TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has indicated that operation of its factory in Kunshan, China has been affected by the local COVID-induced lockdown, which will remain until...

Taiwan-based companies with plants in China's Kunshan City, such as ODMs Compal Electronics and Wistron, will have to keep their facilities there closed for at least two more days,...

Hangzhou Fullsemi Semiconductor, an IDM foundry specializing in analog chips, has raised an undisclosed sum of investment from China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund...

Worldwide semiconductor sales came to US$52.5 billion in February 2022, up 3.4% sequentially and a robust 32.4% on year, according to data disclosed by the Semiconductor Industry...

Demand in the auto industry has remained strong despite unpredictable factors in 2022. However, cracks are starting to show behind the success of seemingly full orders, putting more...

TSMC and other Taiwan-based IC foundries including United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) continue...

Gotion Hi-Tech, one of the top battery manufacturers in China, has plans for a secondary listing in Switzerland through global depository receipts (GDR). The company is expecting...

Five electric vehicle (EV) makers in China reportedly are seeking to jointly raise CNY5 billion (US$785 million) to acquire a wafer fab, as they hope to terminate chip crunch once...

China's mobile telecom carriers have slowed down establishment of 5G infrastructure due to COVID impacts and shortage of ICs for fiber-optic communication equipment, leading to weak...

The electrification of the automotive industry draws increasing attention to battery recycling. Electric vehicle (EV) makers, battery producers and mining companies around the world...

China's semiconductor industry is situated at a critical juncture, with its future pivoting on packaging and testing technology, China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) board...

Tsuyo, a Delhi-based powertrain startup that recently tied up with China's CETL, a sister company of CATL, aims to develop 10kW to 600kW powertrains to support 1.5T to 40T load-carrying...

Analytics company Clarivate published its Top 100 Global Innovators list for 2022 on March 31, in which nine Taiwanese institutions were recognized for their innovative capabilitie...

The US government is addressing the critical shortages of EV battery materials by invoking Defense Production Act (DPA) to boost domestic mineral production and reduce reliance on...

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 30.8% in 2021, when its wafer ASPs rose 13.1% to CNY4,763 (US$749.9) from CNY4,210...