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Friday 14 January 2022
Buima steps into energy storage application
Energy-saving construction material maker Buima has entered the energy storage market through establishing an energy technology team in the second quarter of 2021 and acquiring a...
Friday 14 January 2022
Gogoro to build more Super GoStations in Taiwan and renovate repair shops
The battery-swapping network Powered by Gogoro Network, known as the PBGN alliance in Taiwan, has nearly 100,000 battery swaps available across more than two thousand battery-swapping...
Friday 14 January 2022
Hero Electric adopts fast-charging batteries for commercial fleets
India's best-selling Hero Electric is working with local battery supplier Log9 Materials to develop fast-charging batteries for commercial e-scooters.
Thursday 13 January 2022
Automakers take initiative to mitigate auto chip shortage
A chip shortage arising from the COVID-19 pandemic has slammed global carmakers, forcing them to seek solutions at the same time. As a result, some companies have considered or started...
Thursday 13 January 2022
KIA sets up EV6 charging stations at dealership in Taiwan
Kia is displaying its battery-powered EV (electric vehicle), EV6, and single-vehicle charging piles at the Kia EV6 Cafe, located at Taipei 101. The south Korean carmaker has seen...
Thursday 13 January 2022
Panel makers to add sensors, IVI to in-car displays
More and more new vehicles are equipped with smart cockpits as e-mobility takes off. According to data from Sigmaintell, total shipments of in-car displays are expected to grow 22%...
Thursday 13 January 2022
Indian battery maker sees exponential demand for lithium-ion batteries by 2030
As EVs become more prevalent in India, the demand for lithium-ion batteries could skyrocket this decade, according to Amara Raja Batteries, one of the biggest battery manufacturers...
Thursday 13 January 2022
BOE Technology, CSOT expanding production capacities for IT-, car-use panels
China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) are expanding production capacities for OLED and LTPS LCD panels for IT and automotive displays, according...
Thursday 13 January 2022
What motivates TSMC to spend big on capacity expansion
TSMC's planned US$100 billion in capex from 2021 to 2023 will not be sufficient to carry out its capacity expansion projects in Taiwan and overseas, market observers believe. The...
Thursday 13 January 2022
Global IDMs placing emphasis on ADAS IC
Global IDMs have been actively exploring advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) ICs despite limited business opportunities in the autonomous driving market currently due to government...
Thursday 13 January 2022
Master Talks 5: Why better AI systems are causing more problems and how we fix them
Multiple films have featured how intelligent machines might disobey orders from humans and eventually take over the world. In the opinion of Stuart Russell, professor of electrical...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Global fab equipment spending to log record high in 2022, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to rise 10% on year to a new all-time high of over US$98 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth,...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Highlights of the day: Notebook components inventory piling up at ODMs
Demand from notebook clients may still be strong, but ODMs have seen difficulties managing their component inventories. Their overall component...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Master Talks 4: How AI affects our future
A personal assistant that knows the best time to wake you up. A machine that reads radiology scans together with a pathologist. More and more artificial intelligence (AI) applications...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
CES 2022: All Good Energy talks the next step of electrification and the role BMS plays in reusing batteries as power storage
In the past, battery packs were regarded as components that must be designed and manufactured to meet the specifications of some more significant main product. Battery performance...