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Tuesday 22 March 2022
Semco boosts investment in ABF substrate production
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) on March 21 announced that it will expand its ABF substrate production capacity at its Busan plant, bringing its total investment in the segment...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
Dun & Bradstreet releases ESG rankings where Taiwan has opportunities for growth
As global brands have adopted ESG into their corporate strategy, related policies have also been extended to the global supply chain. ESG rankings have become a trending topic. To...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
CXMT to deliver 17nm DRAM samples in 2Q22
China-based memory foundry ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is poised to start delivering samples of DRAM chips built using its in-house developed 17nm process technology, according...
Monday 21 March 2022
Japan's carmakers betting on all-solid-state battery
While the lithium-ion battery is widely used in electric vehicles (EV), the technology offers a limited driving range. The all-solid-state battery looks the most promising among all...
Monday 21 March 2022
SK Siltron to ramp up silicon wafer production
SK Siltron, a semiconductor wafer manufacturer affiliated with SK Group, reportedly is planning to invest KRW1 trillion (US$807 million) to expand its silicon wafer production capacity...
Friday 18 March 2022
Taiwan forms national group for quantum tech R&D
Taiwan has formed a national group for R&D of quantum technologies, with focuses on quantum devices, computing, algorithms and communication, according to Gwo Shangir, convenor's...
Friday 18 March 2022
Renesas halts operation at Japan plants after earthquake
Japan-based automotive chip vendor Renesas has suspended operations at two semiconductor plants and partially stopped output at a third in Japan after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck...
Friday 18 March 2022
Airoha eyeing Taiwan stock market debut
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chipmaker Airoha Technology is looking to trade its shares on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB), paving the way for its plans for an initial public offering...
Friday 18 March 2022
Kioxia halts part of production lines at 3D NAND flash fab due to quake
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on March 16, prompting some companies, such as Kioxia, to halt production. The memory chip vendor has suspended part of its production...
Thursday 17 March 2022
China becomes largest EV manufacturer in 2021
China saw its electric vehicle (EV) exports surge 260% on year to nearly 500,000 units in 2021 and became the largest EV manufacturing country worldwide, surpassing Germany and the...
Thursday 17 March 2022
XPeng launches electric sedan in Europe
China's electric vehicle (EV) startup XPeng has begun taking pre-orders for its P5 smart family sedan in Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden as it continues its expansion...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Global semiconductor materials market surges 16% in 2021, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market grew 15.9% to US$64.3 billion in revenue in 2021, surpassing the previous market high of US$55.5 billion set in 2020, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 16 March 2022
Samsung SDI trims battery pack biz in China
Samsung SDI has been trimming its battery pack manufacturing business in China, having shut down two battery pack subsidiaries there in 2021, according to a Korean media report.
Wednesday 16 March 2022
Shenzhen lockdown unlikely to hit chipmakers
Taiwan-based foundries and other chipmakers are unlikely to see major impacts from the COVID-imposed lockdown in Shenzhen and other Chinese cities, as their fabs are moslty in Taiwan,...