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Tuesday 14 February 2023
Diamond-based power semiconductors may be available in 2030
Diamond-based power semiconductors are likely to hit the market as early as 2030 thanks to new development achievements in Japan in the past two years, although it is believed that...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Samsung, SK Hynix aggressively lobbying for waiver from US chip rules on China
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reportedly have been aggressively lobbying relevant units in Washington to seek a waiver from US chips curbs on China, aiming to prevent their existing...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Taiwan to train IC design talent in Europe
Taiwan, with its mature IC design ecosystem, is looking to collaborate closely with Europe by training IC design talent locally, according to Taiwan's National Science and Technology...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Taiwan petroleum firm developing soft carbon battery materials
Taiwan's state-owned petroleum firm, CPC, is actively developing soft carbon materials for battery applications, according to Yan-Shu Chen, project manager of the company's refining...
Monday 13 February 2023
New Toyota CEO Koji Sato assembles leadership team for EV era
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled several changes to its senior management as Koji Sato prepares to take over as chief executive officer, seeking to improve the carmaker's strategy and messaging...
Monday 13 February 2023
Taiwan network devices vendors cautiously optimistic about 2023
Taiwan's network device makers are catiously optimistic about their sales prospects for 2023 after recording double-digit annual revenue gains in 2022, partly because the ongoing US-China...
Monday 13 February 2023
Samsung, SK Hynix eyeing CXL memory solutions for auto applications
Major memory suppliers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reportedly are gearing up to develop CXL (compute express link)-based memory solutions, and the integration of CXL technology...
Monday 13 February 2023
Samsung woos Qualcomm at 6 nm, targeting MediaTek next
Facing global weak demands for memory and smartphones, Samung Electronics has been seeing strong order competition from TSMC. However, the South Korean company is planning for a comeback...
Monday 13 February 2023
Taiwan IC design houses see profits bound to bottom out in 1Q23
Taiwan IC design houses will see their profit performance hit the bottom in the first quarter of the year, and they are poised to step up preparations for new high-end offerings to...
Friday 10 February 2023
Sequans readies massive shipments of Cat 1 chips this year
Cellular IoT chip vendor Sequans Communications said in January that it expects to ship its second-generation Cat 1 chip in volume this year. In an interview with DIGITIMES Asia at...
Friday 10 February 2023
Sequans shipping to Docomo pure satellite connectivity solutions
Having been working on IoT solutions since the 2010s, France-based cellular IoT chipmaker Sequans and Japan's leading IoT network provider Docomo are now taking cellular to satelli...
Friday 10 February 2023
Tokyo Electron raises outlook despite expanding US curbs on China
Tokyo lifted its outlook for the full-year performance and would continue its operation in China despite a potentially expanded US ban to include Japan and the Netherlands.
Friday 10 February 2023
More German businesses say cross-strait tension poses business challenges in Taiwan
The German Trade Office Taipei (GTO) released the results of its Business Confidence Survey 2022/2023 on February 9. The report showed while the economic condition remains the major...
Friday 10 February 2023
Japanese SiC equipment makers are cautious to big orders from new clients. Why?
International vendors of SiC manufacturing equipment have seen their delivery lead times extended to 1.5-2 years due to supply falling short of demand, driving impressive financial...
Friday 10 February 2023
SMIC expects 10-12% revenue drop in 1Q23
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 10-12% sequentially in the first quarter of 2023, with gross margin...