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Monday 5 July 2021
China new energy car sales in May hike on year, says CAAM
Automakers in China produced 217,000 new energy cars and also sold 217,000 units in the domestic market in May 2021, respectively hiking 151.7% and 159.7% on year, according to China...
Friday 2 July 2021
Quartz component makers see delivery times extended to six months
Taiwan-based quartz component suppliers including TXC, Siward Crystal Technology, Tai-Saw Technology and Harmony Electronics have all seen delivery lead times extended to nearly two...
Friday 2 July 2021
Taiwan-based makers' production in ASEAN and South Asia to extend beyond notebooks, handsets to EV
According to DIGITIMES' study on the data of publicly listed companies in the automotive and electronics industries, 95 out of the 100 largest firms are based in Japan, China, Taiwan...
Friday 2 July 2021
China temporarily bans using retired EV batteries in energy storage systems
China's National Energy Administration has announced regulations to prevent using retired EV battery packs in newly established energy storage systems until there are technological...
Friday 2 July 2021
IC shortage, material cost hikes to impact Malaysia carmaking industry, says MAA president
Globally prevailing shortage ICs and increases in cost of components and materials are expected to negatively affect the automobile manufacturing industry in Malaysia, a local media...
Friday 2 July 2021
Micron to sell Lehi fab to Texas Instruments
Micron Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Lehi, Utah fab to Texas Instruments (TI), according to the US memory chip vendor.
Friday 2 July 2021
Increasing battery range by 30%, FTEX's powertrain solution boosts EV efficiency
Electric vehicles (EV) have been regarded as the mainstream of next-gen automobiles. According to the statistics by DIGITIMES Research, with a global annual growth rate of 19% in...
Thursday 1 July 2021
More unicorns to appear in Thailand in next 2-3 years
Following the birth of Thailand's first unicorn Flash Group, Ruangroj Poonpol, founder of Thailand-based 500 TukTuks venture capital and chairman of Kasikorn Business-Technology Group,...
Thursday 1 July 2021
Six-inch fabs become acquisition target
Six-inch wafer fabs have become acquisition targets of automotive power semiconductor companies, as well as Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Tesla, both of which...
Thursday 1 July 2021
B-grade Li batteries reportedly offered in China market
Due to serious shortage of lithium (Li) batteries, some small Chinese makers have reportedly offered B-grade Li batteries in the China market, according to industry sources.
Thursday 1 July 2021
Thailand aims at EEC investment of over THB300 billion in 2021
The Thailand government aims to attract investment of over THB300 billion (US$9.624 billion) in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), an infrastructure development plan under Thailand...
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Getac upbeat about rugged PC sales in 2H21
The rugged PC market is expected to regain its growth momentum in the second half of 2021, as demand from the enterprise sector starts picking up along with gradual removal of lockdowns...
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Fierce competition among HPC chip suppliers to benefit TSMC
Foundry market leader TSMC has been pinpointed as a major beneficiary of the increasingly fierce competition among HPC chip providers, according to market sources.
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Automotive component suppliers gearing up shipments
Taiwan-based automotive component suppliers have begun ramping up their shipments along with the resumption of production by some auto chipmakers, such as Renesas Electronics, according...
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Connecting AI and supply chain: Q&A with Scale AI CEO Julien Billot
Scale AI is Canada's artificial intelligence (AI) platform dedicated to building the next-generation supply chain and boosting industry performance by leveraging AI technologies.