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Vietnamese EV brand VinFast targets North America, Europe markets
VinFast opened its first showroom in Toronto, Canada on Nov 16, the first of eight planned across Canada. The Vietnamese EV brand targets not only North American customers but also European ones, having announced that it will set up three regional headquarters respectively in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
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Nov
Panasonic CTO says second battery plant would probably be in US
Panasonic Holdings Corp. would “almost certainly” choose another US location if it decides to go forward with plans to build another battery production site, said Shoichiro Watanabe, chief technology officer of Panasonic Energy.
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Nov
UK blocks Chinese-led buyout of biggest microchip factory over national security
The UK ordered China’s Wingtech Technology Co. to undo its acquisition of Britain’s biggest microchip factory more than a year after the deal closed, citing national security concerns.
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AI may dominate mobile SoC competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek
Qualcomm highlights AI technology breakthroughs in its latest flagship mobile SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 unveiled at Snapdragon Summit 22, suggesting that AI computing capability will be crucial for mobile chips to go beyond limitations of existing functions and process upgrades, and will even be the main battleground for competition with MediaTek, according to industry observers.
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Nov
Alibaba mulls spinning off semiconductor arm T-Head
Alibaba Group may not rule out allowing its semiconductor arm T-Head Semiconductor to be spun off as an independent company to facilitate its financing operations, according to industry sources.
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Nov
Polish startup IS-Wireless joins forces with Taiwanese company to deliver robust 5G private networks
IS-Wireless, a European 5G Open RAN mobile network provider, announced in a press release that it is introducing an integrated solution to the US, EU, and Asia markets with FiduciaEdge, a Taiwanese Trusted Cloud-Native Edge Computing provider.
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Nov
FitTech acquires TWC Opto, XQT-Opto
LED probing, testing and sorting equipment maker FitTech has disclosed it has acquired Taiwan-based TWC Opto and China-based XQT-Opto Technology in a bid to strengthen its product lines of laser probing and testing equipment.
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Nov
Freyr Battery expands to US with first site in Georgia
Norway-based Freyr Battery is ready to secure a foothold in the North American market. The battery maker recently announced its Giga America project in Georgia of the US. The US$1.7 billion enterprise targets an annual cell production of 34GWh.
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Nov
Alltop growing sales of non-notebook products
Connector maker Alltop Technology continues to grow sales from non-notebook industry sectors, such as electric vehicles (EV) and servers, with the proportion of the non-notebook revenue poised to expand meaningfully in 2023.