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Wednesday 31 August 2022
Taiwan e-paper supply chain makers to benefit from electronic shelf label boom
Large-scale merchandising companies in Europe and the US have stepped up adopting electronic shelf labels (ESL), with Taiwan-based e-paper solutions and driver IC suppliers being...
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Samsung's GPU vision sees continuous cooperation with AMD despite setbacks
Despite earlier rumors of setback, Samsung has decided to continue its cooperation with AMD to develop GPUs, as revealed on August 25 in an announcement.
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Interview: JDI seeking higher automotive sales with eLEAP displays, says Seiichi Fukunaga, head of AutoTech BU
Japan's largest display manufacturer Japan Display Inc (JDI) will produce free-shape OLED displays for car uses, and its eLEAP technology brings out higher brightness and longer lifetime...
Tuesday 30 August 2022
LGES and Honda to spend US$4.4 billion building battery plant in US
The US will soon welcome another battery project. LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Honda Motor announced on August 29 that they will build a lithium-ion battery plant together in America...
Monday 29 August 2022
Japanese semiconductor materials vendors keen on capacity expansions
Japan-based semiconductor materials suppliers are facing sales declines in the second half of the year amid weakening demand for consumer applications, but many of them are still...
Monday 29 August 2022
Suzuki to establish R&D subsidiary in India
On the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Maruti Suzuki, the largest passenger vehicle brand in India, its largest shareholder Suzuki Motor re-affirmed EV investments in India...
Friday 26 August 2022
US Chips Act, Inflation Reduction Act boosting FDI interests from Taiwan
The White House has published a statement detailing the executive order signed by US president Joe Biden to implement the semiconductor funding in the bipartisan Chips and Science...
Friday 26 August 2022
ABB tapping Taiwan EV charging pile market
Switzerland-based ABB is actively cooperating with commercial venues, car fleets, car sales agents, energy suppliers and local governments in Taiwan to install electric vehicle (EV)...
Friday 26 August 2022
California board approves gasoline vehicle sales ban by 2035 with automakers' support
The Golden State is on track to fully embrace electric vehicles. On Thursday, California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved regulations to completely ban new internal combustion...
Friday 26 August 2022
Taiwan sees July export orders decrease
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$54.26 billion in July 2022, decreasing 7.8% sequentially and 1.9% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOE...
Friday 26 August 2022
New iPhones to boost 4Q22 handset sales in Taiwan
This year's new iPhone series products, expected to announced by Apple early next month, will likely be available in Taiwan starting mid-September, boosting handset sales in the local...
Friday 26 August 2022
Semi equipment suppliers Acter, Novatech enjoy robust orders
Cleanroom engineering specialist Acter and its factory equipment subsidiary Nova Technology (Novatech) continue to enjoy strong demand from the chipmaking industries in China and...
Friday 26 August 2022
VIS, PSMC slow down establishment of new fabs
Pure-play foundries Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) have decided to slow down the establishment of their new fabs, as customers...
Thursday 25 August 2022
SK On produces EV battery with Ford in US and develops new BMIC with Autosilicon
Safety is the priority over every other feature when it comes to cars, and therefore, automotive applications need to go through long process of authentication and testing to ensure...