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Tuesday 20 September 2022
Korea's exports of key memory chip plummet as demand chills
South Korea's exports of its most lucrative memory chip fell by the most since 2019, indicating a deepening slump in technology demand central to global economic growth.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Taiwan Cement setting up EV power charging networks in Europe via subsidiary
Atlante, Taiwan Cement's Italy-based affiliate, is setting up networks of 215 electric vehicle (EV) power charging stations in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, according to Taiwan...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Japan tests wireless charging roads for EV
Nikkei Asia reported that auto parts supplier Denso is collaborating with Japanese engineering group Obayashi in testing wireless charging pavements for electric vehicles...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Marubeni to demo social implementation of flying cars in Osaka
Japan-based Marubeni has been selected by the Osaka Prefectural Government to receive a subsidy for its urban flying car business project and will conduct a demonstration test for...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Samsung's ups and downs (5): Who are its major foundry clients?
In the second quarter of 2020, Samsung Electronics landed Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 orders with its 5nm EUV process, the first major case where the Korean tech giant did not have...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Vertical integration is trending, but things won't be so easy for car OEMs
At Semicon Taiwan 2022, executives from Denso, Renesas, and Infineon shed light on the major changes taking place in the automotive supply chain. Denso is one of the largest automotive...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Realizing vision of smart transportation with AWS: How Metropia makes Taiwan's MaaS smarter
MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service), which combines cloud computing, AI, big data, and other technologies, is regarded by national governments and businesses as necessary for realizing a...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Incomplete factory engineering supply chain could slow new fab construction in Europe, US
Incomplete factory engineering industry supply chains, as well as insufficient manpower, could slow the construction of new wafer fabs in Europe and the US, according to industry...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Taiwan analog IC firms step up transition to 12-inch wafer manufacturing
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have stepped up their transition to 12-inch wafer manufacturing, and are actively developing 12-inch chip designs, according to industry source...
Monday 19 September 2022
Taiwan IC design houses keen to develop new chips, defying headwinds
Taiwan's IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have sharply increased their new development projects for the next 1-2 years despite...
Monday 19 September 2022
Samsung announces new environmental strategy
Samsung Electronics has announced its new environmental strategy to join global efforts to tackle climate change. It includes commitments to achieve enterprise-wide net zero carbon...
Monday 19 September 2022
China gearing up to mass purchase IC equipment and materials
Chinese semiconductor firms are moving at full throttle to purchase as many semiconductor equipment and materials as possible from abroad as the US is expected to take tougher measures...
Monday 19 September 2022
Multi-system nature of smart cockpit highlights Taiwan's strength in system integration
Future cars will no longer be just a vehicle, but a mobile, multi-use scenario device. Hence, the smart cockpit has become a development goal to pursue for many car manufacturers.
Monday 19 September 2022
Semiconductor manufacturing not affected by strong earthquake in Taiwan
A Richter 6.8 magnitude scale earthquake and aftershocks hit Taiwan on September 18, but as the epicenter was located off the southeastern coast of the island, semiconductor manufacturing...
Monday 19 September 2022
Samsung's ups and downs (4): The manufacturing capability of Samsung's foundry biz
In 2020, Samsung Electronics had a monthly capacity of 260,000 wafers for its 8-inch and 12-inch fabrication each, which increased to 265,000 and 325,000 respectively in 2021. It...