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Friday 18 November 2022
Lucid Motors keeps supply chain flexible by enhancing in-house capabilities
The automotive industry has begun overlapping with electronics industry and battery industry as the world pushes for electric vehicles (EVs). As the number of semiconductors, electronics,...
Thursday 17 November 2022
AI may dominate mobile SoC competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek
Qualcomm highlights AI technology breakthroughs in its latest flagship mobile SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 unveiled at Snapdragon Summit 22, suggesting that AI computing capability will...
Thursday 17 November 2022
UK blocks Chinese-led buyout of biggest microchip factory over national security
The UK ordered China's Wingtech Technology Co. to undo its acquisition of Britain's biggest microchip factory more than a year after the deal closed, citing national security conce...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Panasonic CTO says second battery plant would probably be in US
Panasonic Holdings Corp. would "almost certainly" choose another US location if it decides to go forward with plans to build another battery production site, said Shoichiro Watanabe,...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Vietnamese EV brand VinFast targets North America, Europe markets
VinFast opened its first showroom in Toronto, Canada on Nov 16, the first of eight planned across Canada. The Vietnamese EV brand targets not only North American customers but also...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Freyr Battery expands to US with first site in Georgia
Norway-based Freyr Battery is ready to secure a foothold in the North American market. The battery maker recently announced its Giga America project in Georgia of the US. The US$1.7...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Gogoro bets high on battery swapping as it enters India
Taiwan's Gogoro recently announced its entry into the rapidly growing Indian EV two-wheeler market. The company has already worked with the Indian two-wheeler giant Hero Motorcorp...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Foxconn chairman becomes first Taiwanese entrepreneur to speak at B20 summit
Foxconn chairman Young Liu spoke at the B20 summit, a part of the G20's event series, to promote the company's new BOL (Build-Operate-Localize) business model. He stated that to take...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Chinese battery makers eyeing huge US IRA business opportunities
Despite US-China tensions remaining intense, Chinese lithium battery cell makers are still eager to set up manufacturing operations in the US, eyeing huge business opportunities brought...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
SK On seeks stable, long-term lithium supply
SK On recently announced that it has signed a deal with Chile's SQM for high quality lithium hydroxide for five years starting in 2023. The South Korean company has also reached an...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Rohm to team up with Shenzhen chipmaker for SiC power devices
Rohm Semiconductor has struck a strategic cooperation agreement with China's Shenzhen-based BASiC Semiconductor under which the pair will jointly develop SiC power devices for electric...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Why does it take so long to build EV infrastructure in Malaysia
Traveling from Thailand to the Malaysian border and further down to Singapore has been possible for decades with the internal combustion engine. Located between Singapore and Thailand,...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
China battery cell makers adopt floating quoting schemes for 2023 supply contracts
Main China-based ternary and LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery cell makers have adopted floating quoting schemes dynamically associated with fluctuations in material cost instead...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
BYD again terminates IPO plan for semiconductor business
As rapidly rising sales of new energy vehicle (NEV) keep driving demand for auto chips, BYD, the largest NEV seller and manufacturer in China, has decided to delay its IPO plan for...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers to ramp up capex in 2023
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected to continue ramping up their capital expenditures (capex) next year to build additional production capacities for ABF substrates,...