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DENSO and USJC announce mass production shipment of automotive IGBTs, targeting expanding EV market

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As adoption of electric vehicles accelerates, automakers are seeking to boost powertrain efficiency while also increasing cost-effectiveness of electrified vehicles. Most of UMC's 12-in & 8-in fabs with its core R&D are located in Taiwan, with additional ones throughout Asia. Earlier post.)

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Roskill: surge in electrodeposited copper foil projects to meet projected EV demand

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The thinner the foil is, the more active material can be loaded into the electrode, which reduces battery weight, increases battery capacity, and minimizes manufacturing costs and environmental impact. To that end, cutting-edge process control technology and highly competitive production facilities are required.

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Tesla supplier Pegatron is building a parts plant in Texas

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Recent reports have indicated that Taiwan’s Pegatron has selected a site in El Paso, Texas, for an upcoming production facility that would provide parts for American electric car maker Tesla. The update was posted on Wednesday through a report from Taiwanese financial newspaper Commercial Times. .

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Sure, China’s Hypersonic Weapons May Have Incited a “Sputnik Moment”

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In the 1960s the United States and the Soviet Union both experimented with the technology. Take as an example the recent talk of whether the United States might defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack of some kind. But the United States may no longer be able to count on sheer economic might.

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LanzaTech and LCY to target bio-based chemicals market; bio-based C2 to C5 feedstock as raw materials

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LanzaTech, a company using proprietary bacteria to convert industrial waste gases into fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), is partnering with Taiwan-based LCY Chemical Corporation (LCY), one the world’s leading chemical companies, to identify key bio-based chemicals to produce for global fuels and chemicals markets.

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3M licenses patents for Li-ion NMC cathode materials to China-based Reshine

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Under the agreement, 3M granted Reshine a license to US Patents 6,660,432, 6,964,828, 7,028,128, and 8,241,791 and all global equivalents including in Taiwan, Japan, China and Europe. Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate for US Patent 7,078,128. 0<x<1.

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Apple iPhone assembly company Foxconn wants to make Tesla vehicles

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Instead, it wants to help its customers sell “a lot” of electric vehicles that will be made in the United States, Taiwan, and Thailand. During his talk, Liu noted that Foxconn would not really be selling its own electric cars. Supply chain resilience has always been Foxconn’s DNA.