The global shortage of industrial and automotive IGBTs is being exacerbated as Tesla is likely to use more insulated IGBTs in its future EVs under its 75% SiC cut plan. This paves...
Taiwan's OSATs including ASE Technology, TeraPower Technology under Powertech Technology (PTI), and Ardentec have seen clear order visibility for automotive MCUs from IDMs till the...
Though taken aback by Tesla announcing a 75% cut in SiC demand for its future vehicles, China's SiC substrate suppliers including SICC and Tony Electronic have indicated their production...
US-based semiconductor manufacturer Onsemi announced on March 6 a long-term supply agreement (LTSA) with BMW AG (BMW) for onsemi's EliteSiC technology in the German premium car manufacturer's...
EV leader Tesla emphasized in its 2023 "Investor Day" that its next car model will aim to reduce assembly costs by 50%. It was also implied that Tesla will reduce around 75% of its...
China-based carmakers and solar cell suppliers are aggressively foraying into the silicone carbide (SiC) segment in line with the semiconductor self-sufficiency goal set by the government,...
Onsemi has signed a strategic agreement with German automaker Volkswagen (VW) to provide modules and semiconductors that enable a complete electric vehicle (EV) traction inverter...
onsemi introduced "EliteSiC" as the name of its silicon carbide (SiC) family. This week, the company will showcase three new members of the family – the 1700 V EliteSiC MOSFET...
Japan's semiconductor firms including Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage and JS Foundry are actively expanding investments in building new capacities for power devices to meet...
With third-generation compound semiconductors SiC and GaN increasingly used in power devices for electric vehicle (EV) and server applications, international IDMs are actively migrating...
The supply of automotive IGBT continues to fall short of demand, and international IDMs have seen clear order visibility throughout 2023, while Chinese semiconductor companies are...
Mainstream automotive IDMs have all given pretty optimistic predictions regarding the fourth quarter of 2022 and 2023, despite recent demand-side uncertainty in the automotive chip...
Automakers reportedly are scaling down orders for components which have long been in stable supply or have become more easily available, so as to reduce inventory costs, while some...
Major automotive chip IDMs including Renesas and Onsemi reportedly have moved to reduce orders placed with testing houses, sparking concerns about whether demand for automotive chips,...
