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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.
Thursday 6 July 2023
China premier warned former Japanese official of damage from chip curbs

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tokyo's impending export controls on cutting-edge chip equipment will damage the global economy, according to a Japanese former senior off...

Thursday 6 July 2023
Tesla and Chinese rivals signal truce in brutal EV price war
Tesla Inc. and China's top automakers pledged to maintain fair competition and avoid "abnormal pricing" in the world's biggest EV market, signaling a possible end to a price war that's...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Chinese firm develops ion implanters for 28nm process manufacturing
China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) has announced the development of ion implanters for 28nm process fabrication, marking another breakthrough in China's homegrown semiconductor...
Thursday 6 July 2023
BYD to build EV production base in Brazil
China-based BYD accelerates its expansion in emerging markets. The EV company announced with the Bahia state government of Brazil a plan to construct an industrial complex for EVs...