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Tuesday 2 July 2024
Chinese EV vendors expand into Central Asia, Africa markets
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers such as BYD, Hozon Auto, and Xpeng Motors are seeking to replicate the success of Transsion Holdings in the mobile phone business by venturing into new markets in Central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Qualcomm, MediaTek feel pressure from Huawei comeback in Chinese handset market
Chinese handset brands' international sales performances will be crucial in easing the pressure Qualcomm and MediaTek are seeing from Huawei's revival in China's market, according to industry sources
Monday 1 July 2024
China's AI startups head to Singapore in a bid for global growth
When Wu Cunsong and Chen Binghui founded their artificial intelligence startup two years ago in Hangzhou, China, they quickly ran into obstacles, including a dearth of venture capital. This March, they did what scores of other Chinese AI firms have done and moved their company, Tabcut, 2,500 miles southwest to Singapore
Monday 1 July 2024
South Korea's export growth accelerates on record chip sales
South Korea's export growth accelerated last month, reflecting resilience in global demand as the artificial intelligence and technology sectors drive record gains in semiconductor sales
Monday 1 July 2024
Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrates 9 tech firm strengths to show tech resilience
The US-China technology trade war is forcing China's local technology enterprises to stand on their own feet and further strengthen the self-sufficiency of their local supply chains. Recently, nine listed technology companies under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have joined together to show off their latest products and technological advances, demonstrating the resilience of the local supply chain and its ability to defy external blockades and sieges
Monday 1 July 2024
Samsung builds industry's first CXL facility to receive Red Hat certification
Samsung Electronics recently announced that it has successfully built the industry's first Compute Express Link (CXL) infrastructure facility certified by Red Hat. This will help provide customized services and seize market opportunities
Monday 1 July 2024
SK Group chairman met with Microsoft and OpenAI CEOs to reinforce global AI partnership network
Following discussions with the CEOs of Nvidia and TSMC about AI semiconductor collaboration, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won (Anthony Chey) visited the US in June 2024 and met with major US tech company executives, including OpenAI and Microsoft, to reinforce partnerships with AI service providers
Monday 1 July 2024
Volkswagen, SAIC maintain deep ties with agreements to co-develop five EV models
The Volkswagen Group, one of the major foreign automakers operating in China, signed multiple new energy technology cooperation agreements with the SAIC Group on June 27
Monday 1 July 2024
China nationalizes rare earth resources
China introduced stringent regulations on rare earth elements, effective from October 1
Monday 1 July 2024
Weekly news roundup: Indian chip companies look to smaller cities, fire at Micron Taiwan fab raises chip price concerns
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of June 24 – June 28
Friday 28 June 2024
China's HBM demands account for 7% of 2024 global total
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is becoming the core of the High-Performance Computing (HPC) arms race
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korean battery makers could benefit from Tesla 46800 cell production headache
Media reported that Tesla was considering ceasing production of 46800 cells due to multiple difficulties
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung leads chip market amid surging AI memory demand, but foundry gap with TSMC widens
Samsung Electronics emerged as the leader in the global semiconductor market (excluding foundry) in the first quarter of 2024, capturing an 11% market share by sales value, according to Counterpoint Research statistics cited by South Korean media outlets Business Post and Edaily
Friday 28 June 2024
Auto semiconductor market unlikely to be cautiously optimistic in 3Q24 despite rising car sales
The global automotive market is expected to become cautiously optimistic in the third quarter of 2024 as uncertainties like the European Union's election and the bloc's provisional tariffs on Chinese EVs diminish. The coming quarter offers the best opportunity for governments to boost the economy
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korea's AI and chip talent drain threatens 'national security' amid stark salary gap with US
South Korea faces a severe talent drain in the AI and semiconductor sectors due to a stark salary gap compared to their US counterparts, posing a national security threat as these industries are critical drivers of South Korea's economic and technological competitiveness
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