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Friday 14 July 2023
Notebook ODMs may gain more orders from Asustek
One of the key points of Asustek Computer's organizational restructure is its R&D department. This personnel shift suggests that the brand PC company may place more orders with...
Friday 14 July 2023
Japan carmakers prefer Renesas chips in RFQs sent to Taiwan suppliers, sources say
Japanese automakers have sent requests for quotation (RFQ) to automotive electronics-related companies based in Taiwan and identified Renesas Electronics' solutions as their preferred...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Rohm to expand production capacity for SiC power devices
Rohm recently announced plans to acquire a plant owned by Solar Frontier in Japan for expanding production capacity for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices.
Thursday 13 July 2023
Automotive suppliers developing lightweight materials for car body
Almost every major car market in the world has planned to transition to EVs. Taiwan-based automotive suppliers said that while products for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Spec revision AEC-Q200 puts no break on growth of passive car components
Passive components sector is poised for substantial growth as the transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs)...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Japanese car vendors sending RFQs for new-gen models to Taiwan companies, say sources
Japan-based automakers, which are accelerating the transformation of automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture, have begun sending requests for quotation (RFQ) to a number...
Thursday 13 July 2023
LG Electronics targets KRW20 trillion in automotive component sales by 2030
Automotive electronics will drive LG Electronics' growth in the coming years. The company announced on July 12 that it aims to reach KRW20 trillion in car component segment revenue...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Taiwan inspection labs gearing up for automotive chip demand
With more chip firms and component vendors keenly developing automotive-grade products, their demand for IC analysis and inspection is rising, according to industry sources.
Thursday 13 July 2023
Tai-Tech to set up new plant in Malaysia for automotive, HPC products
Tai-Tech Advanced Electronics, a power inductor specialist, recently announced plans to establish a new plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia for the production of automotive electronics...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Notebook component suppliers to embrace rising costs
Notebook component suppliers are bracing for increased logistics and other costs as ODMs relocate production lines out of China to places such as Vietnam and Thailand, according to...
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Notebook ODMs cautious about 3Q23 shipment prospects
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are cautious about their shipment prospects for the third quarter despite reporting better-than-expected shipments in the second quarter, according to industry...
Wednesday 12 July 2023
WPG, WT Micro post better-than-expected 2Q23 revenue
IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics outperformed the upper end of their respective second-quarter revenue guidance ranges.
Wednesday 12 July 2023
China-based carmakers joining bandwagon in developing automotive chips
With the rising penetration of new energy vehicles (NEV) in China, China-based automakers, such as BYD, SAIC, Nio, and Li Auto, are developing automotive chips to strengthen resilience...
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Asus undertakes major restructuring to counter profit slump
Asus, the Taiwan-based tech conglomerate, commenced an extensive internal restructuring plan on July 11. The shake-up is estimated to affect up to 1,000 employees, who mainly belong...
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Global PC shipments continue to decline in 2Q23 due to weak demand and shifting budgetary priorities, says IDC
Global PC shipments declined 13.4% on year during the second quarter of 2023, according to preliminary results from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.