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Tuesday 25 April 2023
Chinese SSD controller vendors actively tapping enterprise market
China's SSD (solid-state drive) control chip suppliers, including DapuStor, are keen to tap into the enterprise-use SSD market with high-end controllers developed in house, aiming...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Chile's proposed public-private mining model likely accelerate China's lithium supply chain formation
Chile's president Gabriel Boric announced a plan to further empower the country in lithium mining projects. In China, where Chilean lithium is essential to battery manufacturing,...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
ASEH, Amkor expanding production outside of China and Taiwan
ASE Technology (ASEH) and Amkor Technology, the world's top two OSATs, have both expanded production outside of China and Taiwan, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
TSMC lands advanced chip orders shifted from China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has gained advanced chip orders shifted from Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and other China-based foundries, which...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Factory closures, layoffs happening in China electronics industry
Many small- and medium-size businesses involved in the local supply chain for electronics parts and other devices have seen factory closures and layoffs in southern and eastern China,...
Monday 24 April 2023
Chinese automaker reportedly lowers chip requirements
Cut-throat competition in China's car market reportedly is prompting a major Chinese automaker to lower the requirements for car-use chips in a bid to reduce production costs, according...
Monday 24 April 2023
BYD $11,450 EV hatchback set to reshape China's first-car market
A new electric hatchback starting from just 78,800 yuan ($11,450) from BYD Co. is set to intensify competition in China's already crowded entry-level car market.
Monday 24 April 2023
Karma Automotive sees B2B business opportunities in electrification future
As the automotive industry embraces EVs, commercial vehicle electrification has become critical. Known as a luxury passenger EV maker, US-based Karma Automotive has also been scaling...
Monday 24 April 2023
With continued automobile price cuts in China, micro EV market faces depreciation crisis
Chinese new energy vehicle (NEVs) price cuts have continued to rage on, which in turn has affected the sales situation of micro EVs. Suppliers in China's automotive supply chain stated...
Monday 24 April 2023
Volkswagen to invest EUR4.8 billion in Canadian EV battery plant
Volkswagen aims to break ground on its largest battery plant to date in 2024. The carmaker said it will invest EUR4.8 billion (US$5.28 billion) in the battery project in Canada by...
Monday 24 April 2023
China's electronics export fall implies foreign manufacturers moving out of China
As foreign manufacturers, under the "China plus one" strategy, move their productions out of China, China has seen its exports in major electronics goods keep falling, a sign that...
Friday 21 April 2023
Challenges facing China's development of AI chatbots
Since Baidu pioneered China's homegrown development of ChatGPT-like AI chatbots with its Ernie Bot, several businesses have followed suit, including SenseTime's SenseNova and Alibaba...
Friday 21 April 2023
Xi's tech self-reliance push leaves Europeans wary of China R&D
China's push to become self-reliant in the technology sphere is driving more European companies operating there to rethink their research and development plans, according to a report...
Friday 21 April 2023
South Korea's dominance in memory chips poised to increase as US squeezes China
South Korea is poised to extend its dominance over the global memory-chip market at China's expense as US export controls shift the dynamics of semiconductor supply chains, a leading...
Friday 21 April 2023
Hikvision optimistic about market recovery; expands investment in automotive and AI products
China-based video surveillance equipment maker Hikvision released its 2022 financial report. It reported a revenue of CNY83.2 billion (US$12.08 billion), a 2.1% annual growth. In...