Switzerland-based ABB is actively cooperating with commercial venues, car fleets, car sales agents, energy suppliers and local governments in Taiwan to install electric vehicle (EV) power charging piles around the country, according to Eva Hsu, supervisor for ABB Taiwan.

US memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology is considering investing at least US$80 billion, and up to US$160 billion in Austin, Texas for a new plant. The move was unveiled when Micron filed a series of applications this week with the Texas State Controller, seeking a site in Lockhart, Caldwell County. The applications describe an eight-phased semiconductor manufacturing facility known as “Project Evergreen.”

According to DIGITIMES Research’s surveys and analyses, second-quarter 2022 smartphone shipments to the China market amounted to 64.2 million units, representing a new low since third-quarter 2020 and an 11.1% on-year decline, amid the already weak market demand on top of lockdown restrictions.

This year’s new iPhone series products, expected to announced by Apple early next month, will likely be available in Taiwan starting mid-September, boosting handset sales in the local market in the fourth quarter.