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Tuesday 15 September 2020
Samsung reportedly to sell TV plant in China
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to close its TV assembly plant in Tianjin, China by November 2020 and will probably sell it, with Amtran Technology showing interest in buying...
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Arm may lose China market after Nvidia takeover
Arm stands to lose its Chinese clients by becoming a part of the US-based Nvidia amid China's campaign to shed its reliance on American IC suppliers.
Tuesday 15 September 2020
China new energy car output rises in August
China-based makers produced 106,000 new energy vehicles and sold 109,000 units in August 2020, increasing 17.7% and 25.8% respectively on year, according to China Association of Automobile...
Monday 14 September 2020
SGMW-developed compact EVs see impressive sales in China
China-based SGMW sold 9,200 Hongguan Mini EV, a compact electric vehicle, in the Chinese market in August, the second largest EV sales volume next only to 12,000 Tesla Model 3, according...
Monday 14 September 2020
Datacenter operators turn to liquid cooling
Datacenter operators have been adopting liquid cooling solutions for their facilities to improve thermal dissipation from new hardware that is generating more heat, and to address...
Friday 11 September 2020
China to stay as major manufacturing base in next 2-3 years
Manufacturers are leaving China amid intensifying trade disputes between Beijing and Washingtion, but the Asian giant will continue to dominate manufacturing operations in the next...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan foundries see bright prospects ahead
Pure-play foundries including TSMC, UMC and VIS are poised to see their fab capacities continue being fully utilized through the end of 2020, according to industry sources.
Friday 11 September 2020
Zhen Ding to set up flexible PCB plant in Taiwan
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to pour CNY2.74 billion (US401.2 million) into establishing a new flexible PCB plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan through its wholly-owned...
Friday 11 September 2020
US ban on SMIC may result in severe shortages of NOR flash
A US ban on China's pure-play foundry SMIC, a supplier to GigaDevice, might lead to severe shortages of NOR flash memory, according to Macronix International chairman Miin Wu.
Thursday 10 September 2020
LCD panel prices keep rallying in September
LCD panel prices will continue to move up this month, driven by a ramp-up in demand for TVs, notebooks and PC monitors, and also by shortages of some key components, according to...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Samsung, Apple to compete for smartphone share to be relinquished by Huawei
Samsung Electronics and Apple are poised to compete for the high-end smartphone share likely to be relinquished by Huawei, particularly in markets other than China - a race that will...
Thursday 10 September 2020
AI plays key role in China new infrastructure push
In China's push to stimulate economic growth by undertaking new infrastructure projects, artifical intelligence (AI) plays the role of facilitating digital transformation and upgrades...
Thursday 10 September 2020
China Internet service providers mull switching to US cloud platforms
The US Clean Network program has prompted China-based Internet service providers to mull switching from Alibaba's Aliyun cloud computing platform to non-Chinese operators such as...
Thursday 10 September 2020
IC design houses brace for impact of possible US ban on SMIC
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, with many of them contracting SMIC to manufacture their chips supplied to the Chinese market, are mulling shifting orders away from the China-based...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
DRAM spot prices rise 10-15% in September
Spot market prices for DRAM memory have rallied 10-15% so far in September 2020, according to sources at memory module houses. Huawei's aggressive chip purchases prior to new US sanctions...