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Tuesday 16 August 2022
Automotive chip supply remains tight
Despite a rapid slowdown in mass-market chip demand, automotive chip demand remains robust with suppliers vying for more available fab capacity in the fourth quarter of 2022, according...
Monday 15 August 2022
CATL to invest EUR7.34 billion to build battery plant in Hungary
Proceeding with its goal of setting up a local battery value chain, the world-leading manufacturer CATL recently announced a plan to build a second battery plant in Europe. The facility...
Monday 15 August 2022
BYD to ship batteries to Tesla
BYD will be supplying blade batteries for Tesla Berlin, according to multiple media sources including Sina Tech and Jiemian News.
Monday 15 August 2022
Net Zero Series (2): Carbon offsetting creates buying guilt or a path to reach net zero?
To date, there are more than 60 countries and regions that have implemented or passed legislation for carbon pricing, including Taiwan. It will implement a carbon tax and trading...
Monday 15 August 2022
2022 RISC-V Taipei Day to be held in September to explore RISC-V driven developments in EV, smart vehicles
According to the semiconductor research company IC Insights, the global MCU revenue in 2022 will reach US$21.5 billion and the growth of automotive MCUs will outpace the growth of...
Monday 15 August 2022
China poised to end acquisition tax exemption for new energy cars
The Chinese government, in view of increasing new energy cars sales in the domestic market, is expected to end the exemption of an acquisition tax rate of 10% designated for new energy...
Monday 15 August 2022
SEA Roundup: Fortune 500 companies quietly choose their battlefields to grace
Last week, four Fortune 500 companies Apple, Foxconn, Tesla, and Samsung quietly chose their battlefields, endeavoring to win over SEA. Indonesia's Pertamina, a state-owned automaker,...
Monday 15 August 2022
Himax expects 35-39% revenue decline in 3Q22
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Himax Technologies, which saw its revenue decline 24.3% sequentially in the second quarter, expects to post another sequential drop of a larger...
Friday 12 August 2022
Vedanta eyes China-plus-one and mineral-intensive future
As the world moves toward semiconductors and EVs with China-plus-one in mind, Vedanta believes its natural resources and semiconductors businesses can play a more important role in...
Friday 12 August 2022
China-based startups cut striking figures in car-use ICs
China-based startups have played an important role in developing car-use ICs for applications like smart cockpits, ADAS (advanced driver assistance system) and autonomous driving,...
Friday 12 August 2022
Xiaomi aims to be smart EV leader in 2024 with CNY3.3 billion investment
Xiaomi finally updated on its progress on autonomous driving technology after an announcement of entering the smart electric vehicle (EV) segment 500 days ago. The company has built...
Thursday 11 August 2022
Taiwan IC test interface vendors quitting iPhone AP supply chain
Taiwan's IC test interface solutions providers including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and WinWay Technology reportedly may almost fully retreat from the supply chain for iPhone...
Thursday 11 August 2022
Foxconn reiterates target gross margin of 10% by 2025
Foxconn Technology (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is confident the company will improve its gross margin to 10% by 2025, mainly buoyed by its expanding new businesses, according to...
Thursday 11 August 2022
EVs among the 6 major growth drivers for India's L&T Tech Services
As global demand for the next generation of automotive heats up, Indian engineering and R&D giant L&T Technology Services (LTTS) expects the electrification, autonomous, and...
Thursday 11 August 2022
SAIC Volkswagen sees June, July car sales in China hike on year
SAIC Volkswagen, a China-based joint-venture automaker established by Volkswagen and China-based automaker SAIC Motor, saw sales of its automobiles in the China market in June and...