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Tuesday 18 October 2022
European car sales recovery threatened by economic turmoil
European new car sales grew for a second month in September on easing supply-chain woes while a worsening economic outlook points to tougher times ahead.
Tuesday 18 October 2022
How will Asian EVs win European hearts?
As EV takes increasing market share in the US, Europe, and China, the automotive market is seeing many new players coming from Asia. Notably, Chinese ones such as BYD, Great Wall...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Taiwan MOSFET, diode makers step up deployment in EV market
Taiwan-based power MOSFET and diode makers, such as Advanced Power Electronics (A-Power), Eris Technology, Pan Jit International, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSC), and XSemi, a joint venture...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
DDIs see looming price war
With major suppliers such as Novatek Microelectronics poised to initiate aggressive price cuts, a price war may be looming for display driver ICs (DDI), according to industry sources...
Monday 17 October 2022
Taiwan science parks record revenues of over NT$2,756 billion for January-August
Government-developed Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$2,756.52 billion (US$93.44...
Monday 17 October 2022
Japanese startup uses NanoBridge technology to build FPGAs for space and automotive applications
Participating in the Taiwan Innotech Expo 2022, the Japanese company NanoBridge Semiconductor (NBS) was one of the companies winning the...
Friday 14 October 2022
Taiwan semiconductor development model could hardly be replicated, says Realtek VP
Taiwan's semiconductor development model, featuring good discipline among local players and strong mass production capability, is hard to be replicated in other places, but Taiwanese...
Friday 14 October 2022
Taiwan industries should deepen ecosystems, refocus operations amid worsening US-China tensions, says Advantech board member
Taiwanese businesses must step up efforts to deepen their industry ecosystems, reposition their roles in supply chains and refocus their business operations, so as to meet challenges...
Friday 14 October 2022
Motech Industries not considers investment in production in US, says president
Though US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) affords opportunities for Taiwan-based PV makers to set up factories in the US, solar cell and PV module maker Motech Industries does not consider...
Friday 14 October 2022
Foundry PSMC slashes 2022 capex
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), which specializes in specialty DRAM, display driver ICs, CMOS image sensors and power management ICs, as well as customized...
Friday 14 October 2022
Can Chinese home-grown EV makers dominate overseas markets?
China, as the largest car market worldwide, has fostered many home-grown electric vehicle (EV) brands over the years . These carmakers are bringing their gusiness models overseas...
Friday 14 October 2022
US-China chip war no end in sight? Probably not until February 2023
Despite headwinds on geopolitical risks and cyclical correction, TSMC continued to deliver record performance for 3Q22. However, the 37% drop in its stock prices year to date reflected...
Friday 14 October 2022
TSMC to see 3nm generate 4-6% of 2023 revenue
TSMC expects to see sales generated from 3nm process technology account for 4-6% of total wafer revenue in 2023.
Thursday 13 October 2022
Hyundai investing US$13 billion by 2030 to strengthen software defined-vehicle capabilities
Hyundai Group has announced deployment of OTA updates on all its new vehicles to be launched starting 2023, both electric vehicles (EV) and ICE vehicles, to fully integrate digitalization...
Thursday 13 October 2022
Nissan to fully exit Russia market, expects JPY100 billion loss
Nissan Motor joined Toyota Motor in deciding to completely pull out of Russia, an exit that will cost Japan's second-largest automaker roughly JPY100 billion (US$687 million).