From miniLED to microLED: Q&A with Ennostar chairman Lee Biing-jye
Ennostar, a holding company jointly established in October 2020 by LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar and vertically-integrated LED firm Lextar Electronics, focuses on development of miniLED backlighting and RGB miniLED fine-pitch displays. F.....»»
KAR Global"s Jim Hallett, former CEO, retires from executive chairman role
Hallett, 69, is also stepping down as chairman of the company's board of directors, a role he held since 2014. Michael Kestner, KAR Global's lead independent director since 2019, will assume that role April 1......»»
Solomon Systech launches PM microLED DDI
Solomon Systech, which specializes in the design and development of proprietary display IC products and system solutions, has announced the release of what the company claims is the world's first PM-MicroLED display driver. The new SSD2363 enables th.....»»
BYD chairman says the company aims to be China"s largest automaker in 2023
A day after reporting its robust profits in 2022, BYD said it is striving to become the largest carmaker in China by the end of this year. As the first quarter gets close to the end, founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu said the company is expected to s.....»»
Tougher US ban may alter China IC manufacturing ecosystem, says TSMC chair
Tougher semiconductor-related exports ban by the US may impact China's IC manufacturing ecosystem in the future, said Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC......»»
AI a future driver of IC market growth, says Etron chair
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be a major application driving the growth of the global semiconductor market, according to Nicky Lu, chairman of IC design house Etron Technology and head of the AI on Chip Taiwan Alliance (AITA)......»»
MediaTek chair urges government to focus incentives on talent shortages, tech challenges
MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-kai urged the Taiwan government to focus its incentives on overcoming challenges such as talent shortages and severe technological competition in the local IC design business at the Taiwan IC Design Industrial Policy White.....»»
AUO chair sees improvement in display panel supply-demand balance
The supply-demand imbalance of LCD panels is steadily easing, and the prospects of the panel industry are moving upward, according to Paul Peng, chairman of AUO (formerly known at AU Optronics)......»»
CATL plans to start M3P battery mass production in 2023
World-leading battery maker CATL aims to begin the mass output of M3P batteries this year, according to the company's chairman Zeng Yuqun. Moreover, the company has also developed large-sized cylindrical batteries containing higher energy density tha.....»»
Pegatron chairman notes the trend of "small AI" chips amid a new wave of AI arms race
In a discussion with the famed AI scientist Fei-Fei Li at a forum on March 23, Pegratron chairman T.H. Tung remarked that the current stage of AI development is still not mature enough to replace humans, though AI will strengthen human judgment. Nota.....»»
Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium
A year and a half ago, China's CATL put on a flashy event to make an announcement significant enough that Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chairman of the world's biggest battery maker, served as emcee......»»
Karnataka approves Foxconn"s proposed project, potentially for mobile phone manufacturing
Weeks after Foxconn chairman Young Liu's visit to India, India's southern state Karnataka approved 18 projects, including Foxconn's planned mobile phone manufacturing facility......»»
AUO chairman Paul Peng likely to chair Ennostar concurrently
Paul Peng, chairman of AU Optronics (AUO), is likely to be elected as the new chairman of Ennostar when the LED chipmaker holds its board meeting at the end of May this year, according to industry sources......»»
Karnataka approved Foxconn"s proposed project, potentially for mobile phone manufacturing
Weeks after Foxconn chairman Young Liu's visit to India, India's southern state Karnataka approved 18 projects, including Foxconn's planned mobile phone manufacturing facility......»»
Macroblock cuts into China EV supply chain
Macroblock, an LED driver IC design house, has cut into the supply chain of the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) OEM market with its offering of miniLED backlight driver ICs, according to industry sources......»»
EIH eyeing robust demand from Chinese educational market
E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) is growing its presence in the China market, where demand for e-paper solutions from the education sector is likely to pick up significantly, according to company chairman Johnson Lee......»»
Qisda to send more orders to Vietnam plant
EMS provider Qisda will allocate up to 50% of customer orders to its Vietnam plant, while orders fulfilled by its China and Taiwan-based plants will drop to 50% of total orders, according to company chairman Peter Chen......»»
EIH seeks ways to share profits with partners
E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) plans to share profits with its customers by lowering the prices of its new color e-paper products, optimizing the high profitability garnered in 2022, according to company chairman Johnson Lee......»»
Sercomm to pursue profit growth in 2023
Network device maker Sercomm will aim to boost profits and sales this year, according to company chairman and CEO James Wang......»»
Foxconn reportedly to expand chip investments in India amid diverisification away from China
Foxconn's chairman Young Liu recently made a visit to China and India, raising eyebrows in the two countries and beyond and marking an investment shift away from China to India with Foxconn's '3+3' strategy......»»
Infiniti Chairman Peyman Kargar to retire as global brand head
Peyman Kargar's No. 2, Olga Filippova, will take over as acting head of Infiniti, parent company Nissan said......»»