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Thursday 4 August 2022
GM and Toyota securing lithium supply for EV ramp up
Lithium has become the indispensable metal in global automotive electrification. Carmakers and battery manufacturers have strengthened cooperation with lithium producers, even prepaying...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
US sanctions impede future expansion at mature nodes, but impacts are short-term, says former SMIC executive
Late evening on August 2, Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, landed in Taipei, Taiwan, marking the most geopolitically charged chapter of her ongoing Asia to...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Apple to diversify MacBook production in China, says DIGITIMES Research
Apple is expected to diversify its MacBook production in China to avoid placing all the eggs in one basket, according to DIGITIMES Research senior analyst Jim Hsiao for the Notebook...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
OSATs cutting prices for conventional ICs
China-based outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) vendors and second-tier Taiwan-based backend houses are cutting their prices for conventional ICs to vie for more...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Automotive IGBT lead times prolonged to 50 weeks
Delivery lead times for automotive-qualified IGBTs have been prolonged to 50 weeks or more, with the component shortage showing no sign of easing, according to industry sources in...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
US takes two-prong strategy to stifle China chip tech advancement
Following the escalation of US tech export restriction on semiconductor equipment to cover processing tools for 14 nm and below, which has been confirmed by two American equipment...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
China leading global NEV market with 59% of sales
China advances its leading position in the global New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market as the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war impact Europe. According to data from the China Passenger...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
New energy car vendors perform outstandingly in 1H22 China fund-raising market
China-based vendors of new energy cars, in the 1H22 China fund-raising market, absorbed the largest amount of funds among various domains of venture capital investment, according...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Competition heats up for advanced packaging among OSATs in Taiwan and China
In the advanced packaging field, the competition among OSATS on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, such as Taiwan-based ASE Technology Holding and China-based JCET Group, is heating...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Tightened US ban on China chipmakers to have little impact on Taiwan
With the US tightening restrictions on China's access to chipmaking equipment, Taiwan-based fab tool suppliers engaged in the supply chain of SMIC and other China-based chipmakers...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
China PMIC firm reportedly cuts into iPhone supply chain
Speculation has circulated in China's chipmaking industry that SG Micro's battery management chips and level shifter ICs have passed Apple's verification for the upcoming iPhones...
Monday 1 August 2022
Is the US Chips Act too little, too late?
US legislators have passed the US$52 billion Chips Act. However, some commentators have claimed what the US is doing is perhaps too little, too late.
Monday 1 August 2022
China lockdowns impact Taiwan makers' exports, says MOEA
COVID lockdowns in China affected the export orders that Taiwan received in April 2022, which came to US$51.90 billion, down 17.2% sequentially and 5.5% on year, according to Ministry...
Monday 1 August 2022
Silicon Motion posts over 50% surge in eMMC and UFS controller sales
Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has reported net sales increased 14% from a year earlier to US$252.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, when sales...
Friday 29 July 2022
Volkswagen reported EUR 13.2 billion operating profit in 1H22, increasing 27% BEV deliveries
Despite the headwinds across the automotive industry, Volkswagen Group saw a more than 10% increase in 1H22 operating profits from last year. CFO Arno Antlitz said the environment...