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Monday 3 November 2025
Humanoid robots and AI drive smart factory transformation in auto industry
With the electric vehicle market approaching maturity and growth momentum slowing, automakers are turning to artificial intelligence and robotics as the "second curve" of manufacturing transformation
Monday 3 November 2025
Samsung challenges Chrome dominance with new PC browser launch
Samsung Electronics has officially launched its new PC web browser, Samsung Internet PC, marking a major step in its effort to extend its mobile ecosystem to desktop platforms. The company said the browser aims to deliver a more personalized and connected user experience, with plans to evolve into an AI-powered browser in future updates
Monday 3 November 2025
In South Korea's 'Silicon Valley,' AI startups look beyond software
Just south of Seoul, a dense grid of R&D towers known as Pangyo Techno Valley has evolved from an industrial cluster into a crucial testbed for South Korea's artificial intelligence ambitions
Monday 3 November 2025
Nexperia China accuses Dutch parent of US$140 million debt
The Chinese arm of Dutch semiconductor maker Nexperia has publicly accused its headquarters of owing more than CNY1 billion (approximately US$140 million) in unpaid fees, escalating an already fraught dispute between the two sides over control and supply-chain operations
Monday 3 November 2025
Japan's materials makers scale up for 2nm chip era
As TSMC and Samsung Electronics move closer to mass production of 2nm chips, Japan's semiconductor materials makers are accelerating investments to strengthen their global supply chain presence and meet surging demand for advanced materials
Monday 3 November 2025
Taiwan manufacturing set to gain as traditional and electronics sectors strengthen
The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has eased tensions between the two countries, de-escalating rare earth export controls and soybean trade barriers. It remains uncertain whether Trump will come up with other threats when dealing with China. But for Taiwan, the speculation about the US sacrificing the island nation in return for better ties with China has not materialized. Neither has the US taken concrete steps to impose semiconductor tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. Taiwan's manufacturing sector may gain momentum over the next two months if geopolitical and economic conditions remain stable
Monday 3 November 2025
Xi gifts Lee Xiaomi phones, sparks backdoor security exchange at APEC
At a recent summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, the leaders exchanged carefully chosen gifts and engaged in an unexpected dialogue that captured industry and public attention. The interaction, held on November 1, 2025, at the Gyeongju National Museum, highlighted both diplomatic symbolism and technological cooperation amid ongoing geopolitical sensitivities
Monday 3 November 2025
Can a new US-China deal reset global trade tensions?
The US and China reached a wide-ranging trade and economic agreement in the Republic of Korea. The deal addresses fentanyl precursors, rare earth export controls, tariffs, and semiconductor trade restrictions, signaling a possible stabilization in US–China relations after years of escalating tensions over trade, security, and technology
Monday 3 November 2025
Tongfu Microelectronics taps AMD synergy to command the AI packaging frontier
Tongfu Microelectronics, a leading Chinese semiconductor packaging and testing company, made a significant leap in advanced packaging after acquiring 85% of AMD's Suzhou and Penang facilities in 2015. The deal gave it access to key CPU, GPU, APU, and game-console packaging platforms, including FCBGA, FCPGA, FCLGA, and MCM technologies. It also laid the foundation for a long-term strategic alliance with AMD, placing Tongfu among the frontrunners in advanced chip packaging
Monday 3 November 2025
Supply disruptions push Nissan into fiscal-year deficit

Nissan Motor on October 30 announced it expects an operating loss of JPY275 billion (approx. US$17.8 billion) for the 2025 fiscal year (April 2025–March 2026), a sharp reversal from a JPY69.8 billion operating profit in 2024

Monday 3 November 2025
Samsung’s 2nm Tesla gamble: a long shot or a long-awaited comeback?
Samsung Electronics' foundry division appears poised for a long-anticipated recovery after winning consecutive chip orders from Tesla. Following reports that Samsung would handle Tesla's AI6 chip, new industry sources now say the automaker's AI5 chip, once thought to be TSMC's exclusive project, will also be fabricated by Samsung using a 2nm process
Monday 3 November 2025
US becomes largest production base for South Korean's top conglomerates
South Korea's major corporate groups have significantly expanded their production assets in the US over the past eight years, overtaking China and Vietnam as the leading overseas manufacturing hub. Data from CEO Score, cited by CEO Score Daily and Newsis, shows the top ten conglomerates increased their combined overseas production assets from KRW209.2 trillion (US$146.27 billion) in 2016 to KRW490.7 trillion by the end of 2024
Monday 3 November 2025
Moore Threads secures CSRC approval for IPO, set to become China's first AI GPU listing

Chinese GPU maker Moore Threads has received CSRC approval for its IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market, marking a key milestone in the country's push to advance its domestic AI GPU industry. The CSRC approved the registration on October 30, according to Securities Times and Guancha.cn, prompting multiple listed firms to reveal their equity stakes and partnerships with Moore Threads

Monday 3 November 2025
Huawei server spin-off xFusion eyes IPO after four years of rapid growth

Singapore-based xFusion International (xFusion) is preparing for an IPO nearly four years after it separated from Huawei's x86 server division, according to Chinastarmarket.cn

Sunday 2 November 2025
Samsung's Exynos 2600 chips challenge Apple and Qualcomm in early benchmarks
Samsung Electronics' next-generation application processor, the Exynos 2600, appears poised to reclaim the spotlight in the high-end smartphone chip market, with early benchmark tests suggesting it outperforms Apple's A19 Pro and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in multi-core performance