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Thursday 24 July 2025
After 12 years of losses, LG Display's OLED launch a comeback
LG Display (LGD) is expected to see its OLED TV panel business turn profitable after a challenging twelve-year period. Profits have been gradually improving, with the operating profit...
Thursday 24 July 2025
BYD delays Hungary plant, pivots to Turkey in Europe strategy shift
Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD is reshaping its European manufacturing plans, pushing back mass production at its Hungary facility while fast-tracking a Turkey plant as it grapples...
Thursday 24 July 2025
AMD CEO sees chips from TSMC's US plant costing 5%-20% more
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su said that the chips her company gets from supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. cost more when they're produced...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
The battery split: Tesla distances from China, one cell at a time
In a significant shift within Tesla's supply chain, the electric vehicle maker is expected to adopt high-energy nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries from South Korea's LG Energy...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Zyxel expects Vietnam plant to start volume production in 4Q26
Networking gear maker Zyxel Group is set to start constructing a new plant in Vietnam in July, with production expected to start next year, despite uncertainties arising from the...
Monday 21 July 2025
Samsung reportedly lobbies Washington on chip tariffs and AI export curbs
A senior executive from Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division has reportedly visited Washington, D.C., to express the company's concerns regarding US semiconductor tariff...
Friday 18 July 2025
Inside Innolux’s retreat from a fading LCD battlefield
With China's domination in the global LCD panel industry, coupled with long-term overcapacity in panel production and the fact that higher-generation fabs are more efficient and cost-effective...
Friday 18 July 2025
CviLux aims to consolidate China production capacity with new plant
Connector maker CviLux held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Dongguan's Changping region, as part of the company's plan to accelerate the consolidation of production...
Friday 18 July 2025
Kaynes electronics investment signals central India's rise in global EMS shift
India's electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector is gaining momentum amid global supply chain realignment. Kaynes Electronics will invest INR3.52 billion to build a new high-tech...
Friday 18 July 2025
Tesla, GM move to localize LFP supply chain amid China clampdown
China has imposed new export controls on key materials and technologies tied to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, a move industry insiders say global supply chains had been...
Friday 18 July 2025
Malaysia's road from foreign capital to homegrown innovation
Malaysia's semiconductor industry traces back to the 1970s. In August 1972, Malaysia's first free trade zone, the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ), was launched...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Taiwan Cement's battery unit starts insurance claims after plant fire
Taiwan Cement Corporation's lithium battery brand Molicel has begun insurance claim procedures following a fire at its ternary energy facility in Kaohsiung. The incident won't affect...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Nissan to close two plants in Japan; ongoing talks with Foxconn for future transformation
Nissan announced on July 15, 2025, that its Oppama plant will cease production by the end of fiscal year 2027. Vehicle manufacturing operations will be transferred to Nissan Motor...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Taiwan Cement launches full investigation into Molicel plant fire
Following the fire that broke out at Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) subsidiary Molicel's Kaohsiung plant in the early morning on July 14, TCC chairman Nelson Chang has conducted...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Molicel factory fire prompts 3-day air quality monitoring in Kaohsiung
A fire broke out at lithium battery maker Molicel's factory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on July 14, 2025. Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOE) has commissioned National Kaohsiung University...