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Monday 14 March 2022
Oppo flexes muscles with self-developed NPUs
Oppo has become the fourth phone brand in China that has developed its own neural processing units (NPUs), while chips developed by Qualcomm and MediaTek have also been adopted in...
Monday 14 March 2022
XPeng, Li Auto boosting investment in SiC semiconductors
Chinese automakers including XPeng and Li Auto are expanding their investment in silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors, as chip demand for new energy applications continues to grow.
Friday 11 March 2022
IC design houses expect lower-than-expected shipments in 1H22
Taiwan-based IC design houses have quietly revised downward their shipment targets for the first half of 2022, due mainly to disappointing smartphone sales, according to industry...
Friday 11 March 2022
China chip firms expand investment in GaN semiconductors
China-based semiconductor companies, including Innoscience, Sanan Optoelectronics, and Enkris Semiconductor, are stepping up their investment in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Highlights of the day: Apple and TSMC advance to new frontiers
Apple is cutting costs by adding more Chinese companies to its supply network, even though it has distributed production...
Thursday 10 March 2022
NIO starts trading in Hong Kong
China-based EV maker NIO started trading today (March 10) on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX).
Thursday 10 March 2022
More China firms join iPad supply chain
More China-based companies, such as BYD, have entered the supply chain for Apple's iPads, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Rising adoption of Wi-Fi 6, 10G PON to buoy Realtek in 1H22
With Wi-Fi 6, 10G PON (passive optical network) gaining penetration, networking IC specialist Realtek Semiconductor will be able to maintain stable revenue performance in the first...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Soaring lithium carbonate prices stimulate boycott
The price of lithium carbonate used in ternary and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries has gone up 60% since the beginning of the year, reaching the ceiling for many lithium battery...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Political economists' views over Russia-Ukraine crisis, China and semiconductors (Part 2)
DIGITIMES invited Dr. Ming-chin Monique Chu, lecturer in Chinese politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Southampton, and Alex Capri,...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Non-Chinese markets deploy 5G, but may slow down soon
While the establishment of 5G infrastructure, particularly base stations, in China has been slowing down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the US-China trade tensions, 5G deployment...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Chinese phonemakers hope to hike sales with multiple 5G models
China-based smartphone brands are expected to flood non-Chinese handset markets with entry-level to mid-range 5G models in 2022 in hopes to improve their sales amid weakening smartphone...
Monday 7 March 2022
Can SMIC help Russia survive tech sanctions?
Governments around the world have imposed harsh export restrictions against Russia to limit its access to semiconductors and other tech goods from overseas. Taiwan and South Korea...
Monday 7 March 2022
Highlights of the day: Predictable changes and unpredictable chaos disrupt markets
Tesla's Model 3 has been selling well, but Tesla's Model Y will probably upstage the Model 3, and meanwhile, the competing...
Monday 7 March 2022
China to end NEV subsidy policy at end of 2022
China recently announced it will cut new energy vehicle (NEV) subsidies. Subsidies will be reduced by 30% in 2022 compared to 2021 and will be completely cut at the end of the year,...