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Wednesday 12 June 2024
Chinese battery makers unfazed by US threats of sanctions
Chinese battery makers CATL and Gotion High-Tech have dismissed US congressmen's accusations that forced labor is involved in their supply chains
Tuesday 11 June 2024
UAE Minister says US concerns over chip supplies to China valid
The United Arab Emirates believes US concerns about sensitive chip technology moving from the Middle East and into China are justified, according to a top official
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Turkey to impose 40% tariffs on Chinese vehicles; Volvo reportedly shifts EV production to Belgium
More changes that could affect the automotive industry's dynamics have emerged ahead of the European Union's expected tariff increase
Tuesday 11 June 2024
China's mineral supremacy can influence US and the rest of the world's EV game
The US tightened the eligibility of EV incentives offered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the beginning of 2024
Tuesday 11 June 2024
China reports growing exports in semiconductors, implying overcapacity
Official data from the Chinese government showed that semiconductor exports from China rose at a faster pace in the first five months of the year, as the country, particularly SMIC, is facing intensifying competition from its counterparts in China in mature nodes
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Weekly news roundup: SPIL injects US$1.276 billion into Penang to build packaging, testing capacity
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of June 3 – June 7
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Targeting AR device market, Samsung Display unveils LEDoS development process
Samsung Display (SDC) has unveiled its outlook for the LED on Silicon (LEDoS) technology for Augmented Reality (AR) device displays, expecting that LEDoS technology will evolve from the "Blue + Quantum Dot (QD)" method to the "RGB 3-panel" and "Monolithic 1-panel" methods
Friday 7 June 2024
Samsung chairman visits Verizon as first stop of two-week US trip
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong recently embarked on a two-week business trip to the US
Friday 7 June 2024
Nine local carmakers approved to test L3 vehicle autonomy in China
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has approved nine local carmakers to conduct public trials on Level 3 and Level 4 vehicle autonomy. Tesla and other foreign automakers developing the technology did not make the list for a while.
Friday 7 June 2024
China Resources' acquisition of JCET shares is killing two birds with one stone
In March, China Resources announced the stunning news of acquiring SMIC's shares of JCET Group, a packaging and testing firm invested by China's National IC Industry Investment Fund (the "Big Fund"). The deal is a delicately calculated move rendering China Resources control over JCET and Sandisk
Friday 7 June 2024
Intel forming alliances to combat Nvidia; setting up for Gaudi 3 and AI development tools
While Computex 2024 in Taiwan is taking up all the spotlight, Intel hosted the Intel AI Summit 2024 in South Korea
Friday 7 June 2024
AI-enabled PCs, smartphones with PIM technology on the horizon
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have been at the forefront of developing the Processing-In-Memory (PIM) technology in recent years. They are poised to integrate it into AI-enabled PCs and smartphones within a few years
Friday 7 June 2024
Chinese government gaining control of domestic semiconductor industry
China's state-owned capital has been fast expanding its investment in the country's semiconductor industry, taking control of major firms, according to industry sources
Thursday 6 June 2024
China's Big Chip Fund to exceed US$47.5 billion goal, adviser says
China's main national chip fund should wind up raising more than the US$47.5 billion originally disclosed, a senior adviser to Beijing said, reflecting the government's resolve to close a technology gap with the US
Thursday 6 June 2024
How hard to snatch 2nm foundry orders from TSMC?
Semiconductor foundry companies have started to compete in the 2nm process shortly after their 3nm production lines started humming to mass produce for customers. There is something to learn from Samsung's 6-month lead to producing 3nm wafers with Gate-All-Around (GAA) architecture in June 2022
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research