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Monday 16 January 2023
LGES and Honda to build joint battery plant in Ohio
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution and Japan-based Honda Motor have decided to build their joint battery plant in Ohio, the US. They plan to start construction early this...
Monday 16 January 2023
Ibase new plant to boost capacity significantly
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Ibase Technology hosted an opening ceremony for its new factory in Taoyuan, Taiwan on January 12 and the company's capacity is expected to rise...
Friday 13 January 2023
South Korean makers urged to develop memory-based logic chips
To sustain their leaderships in the global memory market, South Korean memory makers have to step up the development of new-generation memory technology and memory-based logic chips,...
Friday 13 January 2023
Rohm to supply 4G SiC MOSFET for EV inverters for Honda
Rohm Semiconductor announced on Jan 10 that it is supplying its new fourth-gen SiC MOSFETs and gate driver ICs for EV inverters made by automotive parts supplier Hitachi Astemo.
Friday 13 January 2023
Japan-made chipmaking equipment sales may see 1st drop in 4 years
Sales of Japan-made semiconductor equipment are forecast to drop about 5% to JPY3.5 billion (US$27.1 billion) in fiscal 2023 - the first annual drop in four years, according to the...
Friday 13 January 2023
Automotive-grade MPU market expected to reach US$8 billion in 2025, says Avnet
Cars require more microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs) as they become smarter and more connected, according to Avnet Taiwan, adding that the trend will continue driving...
Friday 13 January 2023
IC design houses turn more cautious
TSMC's negative outlook for the overall semiconductor market this year has prompted IC design houses to take a more cautious approach, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 13 January 2023
Will Samsung's Galaxy S23 take off after bidding farewell to Samsung APs?
Samsung Electronics aims to launch its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S23, in the spring of 2023. The new model bids farewell to Samsung's own AP Exynos and is equipped with Qualcomm's...
Thursday 12 January 2023
TSMC considers making automotive chips in Europe, boosts mature node overseas capacity in 5 years
For the first time, TSMC CEO C. C. Wei confirmed in the Q4 earnings conference call on Jan 12 that it is engaging with customers and partners to evaluate the possibility of building...
Thursday 12 January 2023
Delegation from Telangana, India meets Foxconn, FIT in Taiwan
Delegation from Telangana state government met with Foxconn's chairman Young Liu and Foxconn Interconnected Technology (FIT)'s CEO Sidney Lu in Taiwan on Jan 4. The delegation has...
Thursday 12 January 2023
Infineon and Resonac announced a new multi-year agreement for delivery of SiC materials
On 12 January, Germany-based semiconductor manufacturer Infineon has signed a new multi-year-supply and cooperation agreement with Resonac Corporation (formerly Showa Denko K.K.),...
Thursday 12 January 2023
LG new wireless OLED TV to be available in US and South Korea in 2023, say reports
LG will launch the Signature OLED M3, an OLED display-powered wireless TV initially in North America and South Korea in 2023 and is set to release a 77-inch and an 83-inch model later...
Thursday 12 January 2023
Taiwan semiconductor talents favored by international IDMs, IC distributors
Taiwan's semiconductor professionals are highly relied on by international IDMs and IC distributors as a result of their advantages such as excellent system design capability, quick...
Thursday 12 January 2023
TSMC expects 14% revenue decline in 1Q23
A continued ramp-up in 5nm chip output buoyed TSMC's revenue and profit performance in the fourth quarter of 2022, when the pure-play foundry also saw sales generated from the HPC...
Thursday 12 January 2023
IniVation new ultra-high speed camera sensors make autonomous driving safer, says CEO Kynan Eng
IniVation, a Switzerland-based vision sensor and software company, introduced its latest high-performance neuromorphic vision sensor technology, Aeveon, at CES 2023. While the biology-inspired...