ASML says "rules are being finalized" on chip export controls to China
ASML, a Dutch maker of semiconductor equipment, says "rules are being finalized" on export controls, amid reports that the Netherlands and Japan have joined the United States in restricting sales of some computer chip machinery to China......»»
Lithium carbonate prices drop nearly 40% amid China"s NEV subsidy reduction
Lithium carbonate, a material used in lithium batteries, including lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and ternary lithium batteries, has recently seen its price drop by nearly 40% to below CNY350,000 (US$51,000) per ton, compared to its peak at CNY600,000.....»»
China sees signs of NEV market recovery in February
China will likely welcome back its robust EV market soon. Data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed that wholesale and retail sales of new energy vehicles (NEV) recovered in February. NEV exports last month also saw a 73% growth fro.....»»
Samsung to introduce smart manufacturing in its Indian plant
Amid suppliers' diversification wave into South and Southeast Asian countries, Samsung Electronics is looking to scale up its R&D and smart manufacturing in India and build India into an export base......»»
China"s EV revolution shows grim future for Japan car titans
In the world of gasoline cars, Japan's automakers are king. Toyota Motor Corp. has held the title of the world's No. 1 car company for the past three years, while Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. remain global best sellers......»»
EV sales in China expected to reach over 8 million in 2023
One fourth of the cars sold in China were electric vehicles in 2022, and EV sales are expected to reach more than eight million units in 2023, according to Counterpoint Research......»»
5 rules to make security user-friendly
My mother is 67 years old. She is a brilliant woman, educated and not at all afraid of technology. Yet, when I tried to get her to install Google Authenticator and use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for logging into applications, she found herself.....»»
Zhao Weiguo: Chinese regulator accuses chip tycoon of corruption
Zhao Weiguo formerly headed Tsinghua Unigroup, which was one of China's leading chipmakers......»»
China imports 27 foreign video games as it reopens market to global titles
China has approved 27 foreign video games, including titles to be released by Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili, as it gradually reopens the world's largest mobile entertainment market to international titles......»»
Memory prices to bottom out soon
Memory chip prices are expected to bottom out and stop falling soon, with more suppliers optimistic about the market's prospects in the second half of this year, according to industry sources in Taiwan......»»
Baidu"s Kunlun Xin not only focuses on AI, but also eyes self-driving
China's Baidu recently announced the AI product "ERNIE Bot," which uses the second generation of Kunlun AI chip in its model. Besides focusing on AI chip development, Baidu is also focusing on applying Kunlun chips to autonomous driving. Recently, Ch.....»»
Transforming India"s semiconductor industry: insights from L&T Tech Services CEO
Although India's semiconductor manufacturing plans are relatively new, the country has been a strong player in the chip design engineering services sector. One of the key Indian companies active in this field is L&T Technology Services (LTTS). Recent.....»»
IC Design White Paper (4): China has become the largest source of chip design talents
When analyzing the supply and demand of global semiconductor design talents in 2021, one finds companies US-based companies to be the main source of chip design demand. US-based companies accounted for 43% of the global demand for semiconductor desig.....»»
The BBC is advising staff to remove TikTok from work phones
Though the BBC still has a TikTok channel, it is advising staff to delete the app from their work phones over China fears.TikTokAs a TikTok ban edges closer in the US, the UK's British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) seeks to remove it from corporate.....»»
Microsoft"s app store for iPhone could arrive as soon as 2024
Microsoft's gaming chief has his eye on the iPhone, and has said that the company is planning its own store to bring Xbox games to Apple hardware outside of the App Store once EU rules come into forceThe European Union's Digital Markets Act will make.....»»
Audi seeks to catch up in China in test of Germany"s automotive grit
Audi CEO Markus Duesmann says the automaker's transition to EVs in China is "a challenge" for the VW Group subsidiary. The shift to cleaner technologies presents more than one dilemma for Germany's largest automakers......»»
CIS packagers enjoy stable demand for high-end auto applications
BGA (ball grid array) packaging demand for high-pixel and large-size automotive CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips remains in high gear, but lower-end car-use CIS products processed with wafer-level chip scale package (WLCSP) technology are showing signs.....»»
Relying on subsidies is worst strategy for chips; wafer fabs need to walk before they can run
The global chip shortage has resulted in countries elevating semiconductor manufacturing to a "national security issue." Not only are the Chinese and Korean governments continuing to spend heavily to support their chip industries, but Europe, the US,.....»»
Qualcomm steps up procurement in Taiwan
Qualcomm has stepped up its procurement from Taiwan, where the chip company is expanding its local operations by adding a new factory building......»»
China develops new way of poaching South Korean talent
China's approach to obtaining South Korean technological secrets seems to have evolved in recent years. In the past, Chinese entities poached engineers and acquired businesses from South Korea. Now they are setting up research and development subsidi.....»»
Baidu"s ERNIE Bot reportedly turning to Nvidia"s A800 GPUs
Following the official unveiling of ERNIE Bot, Baidu's answer to ChatGPT, Baidu CEO Robin Li mentioned that the company's in-house Kunlun chip is only suitable for large-scale model inference, but in the future it will move towards AI model training......»»