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Thursday 14 July 2022
India raids Oppo for alleged customs duty evasion
The Indian government has raided and charged Oppo of evading customs duty evasion and is seeking INR43.89 million from Oppo, the second case of India's raid on Chinese companies operating...
Thursday 14 July 2022
China IC Design Series (3): The rise of Chinese CMOS image sensor industry
The debut of the world's first dual-camera handset in 2011 kicked off a competition between handset vendors of adding more cameras on mobile phones, pressing brand vendors including...
Thursday 14 July 2022
Xiaomi invests in LED driver IC startup
Xiaomi, through its investment arm, has poured nearly CNY2.5 billion (US$371.4 million) into HyAsic Semiconductor to obtain a 4.35% stake in the China-based LED driver IC startup.
Wednesday 13 July 2022
FII secures 17.9% of shares in the restructured Tsinghua Unigroup
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology Group, has confirmed that it has invested CNY9.8 billion (US$146 million) in a holding company that will takeover...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
China IC Design Series (2): Emerging automotive AI chip design houses in China
In recent years, the smart car and autonomous driving industries in China have grown in popularity. Related software and hardware technologies have become more important in these...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Volkswagen constructing first in-house battery plant in Europe, considering 'big moves' in China
Volkswagen Group broke ground on its first of six battery plants in Europe last week, marking progress in vertical integration. Moreover, the automaker has been expanding the software...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
China IC Design Series (1): China aims to develop automotive AI chips
In 2016, the AlphaGo computer program beat South Korean Go player Lee Sedol 4:1, shocking the world with the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Today, AI has penetrated everyday...
Monday 11 July 2022
'Just in case' outweighs 'just in time' in supply chain management
As the boom of remote learning and work-from-home wanes and inflation has stopped consumers from spending, the rising inventory has become an issue for the Asia electronics industr...
Monday 11 July 2022
SMIC affiliate to launch IPO to raise funds for foundry capacity expansions
China-based SMEC (Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics, ShaoXing), an affiliate of China's top foundry SMIC, has filed an application to launch its IPO on the Sci-Tech Innovation...
Monday 11 July 2022
EV battery swapping booming in China with NIO completing 10 million swaps
Battery swapping for electric vehicles keeps making progress in China. NIO, one of the leading service providers, has offered more than 10 million swaps. In addition, Livan Automotive,...
Monday 11 July 2022
Notebook ODMs enjoy rising shipments in June
Notebook ODMs saw June revenues rise from a month ago thanks to the lifting of the COVID-19 lockdowns in eastern Chinese cities and the related upstream supply chain will be fully...
Monday 11 July 2022
Asia IC50: Who dominates IC design industry in Asia
Looking at the revenue numbers of these 50 companies in Asia IC50 provides good indicators of the health of the overall IC design ecosystem.
Monday 11 July 2022
India roundup: China criticizes India's raid on Vivo
The Indian authorities again searched a Chinese firm's India unit, prompting criticism from the Chinese authorities. Amid the global supply chain disruption, the ever-increasing inventories...
Monday 11 July 2022
SEA roundup: Compal reportedly looks to increase production capacity in Vietnam
Taiwan-based electronics maker Compal may set up new production facility in Nghe An, Vietnam, while Samsung reportedly has lowered smartphone production target this year amid weakening...
Friday 8 July 2022
Asia IC50: How do Taiwan OSAT companies retain market leadership?
Outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) companies are crucial to the semiconductor industry in Taiwan. ASE Technology Holding leads the sector with endeavors in traditional...