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Wednesday 5 October 2022
Taiwan IC design houses upbeat about automotive ICs in 2023
With cars getting more and larger on-board displays, Taiwan-based IC design houses are generally optimistic about demand for display driver ICs (DDI), touch and display driver integration...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
EVs add to electricity demand, but not as much as you might think
California recently asked homeowners to reduce electricity consumption to help avoid blackouts as temperatures soared and the power system struggled to keep up. The plea was effective,...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Taiwan PC component firms step up deployment in automotive market
Taiwan-based PC component suppliers, such as Getac and Yen Sun Technology (YS Tech), have stepped up their deployment in the automotive market.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Supply of automotive MCUs, IGBTs to stay tight in 2023
The supply of automotive microcontroller units (MCU) and power insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) is expected to remain short in 2023, according to sources in the car industry...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
China carmakers request 15-20% price cuts for chips in sufficient supply
With automotive chip shortages gradually abating, Chinese automakers reportedly have asked suppliers to cut prices by 15-20% on those chips not in short supply, looking to reduce...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Asia EV 50: VinFast to ship EVs globally in December 2022
VinFast, Vietnam's homegrown automaker that belongs to the country's largest conglomerate Vingroup, expects to ship globally in December 2022, having shipped its first 100 EVs in...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
BYD sales hit fresh record as Chinese consumers embrace hybrids
BYD notched up a 7th consecutive monthly sales record for electric and hybrid vehicles in September, selling just over 200,000 units for the first time, and comfortably beating clean...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
US senator proposes grace period in EV tax credit
The updated US EV incentives program has worried foreign automakers like Hyundai Motor because it requires their vehicles to be assembled in North America in order to be eligible...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
2022 Taiwan Innotech Expo to kick off on October 13
The 2022 Taiwan Innotech Expo press conference announced that this year's event will be held during October 13-15 at the First Exhibition Hall of the Taipei World Trade Center, where...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Tesla builds Dojo supercomputer with in-house chips
While Tesla's full self-driving features have yet to overcome some technical hurdles and regulatory restrictions, its AI team has demonstrated impressive work at Tesla's AI Day 202...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Energy crisis prompts German industry to reflect on decoupling
As tension with Russia rises, German suppliers have begun to reflect on autonomy and the the potential repercussions of decoupling from China. The German commerce media Markt...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Autonomous driving chips to be next battlefield for IC designers and automakers, says DIGITIMES Research
Autonomous driving chip developers, based on their business types, can be separated into four major camps – automotive chip IDM/designers, ICT chip companies, emerging automotive...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Chinese car vendors asking for China-made ICs
Chinese car vendors have asked chip suppliers, including foreign ones, to place wafer starts for their demand with China-based foundries as China accelerates its push for IC self-sufficiency,...
Monday 3 October 2022
Tesla deliveries miss estimates, slowed by logistic snarls
Tesla's worldwide deliveries missed forecasts in the third quarter and the company warned of challenges in getting its cars to customers, suggesting that supply-chain snarls remain...
Monday 3 October 2022
Speculation over Tesla's possible return to TSMC for advanced self-driving chips
TSMC held its in-person Technology Symposium with a virtual event in parallel for the first time in 2022, showcasing its industry-leading advanced logic technology, specialty technology,...