The exponential demand for batteries worldwide drives technology advancements. As a result, making batteries that hold higher energy density has become the industry’s collective aspiration. The US-based Enpower Greentech is reaching the goal with its lithium metal anode-based batteries, aiming to start production in 2023.
Chemical materials maker Eternal Materials has disclosed it is expanding production capacity for dry film photoresist at its factory in Suzhou, China, with the additional capacity to come into operation in fourth-quarter 2022.
As US sanctions continue to intensify, China’s semiconductor industry has been looking for ways to bypass the curbs. Chiplet, a modular approach of chip design that integrates multiple circuit blocks on an interposer, is one of the alternatives being explored by the Chinese semiconductor industry to stay competitive.
Noodoe, a Taiwan-based company that launched its electric vehicle (EV) charging service in the US, is looking to establish an “open” platform to take advantage of the growing demand for EV charging.
Industrial LCD display maker Litemax Electronics is developing electronic paper (e-paper) for use in display of transportation information, with revenue contribution expected to begin in 2023, according to company president King Chung-ren.
Semiconductor probe card and test equipment supplier MPI continues to see a ramp-up in vertical probe card (VPC) orders for network communications and automotive chips. It is expected to post flat or slight revenue growth sequentially in the third quarter of 2022, according to market sources.
Quanta Computer will step up capacity expansions at its server production sites in Germany, Thailand, and the US, according to company SVP Mike Yang. Quanta will also expand its 5G O-RAN business scope in 2023.
Topco Technologies, which distributes silicone materials for Japan-based Shin-Etsu Chemical, expects weak performance in the third quarter of 2022 due to inventory correction in the related supply chain.
Optical communication device specialist EZconn has seen clear order visibility, particularly for active optical products, extending through the first quarter of 2023, according to company sources.