Taiwan

  • Hon Hai Delivers First EV Bus To Kaohsiung City in Taiwan

    TAIWAN REPORT

    On March 3, Hon Hai Precision Industry delivered its first EV, the Model T commercial bus, to a bus route operator based in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. The company aims to deliver 30 buses by the end of this year to expand its EV business, which is a new entry into the market, and the key to its future growth will be the extent to which it can break away from its business model that relies on contracted production of iPhones.

    The "Model T" was delivered to Kaohsiung Bus Company.…

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  • TSMC in Early Talks on Germany Plant

    Erik Martin
    Erik Martin

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) is in early talks with the German government about potentially establishing a plant in the country, according to a senior executive.

    Various factors, including government subsidies, customer demand and the talent pool, would influence its final decision, TSMC senior vice president of Europe and Asia sales Lora Ho (何麗梅) told reporters on the sidelines of a technology forum in Taipei.

    The discussions come as the EU and others seek to increase domestic chip production to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruptions.

    The chipmaker has not discussed incentives with Berlin or decided on a location, Ho said.

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  • Understanding the Global Chip Shortage

    Erik Martin
    Erik Martin

    Semiconductors help power everything from your phone to your car. Here’s what to know about the major supply chain problem.

    There are chips in nearly everything electric you own, from your phone to your computer to your car. There are even chips in items you wouldn’t expect, such as your washing machine, electric toothbrush, and refrigerator. But these tiny parts that power so much of our lives are now in critically short supply.

    “Right now we have a global supply chain in crisis,” says Patrick Penfield, a professor of supply chain practice at Syracuse University. “We’ve just never ever seen anything of this magnitude impact us before.”

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  • ENGIE EPS Acquisition May Create Euro-Asian Powerhouse

    Erik Martin
    Erik Martin

    TAIPEI–The acquisition of a 60.5% stake in ENGIE EPS by Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) was finalized and completed in July.

    The deal, which was announced in April, saw the Italy-headquartered stationary storage and e-mobility solutions subsidiary of French multinational Engie taken over by TCC subsidiary Taiwan Cement Europe Holdings.

    What both parties get out of the deal

    In a press release, TCC said it has now become a “major player” in electric vehicle charging infrastructure as well as its newly acquired capabilities in building large-scale battery storage systems and microgrids.

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  • Taiwan Pushing into Next-Generation EV Battery Development

    Erik Martin
    Erik Martin

    TAIPEI. As electric vehicle (EV) development becomes a global effort, batteries that play a vital role to EVs’ cost-performance ratios are a focus to manufacturers with ambitions to expand in the EV market…

    Taiwan’s battery industry may not be backed by well-known brands and abundant natural resources. Nevertheless, a large part of Taiwan-based battery suppliers have been assembling battery modules for Taiwan’s ICT industry. For example, Simplo, Dynapack and Celxpert with a long-term focus on manufacturing battery modules for consumer electronics such as notebook only started to set foot in EV battery solutions in recent years…

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