysis and verification
TSMC's new advanced wafer fab in the US will be capable of providing IC materials analysis and verification in-house, according to sources at Taiwan IC analysis and inspection labs,...
Friday 9 December 2022
How Silicon Valley looks at the Taiwan miracle (10): Where is Taiwan heading?
It's been six generations since my great-great-great grandfather moved to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland, and I have been doing industry research in almost my entire career. I know...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Global company, like TSMC, should have access to global resources
The opening of TSMC's new Arizona plant has dominated recent industry news headlines. Regarding this information, there have been many negative comments, with the main argument being...