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Friday 19 May 2023
With China's smart manufacturing talent unable to replenish in time, Taiwanese AI companies aim to take the lead
Taiwan's AI startups are actively trying to break into the Chinese market, where there is still a huge demand gap. They stated that right now, China's smart manufacturing talents...
Friday 19 May 2023
EV components suppliers prefer conditional capacity expansions
The Tesla-led price cuts in EV markets worldwide are believed to have little connection with supply chain players, and they may conditionally proceed with capacity expansions based...
Friday 19 May 2023
BMW to start making new EVs in China from 2026
Premium automaker BMW aims to grow its market share in China with locally-made EVs. The company said on May 18 that it will begin manufacturing the Neue Klasse (New Class) models...
Friday 19 May 2023
Panasonic hikes battery-related capital spending, looking to build two plants in North America
Panasonic is laying the foundation for ramping up EV battery production. It announced on May 18 that it will boost capital spending on battery-related operations to JPY381 billion...
Friday 19 May 2023
Korean AI chip startups face losses in 2022 despite ChatGPT momentum
Although the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including chatbot technologies like ChatGPT, is gradually expanding and expected to drive growth in the IC design industry, South...
Friday 19 May 2023
Formosa Smart Energy Tech wants to unlock LFP, LMFP, and sodium-ion batteries all at once
Taiwan's top three lithium battery cell manufacturers right now are Formosa, Foxconn, and Taiwan Cement (TCC). Among them, Formosa Smart Energy Tech (FSET) was formed by integrating...
Friday 19 May 2023
Infineon acquires TinyML startup Imagimob to strengthen embedded AI offering
Infineon Technologies announced on May 16 the acquisition of Sweden-based startup Imagimob AB, a platform provider for machine learning solutions for edge devices. With this acquisition...
Friday 19 May 2023
Samsung starts mass production 12nm DDR5 DRAM
Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of 16-gigabit (Gb) DDR5 DRAM chips built using the company's 12nm-class process technology.
Friday 19 May 2023
Nvidia sees AI GPU orders ramp up
Nvidia has seen a ramp-up in orders for its A100 and H100 AI GPUs, leading to an increase in wafer starts at TSMC, according to market sources.
Friday 19 May 2023
Tight GPU supply reportedly prompts Chinese firms to raise AI server prices
Inspur and other Chinese server companies have raised their AI server prices to reflect the limited availability of Nvidia's GPUs, according to media reports from China.
Thursday 18 May 2023
Top Toyota scientist says world lacks the resources to go all-EV
Toyota Motor Corp.'s top scientist warned that transitioning to electric vehicles too quickly could lead drivers to hold on to old gas guzzlers and called for hybrids to be given...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Kia considers building EV plant in Mexico to receive tax credits
Kia, Hyundai Motor's subsidiary, is considering adding EV production capacity in Mexico, where it already makes ICE cars. The company's vehicles will be eligible for the US EV tax...
Thursday 18 May 2023
High voltage and high efficiency become the trend in automotive chips; 800V platform introduced to mainstream car models
As hybrid and electric vehicles trend upward, the demand for high-voltage semiconductors is rapidly increasing, according to Eddie Chen, semiconductor marketing and senior application...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Volkswagen reportedly talks to Huawei about using its software in vehicles
To catch up in the world's largest EV market, Volkswagen has focused on software R&D. The European carmaker is reportedly in talks with tech company Huawei to use the latter's...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Tron Future Tech to test LEO satellite communication under Foxconn-initiated EV project
Tron Future Tech, a Taiwan-based startup specialized in active electronically scanned array (AESA) for drone and space applications, recently announced success in delivering the prototype...