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Monday 20 June 2022
SEA roundup: Compal, Pegatron to expand production in Vietnam
Compal and Pegatron are reportedly expanding production in Vietnam, while Vietnam is poised to increase minimum wage amid rising inflation.
Monday 20 June 2022
French startup Wise-integration to expand Asian markets for its digital GaN power solution
Wise-integration, a French startup specializing in power electronics solutions based on GaN technologies, was spun-off from CEA-Leti, the country's research institute for specialized...
Monday 20 June 2022
EV startups in dire straits
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently warned that US electric vehicle (EV) startups Rivian and Lucid could both go bankrupt if they do not significantly lower their costs.
Friday 17 June 2022
Diode maker Actron to sharply boost shipments for NEVs in next 5 years
Automotive diode vendor Actron Technology has set a five-year business development roadmap, aiming to have its shipments for NEV (new energy vehicle) applications catch up with those...
Friday 17 June 2022
Malaysia encourages local assembly of EVs
Malaysia has moved EV adoption to the top of its priority list, while aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, according to ASEAN Briefing.
Friday 17 June 2022
Toyota adopts CyberLink's AI facial recognition engine
Japan-based systems integrator Itochu Techno-Solutions (CTC) has used CyberLink's AI facial recognition engine, FaceMe, to develop a "vehicle inspection information system" for adoption...
Friday 17 June 2022
TSMC debuts N2 process utilizing nanosheet transistors
TSMC at the company's annual technology symposium for North America unveiled its next-generation N2 process powered by nanosheet transistors. N2 is scheduled to begin production in...
Friday 17 June 2022
Foxconn to face strong competition in LFP battery market
Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai) has shown strong ambition to deepen its EV deployment by building a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell factory in Kaohsiung, but it will...
Friday 17 June 2022
Light EV sees hot demand in Japan but strained by chip crunch
Nissan and Mitsubishi respectively have reported high orders for their new electric "kei" car since late May, according to media reports.
Friday 17 June 2022
Silan steps up investment in automotive power IC market
China-based discrete component IDM Silan Microelectronics has made a further investment in its business in the automotive power semiconductor sector.
Thursday 16 June 2022
Foxconn breaks ground for EV battery facility in southern Taiwan
Foxconn (Hon Hai) has broken ground in southern Taiwan for a NT$6 billion (US$201.58 million) project to build a R&D and manufacturing facility for battery cells.
Thursday 16 June 2022
Taiwan makers challenged in SiC applications for EV, industrial control
It has become an irreversible trend to incorporate third-generation semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) into power devices and modules for electric vehicles (EV)...
Thursday 16 June 2022
APh ePower aims for volume production of Al-ion batteries in 2025
Taiwan-based APh ePower, the company engaged in the development of aluminum-ion (Al-ion) battery technology, aims to commercialize production of such batteries in 2025, according...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Foundries urged to give more capacity for automotive chips
As handsets and consumer devices will continue to see sluggish sales prospects, automotive chip vendors hope foundry partners can again allocate more capacity for still-scant automotive...
Thursday 16 June 2022
DJI develops autonomous driving technology for China-based automaker
China-based drone maker Da-Jiang Innovations Science and Technology (DJI) has developed Level 4 autonomous driving technology, which will be initially used in KiWi EV, an electric...