Supply Chain

French President Emmanuel Macron and ProLogium CEO Vincent Yang visit the Aluminium Dunkerque factory in the city famous for a World War II battle that now aspires to help Europe reduce its dependence on China for electric cars.
Business Spotlight

Asian EV companies descend on Dunkirk as Europe courts investment

Influx from east is transforming France's automaking heartland into electric hub

22 September 2023
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company is embarking on a fundamental shift by expanding its contract production operations.
Semiconductors

Intel eyes supply chains in U.S., Europe and Asia for resilience: CEO

Gelsinger says U.S. chipmaker has 'critical' working relationship with Arm

22 September 2023
Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspects a Hyundai Motor electric vehicle at a plant in West Java. His dream of building a domestic electric vehicle industry is running into natural resource and political obstacles.
Supply Chain

Indonesia EV battery dream hits lithium, U.S. inflation act walls

EU Green Deal adds another challenge to nickel-rich but coal-reliant country

21 September 2023
China has accused the U.S. of hacking Huawei's servers continuously since 2009. (NIKKEI montage/Source photos by AP and Getty)
Huawei crackdown

China accuses U.S. of hacking Huawei servers since 2009

Beijing says Washington forces tech companies to install backdoors for spying

20 September 2023
American chipmaker Intel is seeking to reenergize the U.S. personal computer market with its artificial intelligence-equipped chipset.
Semiconductors

Intel enters AI-powered PC race with its first EUV-made chip

Top U.S. chipmaker takes critical step in battle against TSMC and Samsung

20 September 2023
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Datawatch

Japan's world-leading chip materials makers risk being acquired

Their relatively small scale makes them ideal targets for foreign competitors

16 September 2023
TSMC wants to attain net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Semiconductors

TSMC moves up 100% green energy goal by 10 years

Chipmaker under pressure from clients to reduce carbon emissions

15 September 2023
Although Vietnam's role in electronics supply chains is ballooning, a current slowdown is pushing many factory hands to take on gig work. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Supply Chain

Vietnam's factory doldrums show limits of shift out of China

Export contraction continues into eighth month, but Biden deals bring hope

15 September 2023
Canada is looking to help Japanese companies process critical minerals mined in Canada and build factories for storage batteries, developing its industry and creating jobs.
Supply Chain

Japan, Canada to develop North American EV battery supply chains

Agreement would help Japanese autos qualify for U.S. subsidies

14 September 2023
Consumers in China, Japan and India are among the first to be able to order the new iPhone 15 series. (Photo courtesy of Apple) 
Technology

Apple unveils new iPhone 15 with USB-C port and TSMC's 3-nm chip

Tech giant's latest Apple Watch marks its first carbon-neutral product

13 September 2023
Nissan Motor has moved to get ahead of environmental regulations in Europe by voluntarily restricting its use of a wide variety of substances.
Environment

Nissan doubles restricted substances over 4 years, including PFAS

Self-regulation by automaker and partner Renault goes beyond some national rules

13 September 2023
Chinese technology titan Huawei introduced the Mate X5 smartphone on Sept. 8. Foldable devices are the only growing sector in a tepid handset market.
Semiconductors

Huawei releases 5G foldable phone ahead of Apple's big launch event

Device introduced with little fanfare follows new Mate 60 Pro in using in-house chips

12 September 2023
A man looks at the Mate 60 series phones at a Huawei store in Shanghai on Sept. 8.
US-China tensions

After Huawei 5G chip debut, U.S. lawmakers call for tighter export controls

Investment, international talent also needed to outcompete China, congressmen say

12 September 2023
Shanghai-based SMIC increased R&D spending in the first half despite a 52% drop in net profit. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Semiconductors

China's SMIC, chip sector boost R&D spending despite weak earnings

Beijing plans $40bn fund to bolster domestic semiconductor supply chain

12 September 2023
Two Vietnamese airlines have confirmed major orders for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Hanoi. (NIKKEI montage/Source photos by AP and Getty)
Supply Chain

Jet and chip deals agreed during Biden's Hanoi trip

Vietnam gains from U.S. supply chain diversification; critics frown on arms trade

11 September 2023
SK Hynix is one of South Korea's biggest chipmakers and a major player in the global memory chip market.
Huawei crackdown

SK Hynix investigating use of its chips in Huawei's new phone

South Korea chipmaker says it stopped supplying Chinese company due to U.S. curbs

8 September 2023
Huawei has been focusing on developing smartphone tech in-house since being subject to U.S. trade sanctions.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei's Mate 60 Pro has U.S. asking questions on chips

Chinese group's newest phone suggests progress in face of sanctions

8 September 2023
MediaTek will use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s most cutting-edge technology to make its premium chips for smartphones and other devices to be released next year.
Semiconductors

MediaTek to use TSMC's cutting-edge tech for mobile chips in 2024

Taiwanese player joins Apple as one of few adopters of 3-nanometer process

7 September 2023
British and Japanese trade officials met in London on Sept. 6. (Photo by Anna Nishino)
International relations

Japan and U.K. launch economic security dialogue

Ministers confirm cooperation on critical minerals for supply chain resilience

7 September 2023
Executives from TSMC, Lam Research, Tokyo Electron and other major chip industry players attended the SEMICON Taiwan industry event in Taipei on Sept. 6. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang )
Semiconductors

TSMC sees AI chip output constraints lasting 1.5 years

Advanced chip packaging will be 'paradigm shift' for semiconductor industry

6 September 2023
Douglas Yu, far right, TSMC vice president of pathfinding for system integration, said the company is betting big on silicon photonics. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Semiconductors

TSMC bets on silicon photonics to enable more powerful ChatGPT

Emerging field becomes new battleground for major tech players

6 September 2023
A staff member introduces the Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone to customers at the Chinese company's flagship store in Shenzhen on Aug. 30. 
Technology

Is the new Mate 60 Pro a 5G comeback for Huawei?

Company mum on smartphone's specs as reviews say it uses advanced in-house chips

5 September 2023
China is becoming an electric vehicle dynamo as its companies take market share from foreign rivals. (China Daily via Reuters)
Supply Chain

China takes larger slices of EV, battery, other key markets: survey

Chinese makers also go on offensive in cutting-edge materials

4 September 2023
Seed cotton is moved at a processing plant in Kashgar, in China's Xinjiang region, in April 2021. (cnsphoto via Reuters)
Politics

U.N. labor group makes low-profile visit to Xinjiang

Uyghur activists say trip serves Communist Party's interests

4 September 2023
Samsung's Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 phones rely on Corning's ultrathin, flexible glass.
Supply Chain

Samsung supply chain: Corning to invest $1.5bn in bendable glass output

U.S. glassmaker to boost South Korean production for foldable phones

2 September 2023