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Monday 13 December 2021
China-based Enflame releases new-generation AI inference acceleration card
China-based AI startup Enflame Technology has released Cloud Blazer, its second-generation AI inference acceleration card equipped with in-house-developed AI inference chip Suixi...
Monday 13 December 2021
Metaverse frenzy takes hold of global tech firms
Metaverse has become the hottest tech buzzword as of late, attracting global industry players to jump on the investment bandwagon. However, while most companies have claimed they...
Monday 13 December 2021
India roundup: Hyundai to launch EV lineup by 2028
Hyundai is investing US$530 million in brining more EVs to India, while local EV startup Ola has raised US$139 million in funding with loss narrowed for fiscal 2021.
Monday 13 December 2021
Taiwan companies eye lithium battery production for EV, energy storage
Taiwan-based supply chains are stepping up to meet lithium battery demands as a result of the rising popularity of electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems.
Monday 13 December 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Metaverse opportunities rise
Southeast Asia is seeing a rise in business opportunities related to metaverse, while Singapore is in fourth place globally in terms readiness for autonomus driving services.
Monday 13 December 2021
Foundry capacity to stay tight in 2022 as global IC shortage lingers
Foundry capacity supply will remain tight in 2022 as global IC shortage has yet to ease and IC designers continue to seek more capacity support, although demand for certain chips...
Friday 10 December 2021
Honda to manufacture battery pack for tricycles in India
Honda Motor has set up a battery-making subsidiary in India targeting the local tricycle market, according to Economic Times. Honda will be the second foreign carmaker after...
Friday 10 December 2021
Toyota to reportedly adopt BYD-developed blade LFP battery cells
Toyota Motor will reportedly launch an electric SUV (sports utility vehicle) in the China market at below CNY200,000 (US$31,200) in 2022, with the electric vehicle (EV) to be equipped...
Friday 10 December 2021
Industry watch: How ICT and EV industries combat climate change
Asia's manufacturing-centric countries are keenly aware of their core clients' net zero goals. Carbon reduction is not a future-to-do task but has been progressing under slippage...
Thursday 9 December 2021
BMW inks deal with GF, Inova to secure supply
The BMW Group has announced that it signed a semiconductor chip supply agreement with GlobalFoundries and Inova Semiconductor that represents a new way for auto manufacturers to work...
Thursday 9 December 2021
Industry watch: Three routes to net zero
According to Niven Huang, general manager of KPMG Taiwan, there are three routes to net zero: set a route to carbon reduction, adopt green power and offset carbon emissions. This...
Thursday 9 December 2021
VinFast aims for US IPO in 2H22
Vingroup JSC's automobile unit, VinFast is paving its way to be listed on the US initial public offering (IPO) in the second half of 2022. Vingroup is expected to raise US$3 billion...
Wednesday 8 December 2021
Taiwan digital transformation needs support from AI startups
Many Taiwanese enterprises have been reluctant to embrace innovation and pours investment in IoT, AI, and blockchain, but country's digital transformation needs a push from AI startups,...
Wednesday 8 December 2021
UMT looks to LEO satellites for 2022 growth
High-frequency microwave device maker Universal Microwave Technology (UMT) expects a ramp-up in demand for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to drive its growth in 2022.
Wednesday 8 December 2021
India electric vehicle market supply-constrained: tech startup Matter
The Indian electric vehicle market is growing steadily but there aren't enough products that can meet the demand, according to Matter, a technology startup focusing on electric vehicles...