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Friday 21 January 2022
OmniVision enhances CIS in car, security applications
China's IC design industry has grown rapidly over the past two decades, and has gained a significant position in some segments such as CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips. Its leading CIS...
Friday 21 January 2022
Lens maker streamlines smart manufacturing
Zhong Yang Technology (JMO), a maker of precision molds used to make glass and plastic optical lens pieces, has been standardizing its manufacturing process of various molds to allow...
Friday 21 January 2022
Lextar Electronics begins to ship car-use PV88Q series VCSEL array modules
Vertically-integrated LED maker Lextar Electronics, in a bid to expand application of ToF (time of flight) 3D sensing, has begun shipments of in-house-developed automotive PV88Q series...
Friday 21 January 2022
Taiwan compound semi output value increases 26% in 2021
Taiwan's compound semiconductor output value grew about 26% on year to NT$83.5 billion (US$3 billion) in 2021, according to statistics compiled by the Photonics Industry & Technology...
Friday 21 January 2022
Hisense releases in-house-developed 8K AI image quality chip
TV vendor Hisense has released the Hi-View HV8107, an in-house-developed AI image quality chip for 8K TVs and the first model of its kind ever developed by any China-based company,...
Friday 21 January 2022
Is Toyota going to produce LMFP semi-SSBs in the US?
Word has been circulating among suppliers that Toyota might manufacture semi-solid-state batteries with lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP)-based anodes in the US, following the...
Thursday 20 January 2022
China continues to dominate lithium battery supply chain
China continues to dominate the global lithium battery supply chain, but the US could slowly develop into its competitor in the coming years, according to industry observers.
Thursday 20 January 2022
Samsung, Hyundai reportedly considering forming auto chip alliance
The top executives of Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor have reportedly met to discuss the possibility of the two companies forming an automotive semiconductor alliance recently,...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Wistron 4Q21 net profit hits record
ODM Wistron has reported consolidated revenues of NT$263.452 billion (US$9.5 billion), gross margin of 5.87%, operating profit of NT$5.503 billion, net profit of NT$5.363 billion,...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Industry watch: Number of US$10 billion Taiwan IT firms up to 17, contributing 2/3 of total industry revenue
At present, there are 801 publicly listed IT companies in Taiwan, with 395 in the main board of the stock exchange market and 406 in over-the-counter market. Since most of the major...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Japan UX consultant firm merges Taiwan startup to enter martech
Marketing technology, or martech, encompasses a broad range of technologies that can accomplish marketing goals. Omniscient Cloud Technologies, a martech startup in Taiwan, is merging...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Will US government scrutinize companies building the country's lithium-ion battery supply chain?
Thanks to the rising demand for electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage solutions, lithium-ion batteries are set to be the next strategic resource after semiconductors. Because...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Vingroup founder pledges to garner international recognition of VinFast EV brand
During the pandemic, one entrepreneur has garnered significant attention in Vietnam–Pham Nhat Vuong, founder of Vingroup. At the end of 2021, Forbes magazine recognized Pham...
Thursday 20 January 2022
SiC power module advantages highlighted as luxury EVs move toward 800V, 800km
Both third-generation semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) power components and silicon-based insulated gate bipolar transistors (Si-based IGBT) are being used in electric vehicles...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Highlights of the day: Samsung's foundry push
TSMC is the global leader in the semiconductor foundry sector, but Samsung is keen on challenging the Taiwanese rival. The...