Tesla would have delivered more cars in the most recent quarter but for a shortage of boats. It’s having problems finding vessel capacity out of Shanghai. No wonder: China recently overtook Germany as the world’s second-largest auto exporter.
The new US export restrictions on semiconductor technology put the companies of Chip 4 partner countries in a difficult place. With a big sunk cost in a market with a 1.4 billion population, South Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese companies may need to start drawing up contingency plans and make tough choices as the US-China power struggle becomes inevitable.
The mobile phone market has always had its ups and downs, but the current sharp decline in demand is probably a major headwind that has been never seen over the past decade, with either developing or developed countries facing great economic downturn pressure, according to MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai.
With continuous doubt surrounding data center server demands, Microsoft and Google once again reaffirmed their stance that investment in data center construction will remain unchanged, providing reassurance to the server supply chain. However, industry sources pointed out that the market is still changing. Clients will be more realistic in their stocking and upstream demand will remain cautious.
Power supply maker AcBel Polytech has signed with government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to co-develop SiC-based 6-in-1 drive controllers of power motors for electric vehicles (EVs) with financial support from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
IRegained, a Canadian digital neurotherapeutics startup is advancing its post-stroke hand rehabilitation device, the MyHand System, towards commercialization with the device presently undergoing clinical validation. IRegained is in negotiations with Wistron, a Taiwanese electronics company, as a possible partner for distribution and manufacturing.