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Monday 10 July 2023
Zeekr EVs coming to Israel as Chinese brand enters Middle East
Zeekr cars will be available in Israel from the fourth quarter this year, marking the Chinese electric-vehicle brand's debut in the Middle East after a fresh foray into the Netherlands...
Monday 10 July 2023
Taiwan MCU manufacturers increase 32-bit product proportions
Since the beginning of 2023, the microcontroller (MCU) industry has continued to face low demand in the consumer electronics market, while companies in China have launched price wars...
Monday 10 July 2023
Short-supplied automotive IC is unlikely to become excess in the future
International IDMs have seen significant improvement in automotive IC supply recently, according to supply chain sources. In addition, automotive IC production capacity keeps growing...
Monday 10 July 2023
Fear of AI chip ban drives up Nvidia A800 prices in China
The Biden Administration's ban on the sale of high-end AI chips to China has driven the prices of Nvidia A800 chips to skyrocket in China.
Monday 10 July 2023
FOPLP technology seen an alternative to FOWLP for automotive chipmakers
The ongoing trend of automotive electrification, intelligentization and connectivity are driving a significant increase in the quantity and cost of chips used in vehicles. The cost...
Monday 10 July 2023
Chinese IC designers step up shifting focus to automotive chips
Despite facing various regulatory restrictions from the US, the Chinese IC industry has not changed its goal of achieving semiconductor autonomy. In terms of IC design, many Chinese...
Monday 10 July 2023
LGES nearly triples lithium materials procurement from SQM
Battery maker LG Energy Solution and mining company SQM announced that they have agreed upon new lithium materials procurement that will last until 2029. The new agreement means LGES...
Monday 10 July 2023
Omdia cuts global large-area LCD shipment forecast for 2023
According to Omdia, previous estimates that large-area LCD shipments would increase by 0.6% in 2023 have now been revised to show negative growth of 3.2% due to slower demand and...
Monday 10 July 2023
Chinese, South Korean suppliers rising as automotive component demand changes
Demand for car components is transforming thanks to automotive electrification and widespread driver-assisted technologies. The situation has caused changes in the top automotive...
Monday 10 July 2023
TSMC seeing more orders from China-based AI chip suppliers
Despite intensifying tension between the US and China that may lead to more restrictions on AI GPUs against China, China-based AI chip design houses are expanding their chip orders...
Friday 7 July 2023
Geopolitical tensions rise, chip machine sales to China fall
China's advancement in semiconductor manufacturing will face a slowdown owing to US chip controls, followed by Japan and the Netherlands in imposing tough curbs on chipmaking machine...
Friday 7 July 2023
Lens Technology eyeing touch module orders for iPads
China-based glass cover maker Lens Technology is eyeing touch module orders for Apple's iPad devices, having a chance to cut into the related supply chain by winning orders for a...
Friday 7 July 2023
Western companies should negotiate win-win situations with China, Stellantis CEO says
China plans to restrict the export of gallium and germanium-related items, which are used in semiconductor and EV products. Automaker Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said he does not...
Friday 7 July 2023
Chip industry in Japan bracing for impacts of China's export restrictions on Ga and Ge
As China's export restrictions on germanium and gallium will take effect from August 1, Japan-based semiconductor material manufacturers and fabs are under assessment and expect negative...
Friday 7 July 2023
China unveils indigenous desktop OS to reduce foreign dependence
As China and the US are trying to de-risk themselves from each other, China gears up the development of its indigenous operating system by unveiling openKylin 1.0.