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Friday 11 November 2022
Ford, GM in talks with Posco Chemical on battery metal hubs
Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., and Stellantis NV are in talks with South Korea's Posco Chemical Co. about potentially investing in plants producing electric-vehicle battery materials...
Friday 11 November 2022
Tokyo Electron cuts outlook on US chip curbs, memory slump
Key chip equipment supplier Tokyo Electron Ltd. slashed its full-year outlook after memory makers cut spending and the US ramped up restrictions on cutting-edge chip-gear exports...
Friday 11 November 2022
SMIC expects over 10% revenue drop in 4Q22
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 13-15% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2022, with gross margin...
Friday 11 November 2022
Japan to launch chip firm to mass produce sub-2nm chips in 5 years, says NHK
NHK, the Japanese public broadcasting company, has reported that a new semiconductor company will be jointly funded by eight Japanese conglomerates to develop cutting-edge logic se...
Friday 11 November 2022
Nintendo Switch sales turn weak, FY2022 shipment downgraded to 19 million units
In its latest financial predictions, Nintendo stated that in fiscal year 2022 (April 2022 to March 2023), the shipment estimates for the Switch series consoles have been downgraded...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Honda and Nissan move financial forecasts upward as Yen stays weak
While semiconductor shortages remain a tricky issue for automakers, Japanese companies have offset the impact on their financial performance due to the weakening Yen. On Wednesday,...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Fujitsu will leverage TSMC's foundry for its 2nm CPU
At a press conference on November 8, Japanese technology conglomerate Fujitsu mentioned that its power-saving CPU will be produced with the 2nm processing node technology, and will...
Thursday 10 November 2022
China unveils new policies to solicit foreign investments in manufacturing operations
China's severe COVID lockdown measures and tough sanctions from the US have sparked concerns that supply chain relocation to India and Vietnam will be accelerated. This has prompted...
Thursday 10 November 2022
Hsinchu Science Park to acquire land in Longtan for new TSMC fab
Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) will complete the acquisition of land in Longtan, Taoyuan, in the northern part of Taiwan, for TSMC's new 1nm wafer fab within two years, according...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Taiwan Mask returns to profitability
Taiwan Mask swung to net profits of NT$599 million (US$18.8 million) in the third quarter of 2022 following two consecutive quarters of losses, buoyed by strong sales of its core...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
MIH poised to make EVs with concept car coming in 2023
MIH, an open EV alliance initiated by Foxconn, announced its plan to build electric vehicles on November 8. The group will utilize a modular design approach that allows parts to be...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Winbond on track to open new fab in southern Taiwan by end-2022
Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics is on track to start operating its new 12-inch plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, by the end of this year but may slow...
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Taiwan invests EUR10 million in Lithuania and provides semiconductor scholarships to Central and Eastern Europe students
Taiwan is fulfilling its promise to invest in Lithuania and other Central and Eastern European countries to further enhance collaborations in the semiconductor, electric vehicle (EV),...
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Taiwan semiconductor equipment output value to exceed US$3.13 billion in 2022
The annual output value of Taiwan's semiconductor equipment industry is expected to be well over NT$100 billion (US$3.13 billion) in 2022, given that the output value for the first...
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Arbe consolidates edges in radar chip solutions with enhanced data processing power
Helping a car make the right decision is fundamental to autonomous driving. Israel-based Arbe Robotics develops chipsets enabling imaging radars to gather environment data in high...