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Monday 15 May 2023
Ford seen laying off 1,300 workers in China, local media reports
Ford Motor Co. plans to cut jobs in China, potentially by more than 1,300, as its sales decline in the world's biggest car market, local media including Economic Daily News reporte...
Monday 15 May 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek show mixed sentiments about Oppo disbanding IC design unit
China's leading smartphone maker Oppo has just abruptly disbanded its chip design subsidiary, Zeku, sending shockwaves through the mobile phone supply chain and indicating the company...
Monday 15 May 2023
China smartphone brand shipments to grow in 2Q23 thanks partly to 618 shopping festival, says DIGITIMES Research
China-based smartphone brands' shipments are expected to make a recovery in the second quarter, stimulated by robust demand from the 618 shopping festival, with on-year decline to...
Monday 15 May 2023
Foreign carmakers slow in electrification would see high unused capacity in China
Major automakers based outside China, such as General Motors and Volkswagen, will likely lose market share in the world's largest car market with slower pace of electrification, according...
Friday 12 May 2023
SMIC sees capacity utilization rate fall below 70%
China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported its gross margin slid to 20.8% in the first quarter of 2023 from 32% in the prior quarter, due to lower wafer...
Friday 12 May 2023
Chinese suppliers may perform mergers to raise competitiveness in FWA CPE telecom equipment market, says DIGITIMES Research
China-based companies have occupied a good share of the fixed wireless access (FWA) customer premise equipment (CPE) module and telecom network equipment markets. However, since the...
Friday 12 May 2023
Taiwan probe card suppliers see stable demand from Chinese GPU developers
Taiwan-based probe card providers continue to see stable orders from Chinese GPU developers although demand from first-tier smartphone application processor suppliers has become volatile,...
Friday 12 May 2023
Lithium companies Allkem and Livent to merge as the mineral grows important for EVs
Global lithium chemical companies Allkem and Livent announced their merger that will create a new company with a value of US$10.6 billion. The tie-up of the two entities is poised...
Friday 12 May 2023
TSMC gearing up for sub-28nm capacity expansion overseas
TSMC disclosed at its annual technology symposium in Taiwan that its overseas sub-28nm process manufacturing capacity in 2024 will be multiple times that of 2020.
Friday 12 May 2023
Gelsinger to visit Taiwan again
Intel has confirmed that company CEO Pat Gelsinger will go on a business trip to Taiwan later this month.
Thursday 11 May 2023
Specific auto chips from IDMs see hot sales in China at high prices
Automotive chip IDMs including STMicroelectronics, NXP, Infineon, and Texas Instruments have their respective most sought-after offerings, which have been in tight supply with prices...
Thursday 11 May 2023
Sovereign wealth fund a way to acquire key technology? Taiwanese central bank says no
The Taiwanese government has announced its policy to promote Taiwan as a center for high-end manufacturing and advanced semiconductor processes in Asia. However, key materials, equipment,...
Thursday 11 May 2023
China-based Eve Energy will build battery plant in Hungary to support BMW
Another China-based battery company has expanded to Hungary. Eve Energy recently bought land in Debrecen to build its first European plant, slated to begin operation in 2026. The...
Thursday 11 May 2023
Panasonic delays 4680 cell mass production; Nio poised to use semi-solid-state batteries
Tesla battery supplier Panasonic said on May 10 that it had rescheduled the mass production of 4680 battery cells to next year. On the other hand, China-based EV company Nio filed...
Thursday 11 May 2023
TSMC sees Jan-Apr revenue dip
Through April, TSMC's total 2023 revenue decreased 1% year on year, reversing the year's first three months of increases.