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Apple's iPhone 14 specs differentiation strategy seems to be working well, given extremely strong pre-order momentum for its Pro models, and the vendor could see its market share for high-end smartphones hit a high of 60%, according to industry sources.

Growing demand for both industrial and automotive lithium-ion battery has propelled lithium prices in recent years. Since the beginning of 2022 to September 22, China's 99.5% lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) spot price has risen by 80.72% to CNY501,500 (US$70,686)…

Sony and WS Audiology have teamed up developing hearing aids, planning to make them available in the US market in October. CATL and EVE Energy will supply large cylindrical batteries for BMW's new cars starting from 2025, and several battery companies are…

DRAM memory prices are expected to fall 13-18% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2022, after registering a 10-15% decline in the third quarter, according to TrendForce.

Since the start of the trade war between the US and China in 2018, the global industry has been rethinking the need for globalization and regionalization planning. The pandemic has also seriously challenged the previous forms of global labor division. It has…

The cost of setting up an electric-car charging station can vary greatly, according to our latest Commercial EV Charger Price Survey that looks at how hardware and installation costs are shaping up. The 7-22 kilowatt AC chargers - which are found at locations…

Aggregate first-half 2022 revenues of Taiwan's PCB manufacturers surged 18% on year to NT$419.7 billion (US$13.256 billion), due mainly to strong shipments of IC substrates that have risen at a pace of over 30% for five consecutive quarters, according to…

SoftBank chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son raised the possibility of a strategic alliance between Arm and Samsung on September 22, according to several media outlets, as falling technology stocks worldwide complicate SoftBank's ongoing plan to publicly list Arm…

Taiwan-based Episil Technologies, a foundry specializing in silicon, GaN and SiC power devices, expects to post a 40% revenue surge in 2022, driven by strong demand for automotive, datacenter and green energy applications, according to company sources.

The adoption of DDR5 memory in new-generation Intel and AMD processors will boost the amount of power management ICs (PMIC) used, according to sources at PMIC suppliers.

The aggressive interest rate hikes of the US Federal Reserve have pushed the dollar index above 111 to hit a 20-year high, triggering an 11.7% depreciation of the Taiwan dollar against the greenback since the beginning of 2022. However, Taiwan semiconductor…

Qualcomm's automotive design-win pipeline has grown to US$30 billion, driven by increased adoption of its Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions across the auto industry, according to the chip vendor. The increase represents a greater than US$10 billion…

Semiconductor energy efficiency has improved 1X every two years over the past 15 years, with advanced chips showing particularly strong performance, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.

Samsung Electronics is trying to direct the mainstream of the handset market towards foldable phones, hoping to increase the unit price of sales, and to drive its own production of OLED panels. Samsung is expected to sell more than six million foldable phones…

Automotive component and module suppliers intend to raise their prices to reflect rising materials costs and other expenses, according to industry sources. Price increases are expected to improve gross margins in the second half of 2022.

Apple MacBook sales have been relatively stable compared to Wintel notebooks, according to industry sources. With the new MacBook Pro series slated to hit market shelves in the fourth quarter, Apple may see its notebook market share hit a nearly 5-year high in…

AU Optronics (AUO) has inaugurated an R&D center in southern Taiwan as part of a wider plan to accelerate its biaxial "Go Premium, Go Vertical" transformation strategy and build a smart and sustainable IoT ecosystem.

Ennostar expects to see its shipments of miniLED-backlight devices for automotive applications rise substantially in 2023, thanks to its entry into the supply chains of US- and Europe-based car vendors.

TSMC and other pure-play foundries will be under pressure to renegotiate quotes and orders for 2023 with their automotive customers, according to industy sources. The renegotiation talks are poised to take place starting the fourth quarter.

The potential blacklisting of Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), a China-based NAND flash memory maker, should have a limited impact on its Taiwan-based partners including Adata Technology and Phison Electronics, market watchers believe.

Much of the news of India's shift to electric vehicles (EV) is limited to passenger and some commercial vehicles. But what often goes unnoticed is that EVs are perfectly suited for several niche markets as well. Agricultural automobiles like tractors and…

The number of electric vehicle (EV) power charging piles installed in public places around Taiwan will increase from 2,099 curently to 7,167 in 2025, according to Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

DRAM sales tumbled 36% in June and another 21% in July, after posting their highest monthly level in more than two years in May, according to IC Insights.

Nvidia has introduced Drive Thor, its next-generation centralized computer for safe and secure autonomous vehicles.

Taiwan-based Aleees has signed an MoU with ASX-listed Avenira to develop and operate a plant for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cathode manufacturing in Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia, according to industry sources.

Thailand launched its first carbon credit exchange, marking a major step toward the country's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and combat climate change.

Just over half of passenger cars sold in the US will be electric vehicles by 2030, according to a report from BloombergNEF, thanks in part to consumer incentives included in the US$374 billion in new climate spending enacted by President Joe Biden.

Amid a large-scale global supply chain relocation never seen in decades, JP Morgan Chase estimates that India will account for 25% of global iPhone production and Vietnam will account for 20% of global iPad capacity.

There were 343,000 new smartphones sold in Taiwan in August 2022, the lowest monthly level so far in 2022 with decreases of 17.5% on sequentially and 9.5% on year, according to retail channel sources.

Himax Technologies' TDDI chip solution for tablets has attracted orders from Xiaomi for its high-end tablets and 2-in-1 devices, according to the Taiwan IC design house.