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Friday 29 April 2022
Battery recycler TES: Circular economy is crucial in battery recycling
The EV battery world is crying out for a credible plan to address the spike in battery materials prices. Lithium, for example, the price has been growing all through 2021, hitting...
Thursday 28 April 2022
UMC sees gross margin top 40% in 1Q22
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its gross margin climb to 43.4% in the first quarter of 2022, which beat its guidance given earlier this year, buoyed by fully-utilized...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Pure-play foundries see automotive chip orders continue ramping up
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see orders for automotive semiconductors ramp up while stepping up their capacity expansion pace, according to industry sources.
Friday 22 April 2022
UnaBiz appointed as new owner of Sigfox SA
UnaBiz, the IoT service provider and Sigfox Operator for Singapore and Taiwan, had won the bid and was appointed as the new owner of Sigfox, a French global network operator founded...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Battery recycling technology provider Green Li-ion closes Series A with US$11.55 million
Singapore-based Green Li-ion, a battery recycling technology provider, closed its Series A funding round with US$11.55 million on April 20, 2022.
Monday 18 April 2022
SEA roundup: Vietnam to raise minimum monthly wage by US$11 in July
Vietnam's National Wage Council said last week that it will increase region-based minimum wages by 6% starting this July, according to Vietnamplus...
Monday 18 April 2022
Earth Venture beckons to early-stage tech startups and universities for climate change solutions
Earth Venture Capital, which invests in early-stage climate-tech startups and has just closed its debut fund recently, extended invitations to Taiwanese startups and universities...
Thursday 14 April 2022
WT Micro to acquire Singaporean IC distributor for NT$5 billion
Taiwan-based WT Microelectronics has announced plans to take over Singapore-based IC distributor Excelpoint Technology via its wholly-owned subsidiary WT Semiconductor for a total...
Monday 11 April 2022
SEA roundup: Foxconn and PTT reportedly in talks with China-based Hozon EV
Horizon Plus, the joint venture established by Taiwan-based Foxconn and Thai state-owned energy group PTT, is reportedly in talks with Chinese carmaker Hozon to build electric vehicles...
Wednesday 6 April 2022
SEA roundup: US to strengthen trade ties with ASEAN through IPEF
The US is preparing to launch a new Indo-Pacific economic framework (IPEF) that could strengthen trade ties with ASEAN, Nikkei...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
ASM unveils expansion in Singapore to meet demand for advanced semiconductors
ASM International has unveiled its Singapore manufacturing facility and operations hub, and the groundbreaking of a second manufacturing floor at the site.
Tuesday 29 March 2022
EV battery report: Singapore strengthens its EV battery position by embracing both local and foreign companies
Industrial policy in Thailand, for example, favors the growth of foreign EV battery producers, whereas the Vietnamese government brings about a range of benefits to the local EV battery...
Monday 28 March 2022
SEA roundup: Indonesia to impose stricter rules on Internet content
Indonesia is imposing stricter rules on Internet and social media platforms, Reuters...
Friday 25 March 2022
Foundries remain aggressive in fab capacity expansions
TSMC, Samsung Electronics, China's SMIC and other foundries are all poised to carry out their aggressive capacity expansion plans, despite heightened macroeconomic uncertainty.
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Flash memory capex to set new high in 2022
IC Insights has forecast that NAND flash memory capital spending will rise 8% to US$29.9 billion in 2022, surpassing the previous all-time high of US$27.8 billion spent in 2018.