SK Hynix reportedly is slated to start mass production of the sixth-generation 10nm 1c DRAM in the third quarter of 2024, ahead of Samsung's schedule, drawing significant attention from the industry

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have enlisted Amazon.com Inc. and Nvidia Corp. to fund a new joint artificial intelligence research program, as the two nations look to improve collaboration around the quickly emerging technology

Dixon announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in the Indian subsidiary of Transsion Holdings, a China-based company

Chinese home appliance manufacturer Midea Group signed a strategic partnership with EV company Nio to develop EV components and other technology

Following an anti-subsidy investigation on China-made EVs launched in 2023, the European Union is reportedly considering resuming the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probes on Chinese photovoltaic (PV) panels

Coinciding with ASML's 40^th anniversary, Martin van den Brink and Peter Wennink, Co-Presidents of Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML, are set to retire in the spring of 2024. Their departure marks the end of an era and a remarkable chapter in ASML's corporate history

SK Group is reportedly planning to merge its battery company, SK On, and lubricant subsidiary, SK Enmove, to proceed with turning SK On into a publicly traded business. The news came after SK Group said it might delay the battery arm's initial public offering (IPO)

Microsoft Corp. will invest $2.9 billion over the next two years to boost its hyperscale cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Japan, marking its biggest investment in the country

The average growth of equipment investments by Japanese enterprises is projected to reach 8.5% during fiscal 2024 (April 2024-March 2025), marking the highest surge since 1989, according to the latest Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises released on April 1 by the Bank of Japan

China boasts the world's largest market for pure electric and hybrid vehicles

China is experiencing a reshuffling of the EV market after rapidly scaling the sector. As the situation intensifies, some automotive parts companies have gradually reduced supplies to China's homegrown carmakers, shifting focus to European, US, and other customers

The Chinese government is pushing large-scale equipment upgrades and a trade-in policy of exchanging old consumer goods for new ones

TSMC and Japan's Kumamoto University have announced a collaboration to cultivate semiconductor talent and conduct semiconductor research. Ever since TSMC built a wafer fab in Kumamoto through its subsidiary JASM, there have been concerns over the shortage of local semiconductor talent. To alleviate these concerns, TSMC has partnered with Kyushu University, Kumamoto University, and others to nurture more talents

A recent report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has emerged, indicating Baidu is poised to provide AI capabilities for Apple's next-generation iPhone 16

China's production capacity in mature semiconductor processes has continued to grow with the substantial financial backing of the government. For power semiconductor manufacturer Force-MOS, the company has been avoiding the cutthroat price slashing in China's electric vehicle (EV) market, and as MOSFET wafer shipments held steady in the first quarter of 2024, order volumes are expected to remain at the same level reaching into the second quarter