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Monday 23 October 2023
Weekly news roundup: Chongqing rises to be power semiconductor hub and other top stories
Here are the most-read stories during the week of October 16-20:
Monday 23 October 2023
Top 3 Japanese carmakers to demonstrate BEVs, full-solid-state batteries at Japan Mobility Show
Leading Japan-based automakers will exhibit their latest technology at Tokyo's upcoming Japan Mobility Show 2023. Nissan will showcase an EV powered by its full-solid-state batteries,...
Friday 20 October 2023
China to tighten graphite material export in December
The Chinese government announced on October 20 that it will require permits to export certain graphite materials and their products. China is the world's largest producer of graphite,...
Friday 20 October 2023
World's biggest battery maker CATL earnings miss as EV sales dip
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world's biggest battery maker, posted third-quarter net income and revenue that missed estimates as a slight cooling of demand for electric...
Friday 20 October 2023
Samsung reveals eMRAM and BCD roadmap while pushing automotive chip down to 2 nm
The development of EV and autonomous driving is leading to an increase in demand for advanced automotive semiconductors. Samsung Electronics recently held a wafer foundry forum in...
Friday 20 October 2023
Tenstorrent's vision for the AI Revolution: Conversation with Chief CPU Architect Lien Wei-han
In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and hardware is reshaping how people perceive computing and its potential applications...
Friday 20 October 2023
Toyota joins the crowd to adopt Tesla charging connector in 2025
Toyota Motor announced on October 19 that it will adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) in North America, just like Ford, General Motors, and many other competitors...
Friday 20 October 2023
China's subsidy strategy has caused countries to reconsider their approach
While China's "undefeated" industrial development model based on government subsidies has led to trade wars in the past, it has also made China very resilient. In recent years, amid...
Friday 20 October 2023
Cambricon and Huawei forge divergent paths in AI chip development amid prolonged US blacklisting
The recent update to the US government's chip ban has raised concerns about its potential impact on Chinese chipmakers, particularly in the realm of high-performance computing (HPC)...
Friday 20 October 2023
MCU vendor Nuvoton eyes opportunities from eco-friendly applications
Nuvoton, a vendor of microcontroller units (MCU) and a provider of 6-inch wafer foundry services, has been eyeing a bigger presence in the automotive and industrial market segments...
Friday 20 October 2023
Far Eastern New Century scales up EV applications, securing automotive tier-1 orders
Reducing carbon emissions from the automotive supply chain has become urgent and created new business opportunities. Taiwan-based Far Eastern New Century (FENC) has expanded applications...
Friday 20 October 2023
ProLogium to supply batteries for commercially available EVs in 2024
Solid-state battery manufacturer ProLogium Technology will supply solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (EV) that will go on sale in 2024, according to the Taiwan-based compa...
Friday 20 October 2023
Snapdragon Summit: Will Qualcomm's in-house CPU platform and GenAI applications on the edge be game changers?
Qualcomm is slated to debut its cell phone processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in its annual Snapdragon Summit next week. The highlight of the summit will be the new processors for handsets...
Friday 20 October 2023
Aeon Motor to open new factory in Vietnam
Aeon Motor, a Taiwanese manufacturer of both gasoline and electric scooters, expects its new factory in Vietnam to open in 2024. The facility will largely fill contract manufacturing...
Thursday 19 October 2023
Walsin continues to see demand for automotive, communication passive components grow
Automotive applications are expected to drive major passive components makers' growth in 2023. Taiwan-based Walsin Technology estimated that the number of global EV charging stations...