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Monday 21 December 2020
LFP batteries fast gaining momentum in EV
The global volume of LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery packs adopted for new electric vehicles (EVs) will surpass that of ternary ones in 2021, China-based media has cited Contemporary...
Friday 18 December 2020
Taiwan offers handsome subsidies to spur homegrown EVs production
The government in Taiwan is keenly joining forces with manufacturers to develop electrical vehicles (EVs), offering handsome subsidies to encourage homegrown production of key EV...
Wednesday 16 December 2020
High performance and low power consumption give Winbond's 1Gb LPDDR3 DRAM the edge in Tsing Micro's new AI image-processing SoC
Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, announced that a high-performance, low-power Winbond 1Gb LPDDR3 DRAM product has achieved...
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Taiwan auto PCB makers gearing up for EV market in Thailand
Thailand is emerging as a new outlet for automotive PCBs, particularly those for electrical vehicles (EVs), prompting Taiwan-based PCB makers including Apex International, Chin-Poon...
Tuesday 15 December 2020
EV sector keen on developing solid-state batteries
Many battery makers and automakers have been developing solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), according to industry sources.
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Chipmakers to ramp up 176-layer 3D NAND chip output in 2H21
Chipmakers including Micron Technology and SK Hynix have introduced the availability of their 176-layer 3D NAND flash chips, and are expected to ramp up the chip output for UFS and...
Monday 14 December 2020
Foxconn chairman optimistic about EV development in 1H21
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) chairman Young-Way Liu has expressed optimism about the business prospects for the development of electric vehicles (EVs) in first-half 2021.
Friday 11 December 2020
Himax teams up with Edge Impulse for AI chips
Himax Technologies, dedicated to display driver ICs and timing controller (TCON) chips, is set to accelerate the development of AI chips in 2021 through a recent collaboration deal...
Friday 11 December 2020
Quartz component maker TXC sees clear order visibility through 2Q21
Taiwan's quartz component maker TXC has enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for notebooks, game consoles, handsets and 5G infrastructure, with clear order visibility through the second quarter...
Thursday 10 December 2020
Cooling module makers optimistic about 2021
Taiwan-based cooling module suppliers are generally optimistic about their operations in 2021, judging from an anticipated surge in demand for 5G and AI related applications.
Wednesday 9 December 2020
The release of Filecoin could mean product shortages in the semiconductor industry
Years after the release of Bitcoin, the semiconductor industry is in for a splash with the upcoming release of Filecoin, a block-chain based digital storage system. With many users...
Wednesday 9 December 2020
Taiwan to invest NT$8 billion over 5 years in quantum computing R&D
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and Academia Sinica are set to invest a total of NT$8 billion (US$280.7 million) over five...
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Pegatron sees orders from Tesla increase in 4Q20
Pegatron has seen increased orders for the central control system for Tesla's Model 3 in the fourth quarter, according to sources from the related upstream supply chain.
Monday 7 December 2020
Silicon IP provider M31 to see 4Q20 revenue hit record high
Taiwan-based M31 is expected to see its revenue hit a record high in the fourth quarter of 2020, thanks to robust advanced-node chip orders for emerging 5G and AI applications, according...
Monday 7 December 2020
Memory module firms wary of Micron fab outage
Supply-side uncertainty arising from a recent power outage at Micron Technology's DRAM fab in Taiwan is prompting memory module houses to stop taking new orders and adopt a wait-and-see...