Exactly an year after the introduction of the AOC AGON AG274FZ, AOC unveiled its successor – the AOC AGON AG274FZ2. So far in China only. The two models are almost identical. They both use 27-inch IPS displays with an FHD resolution, 110% sRGB color space coverage, 400 nits of brightness with VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification, 1 ms GTG response time, 0.5 ms MPRT. The ergonomic options are also…
In first-quarter 2022, server manufacturers still struggled with the problem of some low-end ICs being in worse shortage than others and the Lunar New Year holidays slowed down their shipment momentum.
China, the second-largest electric vehicle(EV) market, is aggressively deploying charging infrastructure, including battery swapping stations. Multiple businesses have launched swapping services backed by government subsidies. However, challenges like lacking standardized batteries may slow down the democratization.
Denmark-based offshore wind power developer Orsted has announced that it successfully delivered the first power from Taiwan’s Greater Changhua 2a Offshore Wind Farm on April 21, 2022.
The South Korea-China rivalry for the dominance over electric vehicle (EV) battery production is intensifying, as companies from both camps have successively rolled out plans to build overseas factories, according to media reports.
The EV battery world is crying out for a credible plan to address the spike in battery materials prices. Lithium, for example, the price has been growing all through 2021, hitting over US$25,000 per ton by the end of last year, and now jumped to the highest at over US$40,000 per ton this month, according to Forbes.
Rohm Semiconductor and Delta Electronics have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and mass produce next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) power devices, according to the companies. Combining Delta’s power supply device development technology with Rohm’s market-proven power development and manufacturing expertise will make it possible to develop 600V breakdown voltage GaN power devices optimized for a wide range of power supply systems.
Samsung Electronics’ foundry business achieved its highest-ever first-quarter sales, thanks to solid demand from all applications and improvements in the yields of the advanced process, the vendor has claimed when announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2022.
BYD and Horizon Robotics recently announced a partnership involving Horizon’s latest high-performance processor Journey 5 for autonomous driving. BYD said it will utilize the car chip in some of its cars as early as mid-2023.
Primax Electronics has estimated Kunshan’s lockdown this month will affect up to 5% of its monthly revenue. Nonetheless, it expects a double-digit growth in the second quarter with new product portfolio, while continuing to expand its production site in Thailand.