VPEC rises as top GaAs epiwafer supplier
Taiwan-based epiwafer maker Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) has emerged as the world's top supplier of GaAs epiwafers with its market share in the segment surpassing that of British peer IQE by 14-15%, according to industry sources......»»
Piston Group"s bitter legal fight over minority certification nears the end
The dispute pits the country’s largest Black-owned auto supplier against the nonprofit tasked with certifying businesses as minority enterprises......»»
Global food production at risk as rising temperatures threaten farmers" physical ability to work, new study finds
The future of global food production is under threat as temperature rises will impact farmers' physical capacity to work, a new study has revealed......»»
Nissan CEO preps new midterm plan targeting China, EVs, suppliers
Among Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida multiple challenges: China, cost control and supplier partnerships. The key will be jettisoning old ways and adapting to change......»»
Sea level rises could cost EU and UK economies up to 872 billion euros by 2100, study suggests
Damage caused by sea level rises could cost the EU and UK economies up to 872 billion euros in total by the end of the century, according to a modeling study published in Scientific Reports......»»
German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen could spin off airbag unit in stock offering
The world's third-largest auto supplier has been looking for a buyer for the airbag unit, which employs around 35,000 people, since 2022......»»
AirPods and Vision Pro supplier moving production to Vietnam after Apple pressure
Apple supplier Goertek has firmed up plans to move a substantial amount of production from China to Vietnam, after the Cupertino company urged it to do so. The company currently makes AirPods, and is also believed to have been lined up as a Vision Pr.....»»
Scientists investigate how heat rises through Europa"s ocean
Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, may be capable of supporting life because its icy surface likely obscures a deep, salty ocean. Europa's ocean is also in direct contact with its mantle rocks, and interactions between rock, water, and ice could pr.....»»
Inventory rises to 3-year high
New-vehicle inventory levels in the United States climbed by 200,000-plus vehicles in December to more than 2.7 million, the highest in three years, according to data from Cox Automotive......»»
American Axle transitions into power source supplier
Once an old axle and driveline supplier, the company has redefined itself as a source of vehicle power for the EV era......»»
Inventory rises to three-year high
New-vehicle inventory levels in the United States climbed by 200,000-plus vehicles in December to more than 2.7 million, the highest in three years, according to data from Cox Automotive......»»
Magna debuts e-drive, anti-drunken driving tech at CES
Canadian supplier giant Magna unveiled at CES an e-drive that it says offers increased efficiency and power and debuted anti-drunken driving tech that can detect if a driver is above the limit via cameras and sensors......»»
Death toll from western Japan earthquakes rises to 126 as rain and snow imperil already shaky ground
Aftershocks threatened to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments, as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled Japan's western coastline this past week rose to 126 on Saturday......»»
East Coast land continues to collapse at a worrying rate
It's steadily sinking or subsiding, which is destabilizing levees, roads, and airports. Enlarge / Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City are reflected on a monument as the sun rises on December 22, 2023, as s.....»»
Aurora-Continental team move closer to launching autonomous trucking commercialization
Putting self-driving vehicles on the road in small-scale pilots is one thing. At widespread scale? Self-driving tech company Aurora and supplier Continental are outlining fresh details on how they'll manufacture self-driving systems at scale......»»
Microsoft poised to overtake Apple as most valuable company
As Microsoft stock rises and Apple's falls over analysts expectation of slowing iPhone demand, the two firms are once more within $100 billion of each other — the smallest gap in over two years.Credit: MicrosoftApple and Microsoft have a long histo.....»»
Rising star Luxshare secures major stake in Pegatron"s iPhone factory
Apple supplier Luxshare is taking over an iPhone assembly factory from a rival manufacturer after buying a majority stake in the location.Tim Cook visiting a Luxshare factoryLuxshare is buying a 62.5% stake in Pegatron's Kunshan factory in eastern Ch.....»»
In quest to prevent debilitating traumatic brain injuries, new foam material rises to the top
From falls to football tackles, most blows to the head occur at odd angles. And those impacts trigger simultaneous linear and rotational head motions. The rotating movement in particular causes shear strain, which is especially damaging to the brain......»»
China earthquake death toll rises to 148
The toll from China's deadliest earthquake in years rose to 148 on Friday, state media reported, as authorities turned their attention to resettling thousands of people displaced by the disaster......»»
Minority supplier council states its case in closely watched Piston Group trial
Michelle Robinson took the stand this week in Detroit, where she defended the council’s decision to strip the country’s largest Black-owned automotive supplier of its minority business enterprise status......»»
Supply chain emerges as major vector in escalating automotive cyberattacks
In this Help Net Security video, Jay Yaneza, Cybersecurity Architect at VicOne, discusses how, in the first half of the year, cyberattacks on the automotive sector caused losses exceeding $11 billion. These attacks mainly targeted automotive supplier.....»»