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Tuesday 4 October 2022
US to announce new limits on chip technology exports to China
The Biden administration plans to announce new restrictions on China's access to US semiconductor technology, according to people with knowledge of the situation, an escalation of...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
High-end Chromebook, China gaming notebook demand picking up
High-end Chromebook sales are showing signs of recovery, as demand from China's gaming notebook market is also picking up, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Chinese car vendors asking for China-made ICs
Chinese car vendors have asked chip suppliers, including foreign ones, to place wafer starts for their demand with China-based foundries as China accelerates its push for IC self-sufficiency,...
Monday 3 October 2022
Japanese semiconductor packaging material leader to expand production in China
Sumitomo Bakelite, a leading Japanese manufacturer of synthetic plastics used in IC packaging, has announced a plan to build a new factory in China, investing JPY6.6 billion (US$45...
Monday 3 October 2022
CSOT starts production at new 8.6G LCD panel fab
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) recently kicked off production at t9, a newly completed 8.6G LCD panel line in Guangzhou, southern China, according to industry sources...
Friday 30 September 2022
Exclusive: YMTC CEO Simon Yang replaced due to 'personal reasons'
China's largest memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technology Corp (YMTC), which has made significant progress in NAND flash chip technology, will replace its CEO and key technology...
Friday 30 September 2022
SMIC breaks ground for new 12-inch fab in Tianjin
China's top pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has recently broken ground for a new 12-inch wafer fab in Tianjin, expecting to have a monthly capacity...
Friday 30 September 2022
Asia EV 50: Semiconductor is the supply chain's new linchpin
As a part of 2022 Supply Chain Summit hosted by DIGITIMES Asia, Eric Huang, Vice President of DIGITIMES, talked about the current status and challenges of Asia's EV industry. "In...
Friday 30 September 2022
Xiamen Tianma Display Technology begins to ship flexible OLED panels
China-based Xiamen Tianma Display Technology (Tianma Display) began to ship flexible OLED panels used in smartphones and wearable devices in August 2022, according to industry sour...
Thursday 29 September 2022
Freyr Battery poised to scale up clean and cost-competitive battery production
Battery has become a crucial component thanks to the adoption of EVs and energy storage systems. Freyr Battery, a Norway-based manufacturer, is establishing the first supply chain...
Thursday 29 September 2022
Asia EV 50: China consolidates EV hub position; Japan and South Korea expedite electrification
Electric vehicles (EV) are expected to take up 13% of the global passenger vehicle sales in 2022, according to International Energy Agency. The proportion represents an increase from...
Thursday 29 September 2022
China-based Sunwoda Electronic to sets up joint venture battery factory
China-based lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell and module maker Sunwoda Electronic will have its subsidiary Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery set up a factory of Li-ion battery cells,...
Thursday 29 September 2022
Japanese power semiconductor industry concerned by US-China rivalry
According to the latest data from Semiconductor Association of Japan (SEAJ), sales of Japanese semiconductor equipment increased by almost 40% in August, reaching JPY347.3 billion...
Thursday 29 September 2022
China PMIC suppliers initiate price cuts
China-based power management IC (PMIC) suppliers have initiated substantial price cuts amid rapidly falling demand for consumer electronics in China, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Supply Chain Summit: Golden era of globalization ends while ESG comes into limelight
On the second day of the DIGITIMES Asia-hosted Supply Chain Summit, experts shed light on ESG compliance challenges on the global supply chain. Harvard Business School professor Willy...