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Thursday 24 March 2022
EV battery report: South Korean companies plan aggressive expansion
South Korea is building up the necessary infrastructure to position itself as a leader in the global electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, with its top three EV battery manufacturers...
Thursday 24 March 2022
February handset sales fall in China, Taiwan
Handset sales in China and Taiwan saw sequential falls of nearly 20% and 55%, respectively, in February 2022. Local retail channels are all pinning their hopes on the new iPhone SE...
Thursday 24 March 2022
Japan MLCC makers maintaining prices despite slowdown in CE demand
A slowdown in demand for consumer electronics devices has prompted Taiwan-based MLCC suppliers to cut commodity MLCC prices, but their larger Japan-based peers continue to keep prices...
Thursday 24 March 2022
MediaTek to continue mobile SoC shipments for Samsung midrange handsets
MediaTek will continue to penetrate its 4G and 5G handset APs into Samsung Electronics midrange smartphone models in 2022, allowing its backend partners in Taiwan to benefit and indirectly...
Thursday 24 March 2022
Samsung reportedly plans to manufacture telecom gear in India
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to apply for the telecom investment incentive scheme and manufacture 4G and 5G gear in India, where Nokia and Ericsson are dominant and Chinese...
Wednesday 23 March 2022
Samsung rumored to use MediaTek SoC in upcoming Galaxy phones
Samsung Electronics reportedly will launch midrange- to high-end Galaxy smartphones powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 9000 chipset.
Wednesday 23 March 2022
EV battery report: Japan's public and private sectors endeavoring to regain glory
While being a world-leading electronics manufacturer, Japan has not expanded its legacy to the fast-growing automotive battery manufacturing. With Panasonic as the only battery maker...
Wednesday 23 March 2022
Major tech firms at Taiwan smart city expo
Taiwan-based tech suppliers TSMC, AUO, Delta Electronics, and many others are exhibiting their latest products at the Smart City Summit & Expo held in Taipei from March 22 to...
Wednesday 23 March 2022
Quanta to ship automotive MPUs to tier-1 OEs in US, Europe in 2H22
Taiwan-based Quanta Computer has been working on improving its line of automotive products for years and is expected to start shipping automotive micro processor units (MPU) to European...
Wednesday 23 March 2022
Global fab equipment spending to grow 18% in 2022, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to grow 18% on year to an all-time high of US$107 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
Europe fleshing up EV supply chains
Europe is expected to overtake China to become the world's top region for electric vehicle (EV) production by 2030, creating new opportunities as well as challenges for industrial...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
Taiwan February export order value up YoY
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$51.56 billion in February 2022, decreasing 12.4% sequentially but increasing 21.1% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
Samsung Display to reportedly to terminate LCD production in June
Samsung Display (SDC) will completely terminate LCD panel production in June 2022, according to South Korea-based media The Bell.
Tuesday 22 March 2022
TSMC to see orders for auto chips ramp up
TSMC is expected to see orders for automotive electronics chips rise at a faster-than-expected pace, according to industry sources.