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Friday 31 March 2023
Hua Hong saw sales grow by 51% in 2022, may increase CAPEX despite downturn
Hua Hong Semiconductors posted an annual growth of 51.8% in sales in 2022, a record high for the second-largest pure-play foundry in China. The company committed to increasing capital...
Friday 31 March 2023
BYD chairman says the company aims to be China's largest automaker in 2023
A day after reporting its robust profits in 2022, BYD said it is striving to become the largest carmaker in China by the end of this year. As the first quarter gets close to the end,...
Friday 31 March 2023
SMIC weighed down by talent shortage and reliance on mature nodes
Following two years of US sanctions, Chinese foundry champion Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) has been focusing on legacy process nodes like 28nm.
Friday 31 March 2023
Taiwan's automotive supply chain remains stable amid Chinese market's chaos and rapid changes
China's car market has been caught up in a frenzy of price cuts recently due to Tesla's significant price reduction after localizing its production in China, making it the US leading...
Friday 31 March 2023
Tougher US ban may alter China IC manufacturing ecosystem, says TSMC chair
Tougher semiconductor-related export bans by the US may impact China's IC manufacturing ecosystem in the future, said Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC.
Thursday 30 March 2023
Chinese IC design industry leaders weigh options after US sanctions
At the annual China IC Leadership Summit held on March 30, Wayne Dai, founder and CEO of Chinese IC design house VeriSilicon, observed that chiplet development in China is basically...
Thursday 30 March 2023
China to formulate over 30 automotive chip standards by 2025
Automobiles are poised to be one of the major drivers for the semiconductor industry's growth. To boost its automotive chip capacity, China announced it aims to set up more than 30...
Thursday 30 March 2023
SK Hynix calls CHIPS Act 'too demanding,' with decision 'still under consideration'
SK Hynix, the second-largest DRAM producer and one of the major NAND manufacturers, is evaluating the incentives extended by the US federal government and is looking to buy more time...
Thursday 30 March 2023
China-based Tongfu Micro became world's fourth-largest OSAT player in 2022
Tongfu Microelectronics, a major IC assembly and testing company in China, has posted sales that grew by 35.52% but saw profit drop by 47.53% amid the macroeconomic challenges and...
Thursday 30 March 2023
China-based battery makers lead in global EV market with sales dominance
The global top 10 battery companies contributed about 71% of EV battery sales worldwide in 2022, according to South Korea-based SNE Research. Most of these major players are headquartered...
Thursday 30 March 2023
China remains committed to chip self-sufficiency
China may fall short of its goal of increasing IC self-sufficiency to 70% by 2025 due to tougher export restrictions imposed by the US, but it stays committed to chip self-sufficiency,...
Thursday 30 March 2023
Phison, Silicon Motion see both challenges and possibilities
Memory device controller suppliers such as Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology are still facing unfavorable macroeconomic conditions as the NAND flash memory industry...
Thursday 30 March 2023
Analysis: China is forming new geopolitical blocs to accelerate the Great Decoupling
If the Great Power competition between China and the US is a game of Go, China's recent moves demonstrate its effort in assembling a coalition to counter-surround the US semiconductor...
Wednesday 29 March 2023
China woos ASML chief as new curbs on chipmaking machines loom
China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao sought to assure the head of ASML Holding NV that Beijing remains a reliable partner even as the Dutch government imposes new restrictions on...
Wednesday 29 March 2023
BYD enjoys 445.86% profit growth in 2022, expects promising 2023 with overseas expansion
BYD finished 2022 strong despite facing multiple challenges. Increasing new energy vehicle (NEV) sales benefited the EV maker's revenue and profits. It reported CNY16.62 billion (US$2.4...