CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: China market
China market news coverage
IN THE NEWS
Friday 5 August 2022
Samsung 3nm node progresses as S Korea evaluates China exposure
Samsung Electronics officially began chip production using its latest 3nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process node on June 30, and went on to celebrate the first shipment of GAA-based chips...
Friday 5 August 2022
Pegatron denies reports about China blocking shipments
Pegatron has denied media reports that claimed shipments to and from its factory sites in China were being held for scrutiny by Chinese customs officials in the wake of a company...
Friday 5 August 2022
Cross-strait relations: An IT analyst's view
In 1990, I accompanied a technology delegation to Beijing and served as the speaker of the first public seminar. From 1990 to 2000, most of the investments made by Taiwanese companies...
Friday 5 August 2022
Micron and WD proposes to form memory coalition amid fierce competition with China and Korea
Micron, the world's third largest memory chip manufacturer, announced on August 4 to jointly propose a Memory Coalition of Excellence (MCOE) with Western Digital (WD), another US...
Friday 5 August 2022
Inventec, Quanta to embrace sales growth in 2H22
ODMs Inventec and Quanta are expected to post sales increases in the second half of 2022 despite market observers' anticipation of a particularly weak second half of the year for...
Thursday 4 August 2022
China reportedly to extend EV purchase subsidies
China has announced that it plans to extend purchase tax exemptions for electric vehicles (EV), according to state-owned TV channel CCTV.
Thursday 4 August 2022
As consumer demand falls, GigaDevice turns its gaze to the automotive and industrial sectors
The semiconductor supply chain is seeing dramatic changes, impacting consumer electronics head-on, and the drop in demand has further impacted IC design and IC manufacturing industries...
Thursday 4 August 2022
Panel production cuts outpaced by drops in demand
LCD panel makers have been cutting production, but their output still exceeds demand from TV brand vendors who have downward adjusted their panel procurement plans amid weakening...
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...