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Wednesday 3 August 2022
FamilyMart unveils electric vending car: What it means for Taiwanese EV industry
Convenience store chain FamilyMart has unveiled FamiMobi, an electric vending car, for trial operation of a mobile convenience store in South Taiwan Science Park (STSP). According...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Leading in self-driving technology, Taiwan's smart mobility business opportunities take shape
The automobile industry has encountered the biggest transformation in over a century. With the successive introduction of new technologies, what once was a vision of smart mobility...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Taiwan foundries intend to hold prices flat
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to hold prices flat in the second half of 2022, despite cutbacks in orders for display driver ICs and other chips for use in consumer electronics...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Japan subsidies for Kioxia-WD NAND flash plant: A step towards 'Chip 4 Alliance'?
Following the subsidies to TSMC's 300mm fab in Kumamoto and TSMC's 3DIC R&D center in Ibaraki, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has lately announced plans...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Taiwan and Samsung need to rely on each other
With Intel and Samsung Electronics making frequent moves to target their common competitor TSMC, the media may be able to observe the changes in the industry from a different perspective,...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Samsung Display sees profit, LG Display reports loss in 2Q22
South Korean panel maker Samsung Dispaly (SDC) generated operating profit of nearly KRW1,100 billion (US$842 million) on consolidated revenues of KRW7,700 billion in second-quarter...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
China leading global NEV market with 59% of sales
China advances its leading position in the global New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market as the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war impact Europe. According to data from the China Passenger...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Google Cloud in Taiwan focuses on net zero carbon emission & digital transformation
Google Cloud has focused its business operation in Taiwan on two fronts: help enterprises with the transition into net zero carbon emission and with digital transformation, according...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Competition heats up for advanced packaging among OSATs in Taiwan and China
In the advanced packaging field, the competition among OSATS on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, such as Taiwan-based ASE Technology Holding and China-based JCET Group, is heating...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Tightened US ban on China chipmakers to have little impact on Taiwan
With the US tightening restrictions on China's access to chipmaking equipment, Taiwan-based fab tool suppliers engaged in the supply chain of SMIC and other China-based chipmakers...
Monday 1 August 2022
China lockdowns impact Taiwan makers' exports, says MOEA
COVID lockdowns in China affected the export orders that Taiwan received in April 2022, which came to US$51.90 billion, down 17.2% sequentially and 5.5% on year, according to Ministry...
Monday 1 August 2022
Samsung semiconductor division posts record revenue for 2nd consecutive quarter
Samsung Electronics has reported consolidated revenue climbed to a record high of KRW77.2 trillion (US$59.4 billion) in the second quarter of 2022, when its device solutions (DS)...
Monday 1 August 2022
BASF Toda Battery Materials to expand CAM production capacity
BASF Toda Battery Materials (BTBM), a Japan-based maker of cathode materials established by Germany-based BASF and Japan-based Toda Kogyo on a joint-venture basis, will expand production...
Monday 1 August 2022
Denso launches new RC-IGBT for EV, reducing energy loss by 20%
Japan's top automotive components supplier Denso is keen to develop and produce automotive power chips on its own, and has just unveiled a new power semiconductor device for electrical...
Monday 1 August 2022
SEA roundup: FDI expanding in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam
Foreign investments in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam have expanded vastly, with investors coming from Japan and South Korea.