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Thursday 17 November 2022
Freyr Battery expands to US with first site in Georgia
Norway-based Freyr Battery is ready to secure a foothold in the North American market. The battery maker recently announced its Giga America project in Georgia of the US. The US$1.7...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Chinese battery makers eyeing huge US IRA business opportunities
Despite US-China tensions remaining intense, Chinese lithium battery cell makers are still eager to set up manufacturing operations in the US, eyeing huge business opportunities brought...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Micron kicks off mass production of 1-beta DRAM in Japan
Micron Technology held a ceremony on November 16 to mark the start of mass production of 1-beta DRAM chips at its Hiroshima plant in Japan.
Wednesday 16 November 2022
ASML expands in Taiwan and Korea to capture opportunities
Semiconductor equipment maker ASML is aggressively expanding its presence in Asia to enhance collaborations with its largest customers, aiming for significant growth opportunities...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
SK On seeks stable, long-term lithium supply
SK On recently announced that it has signed a deal with Chile's SQM for high quality lithium hydroxide for five years starting in 2023. The South Korean company has also reached an...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers to ramp up capex in 2023
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected to continue ramping up their capital expenditures (capex) next year to build additional production capacities for ABF substrates,...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Taiwan Cement active in operation of green energy
Taiwan Cement has shifted operational focus from cement production to green energy business and has been actively setting up renewable energy generating facilities and energy storage...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Acer fighting economic downturn with three strategies in Asia Pacific
Acer, facing the worsening global economy, is mainly pushing three strategies for the Pan Asia Pacific region – focusing on the gaming and enterprise sectors, promoting the...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Foxconn JV breaks ground for new EV plant in Thailand
Horizon Plus, a joint venture between Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group and Thailand's state-run energy group PTT, broke ground recently for a new electric vehicle (EV) production...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Cleanroom equipment maker Acter upbeat about sales prospects in 4Q22
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter continued to enjoy strong demand from Taiwan's and China's chipmaking sectors in the third quarter, when revenue and net profit climbed...
Monday 14 November 2022
PC brands turn to Asia Pacific for sales in 4Q22, says Acer executive
PC brand vendors are gearing up product promotions in Asia Pacific, where end demand is not undermined by the inflation as seriously as in Europe and North America and some vendors...
Monday 14 November 2022
iKala appoints GM for Japan branch, hoping to build Asia's largest influencer database
Taiwan-based international AI company iKala has appointed Ryuji Tsuchiya as its Japan branch's GM. The listings on its influencer data platform KOL Radar will massively expand to...
Monday 14 November 2022
SEA roundup: Taiwanese firms plan PHP3.88 billion investment in Philippines
Global tech companies are actively expanding their manufacturing bases to Southeast Asian countries. Companies, such as Samsung, Chimei, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE),...
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...