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Friday 7 October 2022
EV market scale to top US$2.0 trillion, says UMC honorary vice chair John Hsuan
The market scale for electrical vehicles (EV) is estimated to top US$2.0 trillion, and Taiwan will surely play an important role in the global EV market by 2025 with its production...
Friday 7 October 2022
iCatch Technology AI imaging SoC driving electronic mirror and ADAS advancement
Imaging technology advancement has been driving the adoption of cameras on automobiles, and iCatch Technology (iCatch) is at the forefront of imaging-based Advance Driver Assistance...
Thursday 6 October 2022
European chipmakers continue policy debates, as industry braces for power shortage
Germany is seeking to become a leading hub of semiconductor manufacturing. With its world-class automobile industry now going through digitalization and electrification, the country...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Gotion to invest US$2.36 billion in Michigan battery material project
China-based battery maker Gotion High-tech is poised to gain a presence in the North American EV market. It plans to spend US$2.36 billion on building battery materials production...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Infineon becomes first chipmaker to join IoT open standard EEBus
Germany-based chip supplier Infineon Techologies has become the first chipmaker to join the EEBus consortium, according to the company.
Thursday 6 October 2022
Non-CE IC demand slowing down
Automotive, industrial and other non-consumer electronics IC demand has slowed down since the latter part of the second quarter, according to sources at IC design houses which have...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Foxconn, FPG keen on LFP battery production in Taiwan
Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are significantly gaining ground in energy storage and EV applications amid the mounting calls for reducing carbon emissions to net zero. This...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Kneron gets new funding for next-generation edge AI chips
Edge AI startup Kneron has raised an additional US$48 million in funding through its Series B round, with new investors including Taiwan's Liteon Technology, Adata Technology, and...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Equipment supply and demand gap stabilizing for OSATs, IDMs: Q&A with K&S SVP Chan Pin Chong
Automotive chips and power devices continue to see uneven supplies, and Taiwan's leading OSATs including ASE Technology and international IDMs such as Infineon, Renesas, NXP, ST Microelectronics...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Taiwan IC design houses upbeat about automotive ICs in 2023
With cars getting more and larger on-board displays, Taiwan-based IC design houses are generally optimistic about demand for display driver ICs (DDI), touch and display driver integration...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
EVs add to electricity demand, but not as much as you might think
California recently asked homeowners to reduce electricity consumption to help avoid blackouts as temperatures soared and the power system struggled to keep up. The plea was effective,...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Taiwan PC component firms step up deployment in automotive market
Taiwan-based PC component suppliers, such as Getac and Yen Sun Technology (YS Tech), have stepped up their deployment in the automotive market.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Supply of automotive MCUs, IGBTs to stay tight in 2023
The supply of automotive microcontroller units (MCU) and power insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) is expected to remain short in 2023, according to sources in the car industry...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
China carmakers request 15-20% price cuts for chips in sufficient supply
With automotive chip shortages gradually abating, Chinese automakers reportedly have asked suppliers to cut prices by 15-20% on those chips not in short supply, looking to reduce...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Asia EV 50: VinFast to ship EVs globally in December 2022
VinFast, Vietnam's homegrown automaker that belongs to the country's largest conglomerate Vingroup, expects to ship globally in December 2022, having shipped its first 100 EVs in...