Taiwan-based HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) is expanding its business scope from energy storage and solar energy to EV charging. Jason Chou, HDRE's general manager, said the company will establish joint ventures in Taiwan with local partner Shihlin Electric &Engineering. The pair plans to bring their charging venture to Japan.
Samsung Electronics reported profits of US$4.89 billion for the first quarter of 2024. The semiconductor division successfully ended a streak of losses spanning four consecutive quarters. In the quarter, the Device Solutions (DS) division, primarily dedicated to semiconductors, had a profit of approximately US$1.6 billion.
India almost doubled its imports of silicon wafers from China in 2023, highlighting India's expansion in solar cells and modules amid rising dependence on China's materials.
According to PTI and Analytics India, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has begun large-scale deployment of its made-in-India servers within a year of announcing plans to manufacture them locally, the company announced on Tuesday.
Kye Hyun Kyung, head of Samsung Electronics Device Solutions (DS) division, has visited Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT) during his stay in Taiwan, with his itinerary reportedly covering a host of top-tier firms in Taiwanese IT and semiconductor supply chains, such as TSMC.
Rapidus might have been caught off guard by TSMC's and Samsung's latest announcements of plans to make 2nm chips in the US, which threatens to undermine the Japanese chipmaker's competitiveness in the American market, according to industry sources.
Apple Inc. wants to further boost quality investment and cooperation activities in Vietnam, state-owned media VTV reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook in a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Meiwa Corporation, a Japan-based chemical material producer, Toyota, and China Minmetals Corporation recently announced they will set up a joint venture for EV battery recycling in China. More details remain to be released.
Under the fast-changing technology trend, no matter which way China's AI industry chooses to build its ecosystem or stay compatible with CUDA, the elimination and consolidation processes will ultimately be driven by the choice of the market and customers. The Chinese market is simply too big to ignore.
