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Tuesday 18 January 2022
Taiwan to accelerate push for semi equipment self-sufficiency
Taiwan will be accelerating its push for semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency, because of robust demand from its local chipmaking sector, according to president Tsai Ing-wen.
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Eight-inch foundry prices set to rise
Limited growth in 8-inch fab capacities worldwide, coupled with supply-side constraints arising from events such as a recent power outage at Hua Hong Semiconductor's wafer fabs, may...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Enhanced and scalable LiDAR at CES 2022
LiDAR providers have devoted intensive efforts to making the technology essential, especially for autonomous driving (AD). At CES 2022, they introduced LiDAR products enabling better...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
China makers' aggressive mini/microLED capacity expansions challenge Taiwan LED makers
While Taiwan's LED manufacturing industry stands a chance of establishing a complete mini/micro LED supply chain by virtue of Taiwan's technological capabilities in LCD, LED, semiconductor...
Monday 17 January 2022
China exports of electric buses to South Korea on the rise
South Korea imported 285 China-produced electric buses during January-November 2021, an increase of 117.6% on year, according to a media report that cited South Korea's Ministry of...
Monday 17 January 2022
Taiwan MCU makers to ramp up shipments for non-consumer segments in 2Q22
Taiwan-based MCU vendors, including Nuvoton Technology, Megawin Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, and Nyquest Technology, are poised to see their shipments for industrial applications...
Monday 17 January 2022
Mitsubishi Electric considers expanding power semiconductor production
Mitsubishi Electric is currently considering expanding production capacity for power semiconductors and turning its LCD panel plant in Kumamoto, Japan into a power semiconductor manufacturing...
Monday 17 January 2022
LGES to invest US$7.5 billion in expanding capacity
LG Energy Solution (LGES) is gearing up for the largest IPO in South Korea's stock market, attracting oversubscriptions this week. In a recent online press conference, the company...
Friday 14 January 2022
Realme sees handset sales in Taiwan surge 20% in 2021
Chinese smartphone brand Realme saw its handset sales in Taiwan climb 20% in 2021. Realme is set to focus more on promoting midrange and high-end 5G handset models while continuing...
Friday 14 January 2022
Diodes CEO: SiC-based power modules may start production in 1Q22
US-based Diodes and Taiwan-based Sentec Group in November 2021 established a joint venture called DiodSent Green Technology. This joint venture is the first maker specializing in...
Friday 14 January 2022
Taiwan chipmakers see opportunities to enter automotive supply chains
Taiwan-based semiconductor companies can take advantage of the restructuring of global automotive supply chains and become key players in the industry as automotive semiconductors...
Friday 14 January 2022
Gogoro to build more Super GoStations in Taiwan and renovate repair shops
The battery-swapping network Powered by Gogoro Network, known as the PBGN alliance in Taiwan, has nearly 100,000 battery swaps available across more than two thousand battery-swapping...
Friday 14 January 2022
US pushing O-RAN equipment to replace China-made ones; but influence in O-RAN from China remains strong, says Digitimes Research
Open radio access network (O-RAN) technology was originally developed to provide telecom carriers flexibility and cost efficiency in network deployment, but it has become a weapon...
Thursday 13 January 2022
Automakers take initiative to mitigate auto chip shortage
A chip shortage arising from the COVID-19 pandemic has slammed global carmakers, forcing them to seek solutions at the same time. As a result, some companies have considered or started...
Thursday 13 January 2022
TSMC expects 7.4% sales growth in 1Q22
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$16.6 billion and US$17.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, which is a 7.4% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...