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Thursday 27 November 2025

Beijing reportedly bans ByteDance from using Nvidia GPUs in new data centers

Beijing authorities have reportedly imposed strict restrictions on high-end semiconductor imports, prohibiting ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, from deploying Nvidia GPUs in newly built data centers. Nationally funded infrastructure projects must now utilize domestically produced AI chips, signaling a significant policy shift towards semiconductor self-reliance

Chinese smartphone makers halt iPhone Air follow-up projects amid weak sales

Thursday 27 November 2025

China's tech giants 'BAT' invest billions to debunk AI bubble claims

Thursday 27 November 2025

US extends China product exclusions under Section 301 through November 2026

Thursday 27 November 2025

TSMC's retired tools spark fierce demand in China, ASEAN

Thursday 27 November 2025

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Thursday 27 November 2025

Honda's reusable rocket test signals Japan's entry into the space race

Honda, long known for its automobiles and motorcycles, is steadily extending its engineering ambitions beyond Earth's surface. Nearly a decade after the HondaJet entered commercial production in 2015, the Japanese manufacturer has marked another aerospace milestone: the successful launch and landing of a reusable micro-rocket in Hokkaido on June 17, 2025

Thursday 27 November 2025

China sets its strictest power-bank standard yet, triggering industry reset

China is set to roll out what industry players call the strictest-ever safety standard for power banks. Reports from Sina and China National Radio say the new "Safety Technical Specification for Power Banks" will reshape the sector by removing non-compliant legacy capacity and lifting safety requirements to unprecedented levels

Thursday 27 November 2025

Sunic's deposition tools clear top rating, enabling BOE's 8.6-gen OLED expansion

BOE Technology has advanced its 8.6-generation OLED production line after South Korea's Sunic System passed BOE's highest-level stability assessment for its deposition equipment, prompting BOE to proceed with Phase Two expansion for Lines 3 and 4

Thursday 27 November 2025

South Korea's late-night Nuri launch marks leap toward commercial space sector

South Korea successfully launched its domestically developed Nuri rocket for the third time early Thursday morning, sending a multi-mission satellite into low Earth orbit and marking a major step toward cultivating a commercial space industry. The launch, Korea's first conducted late at night, was timed to minimize solar interference for the mission's main payload, the Compact Advanced Satellite 500-3, which will study auroras and atmospheric light

Thursday 27 November 2025

Samsung poised for memory and foundry gains as Google TPU push accelerates

Google's push to expand its in-house Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) platform is drawing fresh attention across the semiconductor sector, and analysts say Samsung Electronics could emerge as one of the biggest beneficiaries. If Google succeeds in building a broader AI ecosystem anchored by TPUs, Samsung stands to gain in both memory shipments and contract chipmaking

Thursday 27 November 2025

Commentary: How Huawei’s Kirin 9030 pushes into 7nm threshold

Huawei has launched the Mate 80 flagship series, with the Kirin 9030 once again capturing domestic and international attention. As the United States continues restricting China’s access to sub-14nm tools, industry debate now centres on how the Kirin 9030 reaches “near-7nm” performance and what this means for China’s broader push toward semiconductor self-reliance

Thursday 27 November 2025

Samsung elevates younger tech execs in largest promotion wave since 2021

Samsung Electronics approved 161 promotions in its 2026 reshuffle — 51 vice presidents, 93 managing directors, 1 Fellow, and 16 Masters — marking its largest wave since 2021. After dropping from 214 promotions in 2021 to 137 in 2025, the rebound reflects Samsung's preparations for renewed momentum in semiconductors, AI, and robotics

Thursday 27 November 2025

Boston Dynamics founder charts the future of humanoid robotics

Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, shared insights on the evolution of humanoid robotics—from early lab experiments to emerging commercial systems—at South Korea's recently concluded 2025 Future-Tech Forum. He outlined the rapidly shifting landscape of the humanoid robot industry in what he calls the new era of Physical AI

Thursday 27 November 2025

Rapidus denies 1.4nm fab timeline amid Japan's multi-trillion-yen chip push

Rapidus has denied reports suggesting it has started building a new 1.4nm fab or established a mass-production timetable

Thursday 27 November 2025

Alibaba sees no AI bubble in 3 years, may boost capital spending

Alibaba reported strong cloud revenue growth for the quarter ending September 30, 2025, with CNY39.8 billion (approx. US$5.6 billion) in sales, up 34% year-over-year, and external customer revenue rising 29%. The company highlighted robust demand for AI services that currently outpaces supply, signaling potential increases in capital expenditure to meet customer needs

Wednesday 26 November 2025

SK Hynix drives 65% of SK Group's exports as 2025 totals near record

Buoyed by surging semiconductor exports at SK Hynix, the SK Group is on track to post a record-breaking KRW120 trillion (approx. US$81 billion) in exports in 2025, underscoring the company's growing dominance in South Korea's trade performance. SK Hynix alone now accounts for roughly 65% of the conglomerate's outbound shipments

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Kumamoto pushes for third TSMC plant with packaging, R&D focus

Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura visited TSMC's headquarters in Hsinchu on November 24, 2025, as part of a semiconductor investment promotion event in Taipei, saying the chipmaker remains strongly interested in expanding in Japan. The visit included talks with senior TSMC executives overseeing investments and industry-academia cooperation and marked Kimura's second trip to TSMC this year

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Rapidus plans to build second fab for 1.4nm chips in fiscal 2027

Japanese semiconductor firm Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce 2nm chips by 2027, has initiated plans for advanced technological developments, including the construction of a second factory in Hokkaido. The company has yet to commence mass production of advanced process chips

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Micron to expand advanced DRAM development at Hiroshima site

Micron Technology announced plans to expand its DRAM memory development at its Hiroshima facility, with significant backing from the Japanese government. This move aims to boost output for high-performance and AI chip applications, according to Nikkei

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Exclusive: China's new 3D hybrid-bonded AI chip rivals Nvidia's 4nm class

China has applied disruptive innovation and a fully controllable domestic solution to break through compute bottlenecks, with chip performance now capable of surpassing constraints linked to sub-5nm advanced nodes, according to Wei Shaojun, vice chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association and professor at Tsinghua University

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