Samsung’s 89-inch MicroLED TV for 2022 dubbed Samsung MNA89MS1B has received certification from the NRRA. Announced at CES 2022, Samsung’s 2022 MicroLED TVs will include for the first time smaller sizes – 89″ and 101″ in addition to the 110″ diagonal size. The 2022 Samsung MicroLED TVs include a number of hardware innovations and support 20-bit greyscale depth. This means they can express every…
IC production in China represented 16.7% of its US$186.5 billion IC market in 2021, up from 12.7% 10 years earlier in 2011, according to IC Insights. The share is forecast to increase by 4.5pp from 2021 to 21.2% in 2026, or a 0.9pp per-year gain on average, said the research firm.
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry, released its first net-zero carbon emission white paper on May 23, pledging a 80% cut on carbon emission from the 2020 basis by 2030, and to realize 100% carbon neurality in its operational premises. It is also targeting to reach net-zero emission for its entire value chain by 2050.
LFP (lithium ferro-phosphate) batteries are gaining momentum in EV applications, especially for electric buses and energy storage systems, with Foxconn’s electric buses also adopting such batteries, according to supply chain sources.
Global semiconductor and IT suppliers have raked in unprecedented revenue growths, thanks to COVID-driven stay-at-home economy. However, the reveling seems to be drawing to an end, with different sectors now bracing for different scales of downturn.
Carmakers are reportedly amassing automotive chips and other parts to prevent further impacts of their shortages. In fiscal 2021 (April 2021 to March 2022), Japan-based Toyota Motor registered a year-on-year growth of inventory assets by 32%, about JPY1 trillion (US$7.73 billion).
With 6.5 million users on its app, Taiwan Taxi has moved beyond transport and secured a footing into the service sector. The huge repository of data allows the company to identify cab-hailing hotspots and promote customized services.
Amid a China-plus-one supply chain landscape, Apple reportedly tells suppliers to expand production outside China, while electronic products, including PCs, tablets, and wearables, are delivering a rapid growth in India.
South Korea is set to build an International Blockchain Business Center (BIBC) in Busan after the city became a blockchain regulation-free zone in 2019, according to Korean-language reports.
In order to meet COP26’s target of reducing carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) aims to electrify all public buses by 2030.