AZAPA, a Japanese automotive development and design startup, is set to launch its semi-solid-state battery system by 2025, primarily aimed at electric vehicles (EVs) technology. This innovative system combines AZAPA’s proprietary control technology with semi-solid batteries produced by the Chinese battery manufacturer Anwa, whose technology is licensed from the American startup 24M Technologies.

China’s memory industry is making remarkable progress, substantially closing the technology gap with South Korea in DRAM and NAND flash manufacturing. The country has also achieved significant breakthroughs in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a critical component for AI-driven computing.

ASE Technology Holdings (ASE) and Powertech Technology (PTI) are ramping up investments in fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) to capitalize on surging artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) demand.

The global automotive industry is undergoing another wave of restructuring, with the trend of modular platforms gaining momentum. In response, Gogoro is set to implement strategies that enhance platform applications.