Automakers Shorten Payment Terms to 60 Days, New Opportunities for Chinese PCB Companies

Automakers Shorten Payment Terms to 60 Days, New Opportunities for Chinese PCB Companies

— Hot Analysis — On the evening of June 10, 2025, several automakers announced that they would unify the payment terms for suppliers to be within 60 days. This initiative is a proactive response to the revised “Regulations on Payment for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises” by the State Council, aimed at promoting efficient capital flow … Read more

What Can ST’s Dual Supply Chain Bring to Chinese Customers?

What Can ST's Dual Supply Chain Bring to Chinese Customers?

Follow “Electronic Engineering Magazine” and add the editor’s WeChat Regional groups are now open, please send messages 【Shenzhen】【Shanghai】【Beijing】【Chengdu】【Xi’an】 to the public account In recent years, STMicroelectronics (ST) has been very active in the Chinese market. From collaborating with Huahong Semiconductor to establish a 40nm STM32 production line, to jointly building a silicon carbide (SiC) front-end … Read more

Global Changes in the Silicon Carbide Industry: Renesas Electronics’ Withdrawal from the SiC Power Semiconductor Market Amidst International Competition and Technological Breakthroughs

Global Changes in the Silicon Carbide Industry: Renesas Electronics' Withdrawal from the SiC Power Semiconductor Market Amidst International Competition and Technological Breakthroughs

Renesas Electronics, a leading semiconductor manufacturer in Japan, was established in 2010 and focuses on chip research and production in the automotive electronics, industrial, and IoT sectors. As of 2023, its automotive business accounts for 47%, covering core products such as microcontrollers (MCUs) and power semiconductors, with a global market share of 27.9%, ranking first … Read more

Team Disbanded! Renesas Electronics Terminates Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductor Program

Team Disbanded! Renesas Electronics Terminates Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductor Program

According to Nikkei Asia, Japanese semiconductor giant Renesas Electronics has officially abandoned its mass production plan for silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. The construction of the production line, which was scheduled to start in early 2025 at the Takasaki plant in Gunma Prefecture, has been completely terminated, and the related production team was disbanded earlier … Read more

The Impact of ARM’s Self-Developed Chips on Domestic Chip Companies’ Autonomy and Control

The Impact of ARM's Self-Developed Chips on Domestic Chip Companies' Autonomy and Control

In February 2025, the chip IP provider Arm announced the launch of its first self-developed chip, a news that has caused a strong shock in the global semiconductor industry. As a leading company in the chip architecture field, Arm is transitioning from a traditional IP licensing model to a strategy of self-designed and manufactured chips, … Read more

Taiwan Media: Trends in Semiconductor Development in Mainland China

Taiwan Media: Trends in Semiconductor Development in Mainland China

According to Taiwanese media reports, semiconductors are the main battlefield of technological competition, serving as a foundation and core industry of modern communication, and are an important indicator of a country’s technological development level and overall national strength. On July 18, Taiwan’s Wang Bao reported that it is expected that mainland China will continue to … Read more

US Military Establishes 3D Printing Laboratory Focused on Development of Large Military Vehicle Components

US Military Establishes 3D Printing Laboratory Focused on Development of Large Military Vehicle Components

According to foreign media reports, the US military has officially launched a new research laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger College of Engineering. This laboratory, which cost nine million dollars, has a core mission to promote breakthrough applications of advanced 3D printing technology, particularly for the manufacturing of large metal components required for … Read more

The Pros and Cons of PCB Companies Setting Up Factories in Thailand

The Pros and Cons of PCB Companies Setting Up Factories in Thailand

△Advertisement Not related to the main text The decoupling of technology between the US and China has intensified, and Thailand has rapidly emerged as a global PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and CCL (Copper Clad Laminate) industry “Out of China” second base. Despite the high level of investment enthusiasm, industry observers point out that Thailand’s current … Read more

Countdown to NVIDIA’s Supply Cut: The Rise of Domestic Chips and the 360 Billion AI Market’s Power Struggle

Countdown to NVIDIA's Supply Cut: The Rise of Domestic Chips and the 360 Billion AI Market's Power Struggle

Introduction: A “Shadow War” Changing the Global Tech Landscape In May 2025, in a laboratory at a tech park in Shenzhen, engineer Xiao Li is testing an AI server equipped with the Ascend 910B chip—this device achieves nearly the same inference performance as NVIDIA’s H20 chip at one-third of the cost. At the same time, … Read more

Chip Nationality: China’s Recent Measures to Regulate Semiconductor Origin Issues

Chip Nationality: China's Recent Measures to Regulate Semiconductor Origin Issues

Senhui Introduction: Suzhou Senhui Semiconductor, supported by a strong research and technology team, focuses on providing complete process solutions and wafer fabrication services for global compound semiconductor customers. The company team members have been deeply involved in the semiconductor industry for many years, possessing decades of rich experience in photolithography, thin film processes, epitaxy, bonding … Read more