Review: LG G4 (MLA OLED)
Second-gen MLA OLED takes on QD-OLED
25
Sep
17
Sep
Electronic component distributors expect revenue peak in 3Q24
As the electronics market enters the traditional peak season, increased demand for electronics has led to revenue growth for component distributors. With sustained demand in the server market, most distributors expect third-quarter revenue to peak as it has in previous years.
17
Sep
India has chip dreams, what it needs is a strategy
Across the world, countries are spending wagonloads of taxpayer money to develop or support their semiconductor industries. This pipeline of cash has yielded some successes and some failures; the difference is usually down to how strategically the money has been spent. The Indian government, which has also loosened its purse strings, needs to figure out a strategy — and soon.
17
Sep
Chip startup Groq backs Saudi AI ambitions with Aramco deal
Artificial intelligence startup Groq Inc. has partnered with oil producer Aramco to build a giant data center in Saudi Arabia that it hopes will become a hub for companies running AI systems across the Middle East, Africa, and India.
17
Sep
European EV market diverges as luxuries soar and mass market slows
Sales trends for electric vehicle (xEV) models in Europe are diverging, with Germany, the region’s largest market, seeing non-plug-in hybrids pull ahead of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), further widening the gap.
17
Sep
iPhone 16 reduces investment pressure on LG Innotek with folded zoom
LG Innotek’s equipment investments have significantly decreased in 2024, following two years of substantial investments to meet Apple’s needs. The company has now achieved sufficient production capacity and product competitiveness, positioning it to potentially increase profits through technical advantages such as folded zoom and high-resolution cameras.
17
Sep
Tata plans to build two more fabs in India
As Tata Electronics constructs India’s first commercial wafer fab in three decades, it plans to leverage this experience to develop additional fabs in the medium to long term. The company will likely partner with Tata Group companies to produce the first made-in-India chips by 2026.
17
Sep
Mobileye abandons LiDAR R&D
Intel’s subsidiary Mobileye has recently decided to stop internal research and development of self-driving automotive FMCW LiDAR. The LiDAR R&D department is expected to be closed down before the end of 2024.
17
Sep
Winmate projects revenue to double in 3-5 years on expanding rugged notebook applications
Taiwan’s major rugged solutions provider Winmate is anticipating significant growth in the rugged notebook market. Fueled by the ongoing enterprise mobility trend and expanding applications across various industries, chairman Ken Lu predicts the company’s revenue will reach a new high in 2024 and double within the next 3-5 years
17
Sep
Samsung reportedly exploring dry photoresist technology for 1c DRAM
Samsung Electronics is reportedly exploring using dry photoresist for its upcoming 6G 10nm-class DRAM (1c DRAM) to widen its lead in DRAM with its competitors, such as SK Hynix and Micron Technology, and solidify its status in the DRAM market.