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Monday 21 February 2022
Hyundai reportedly uses appliance ICs on cars
According to The Elec, Hyundai has started testing ICs for home appliances on vehicles, attempting to replace car chips with IC controllers used in home appliances.
Monday 21 February 2022
Taipower's onshore wind turbines generate 10 billion kWh of electricity
State-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) announced that its self-established onshore (land-based) wind turbines have cumulatively generated electricity of 10 billion kWh.
Monday 21 February 2022
Acer to invest in blockchain startup Starbit Innovation
Taiwan-based notebook giant Acer has announced that it will invest in blockchain startup Starbit Innovation to make a foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) market and be positioned...
Monday 21 February 2022
IDMs migrating to 12-inch fabs for car-use MOSFET, IGBT chips
International integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) are taking the lead to migrate from 8-inch wafer fabs to 12-inch fabs for the production of high-margin automotive metal oxide...
Monday 21 February 2022
Macroblock develops two new LED driver ICs used in automotive lighting
LED driver IC design house Macroblock has developed two new driver ICs used in automotive interior/exterior lighting, MBI6659Q and MBI6665Q, and has obtained AEC (Automotive Electronics...
Monday 21 February 2022
India roundup: Gov't receives five proposals for semiconductor and display fabs
India's Ministry of Electronics & IT of India has disclosed in a press release that as of February 15, 2022,...
Friday 18 February 2022
Great Wall Motors to begin EV production in Thailand in 2024
China-based Great Wall Motors said it plans to begin production of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in Thailand in 2024. The announcement came as part of the carmaker's investment...
Friday 18 February 2022
Xintec cautious about 2022
CMOS image sensor backend specialist Xintec has expressed caution about its sales performance this year, citing the ongoing pandemic, labor shortages, and supply-side challenges,...
Friday 18 February 2022
Elan, Chimei Motor to jointly explore ADAS market opportunities
Touchscreen control IC specialist Elan Microelectronics has announced plans to invest in Chimei Motor Electronics, looking to jointly explore lucrative business opportunities for...
Friday 18 February 2022
India envisages annual green hydrogen production of 5 million tonnes by 2030
India has announced green hydrogen/ammonia policy to meet the annual production target of five million tonnes by 2030 and make India carbon neutral by 2070.
Friday 18 February 2022
Xiaomi denies reported layoff of 10% of employees
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi, in response to a report from China News Service that it will lay off 10% of employees, has denied the report and has said that it has never laid...
Friday 18 February 2022
Silicon photonics gaining ground in datacenter applications
Demand for silicon photonics, mainly used in high-bandwidth optical transceivers, continues to gain momentum to support proliferating high-performance computing (HPC) applications...
Friday 18 February 2022
CCL makers keen to develop high-frequency offerings for car applications
Taiwan's copper-clad laminates (CCL) makers including Elite Material (EMC), Iteq, and Taiwan Union Technology are all gearing up their deployments in high-frequency offerings for...
Friday 18 February 2022
Phihong to expand presence in overseas EV charger markets
Taiwan-based power supply maker Phihong Technology is looking to continue the expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) charger business in overseas markets and secure more clients in...
Friday 18 February 2022
Infineon says CoolSiC power module reduces energy consumption of streetcars by 10%
Infineon Technologies has disclosed it will launch power semiconductors with CoolSiC MOSFET and .XT technology in the XHP 2 package - tailored specifically to the requirements of...