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Tuesday 17 May 2022
BlueOval SK reportedly to spend KRW8 trillion on equipment for US EV plants
SK On and Ford Motor are spending KRW8 trillion (US$6.35 billion) on equipment for EV battery factories they are jointly setting up in the US states of Kentucky and Tennessee, according...
Tuesday 17 May 2022
DDI prices under strengthening downward pressure
LCD display driver IC (DDI) prices, particularly those for handsets, are poised to fall further in the second quarter of 2022, and even handset-use OLED DDI prices are likely to fall...
Tuesday 17 May 2022
Samsung reportedly begins production of microLED commercial displays in Slovakia
Samsung Electronics began to produce microLED commercial displays at its factory in Slovakia in early May 2022, according to South Korea-based ETNews.
Tuesday 17 May 2022
Renesas intros automotive ECU virtualization solution platform
Renesas Electronics has announced an integrated automotive ECU virtualization platform that enables designers to integrate multiple applications into a single ECU that are safely...
Monday 16 May 2022
Semiconductor shortage to ease for wireless communications, says research firm
Wireless telecommunications has escaped the worst effects of the semiconductor shortage, and that semiconductors for cellular infrastructure equipment will continue to dodge significant...
Monday 16 May 2022
Taiwan OSATs embracing more car, industrial IC orders from IDMs
International IDMs including Infineon and STMicroelectronics continue stepping up production of automotive, industrial control and networking chips to meet ever-rising demand, outsourcing...
Friday 13 May 2022
Global tablet market, 1Q 2022
According to Digitimes Research's statistics, global tablet shipments amounted to 32 million units in first-quarter 2022 in line with expectation. The volume was the lowest since...
Friday 13 May 2022
Europe strives to restore chip supply leadership
The global semiconductor shortages have surfaced as early as 2019 when the US government imposed a ban on Huawei's products. The COVID-19 pandemic starting in 2020 exacerbated the...
Friday 13 May 2022
Japan MLCC makers see strong demand from emerging industries
Japan-based multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) suppliers are seeing robust demand from emerging industries, such as 5G, AIoT, and future vehicles, according to industry sources.
Friday 13 May 2022
Posco to supply ProLogium with solid-state battery materials
South Korean steel manufacturer Posco has entered into an agreement with Taiwan-based solid-state battery developer ProLogium to supply cathode, anode, and solid electrolyte materials,...
Friday 13 May 2022
TDK to build new factory for automotive MLCCs
TDK has announced plans to construct a new factory building at its manufacturing site in Kitakami, Japan's Iwate Prefecture, for automotive MLCCs. Construction of the factory is scheduled...
Thursday 12 May 2022
Acter posts record IC fab engineering projects in Taiwan, China
Taiwan's clean room engineering specialist Acter Group has seen a record high number of ongoing contract construction engineering projects, as semiconductor fabs in Taiwan and China...
Thursday 12 May 2022
Axiomtek enhances marketing in North America, Europe
Industrial and embedded motherboard and system-on-module maker Axiomtek focuses 2022 operation on strengthening marketing in North America and Europe, including expanding cooperation...
Wednesday 11 May 2022
Wonik QnC to start building new factory in Taiwan in 2Q22
South Korea-based semiconductor and display component supplier Wonik QnC is raising its investment in a new factory in Taiwan from KRW17 billion (US$13.43 million) to KRW30 billion,...
Wednesday 11 May 2022
The memory industry (3): Taiwan's DRAM sector
Let's take a moment to review the rise and fall of Taiwan's DRAM industry. Taiwan's DRAM industry came into being in the mid-1990s. In the beginning, although some companies wanted...