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Friday 3 January 2025
China accelerates LLM development as ByteDance's AI spending rivals BAT combined
DeepSeek, an emerging AI company, has launched DeepSeek-V3, the first version of its new open-source model series. According to official data, this model outperforms other leading...
Friday 3 January 2025
Motherboard and graphics card makers embrace AI server boom
Taiwan's major motherboard and graphics card manufacturers are capitalizing on opportunities in the AI server sector, with projected operational growth in 2025, according to industry...
Friday 3 January 2025
India's machine tool demand surges, Japanese firms seek growth as Chinese competition intensifies
India's growing economy and the make-in-India initiative have spurred significant demand for machine tools in electronics, automotive, and semiconductors, prompting Japanese manufacturers...
Friday 3 January 2025
Humanoid robots race heats up as Tesla, Huawei eye 2025 production
Tesla's ambitious humanoid robots initiative, first unveiled during its AI Day in 2021, is approaching a crucial milestone. Elon Musk's Optimus robot, designed to handle mundane,...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Samsung loses former TSMC exec after contract expires
Samsung Electronics's hiring of Jing-cheng "Vic" Lin(J. C. Lin) from TSMC in a bid to bolster its semiconductor packaging technology made headlines in early 2023. However, reports...
Tuesday 31 December 2024
2024 review: IC design houses saw uneven cloud, edge AI demand
The IC design industry has seen demand in 2024 vary starkly across different applications: cloud AI-related demand continued to grow month by month, while the edge device sector was...
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Samsung awards DS division with bonuses of up to 16% in 2024
Samsung Electronics has reportedly announced the distribution of Overall Performance Incentives (OPI) across its departments. The Device Solutions (DS) division, finally turning a...
Tuesday 31 December 2024
2024 review: AI boom and geopolitics disrupt the global semiconductor industry
The semiconductor industry witnessed unprecedented transformations in 2024, marked by strategic acquisitions, technological breakthroughs, and geopolitical tensions. As artificial...
Monday 30 December 2024
Notebook shipment update, November 2024

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Friday 27 December 2024
China leads SiC patent surge, but global impact remains limited
The electric vehicle boom has accelerated Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology development, with Chinese firms emerging as significant contributors. A report from French research firm...
Thursday 26 December 2024
Tesla escalates China EV price war ahead of 2025
Tesla China has reduced the starting price of its Model Y rear-wheel drive model to CNY239,900 (US$32,870) on its official website, making it the lowest-priced version of this model...
Wednesday 25 December 2024
Mars Semiconductor eyes 2025 recovery, with focus on x86 project
Faced with challenging market conditions, system-on-chip (SoC) and private Wi-Fi (pWi-Fi) specialist Mars Semiconductor is streamlining operational expenses to maintain profitability,...
Wednesday 25 December 2024
Toyota reportedly eyes wholly-owned EV factory in China
Toyota Motor reportedly plans to set up a new plant in Shanghai, China, to produce EVs for its luxury Lexus brand. This would mark the first fully-owned manufacturing facility by...
Wednesday 25 December 2024
India RISC-V startup secures US$8 million, plans mass-producing first MCU by 2025
Mindgrove Technologies, an India-based IC design house, has secured US$8 million in funding, positioning the startup to commercialize its RISC-V products amid the Indian government's...
Tuesday 24 December 2024
China advances in mature chip manufacturing amid geopolitical frictions
As US-Sino chip tensions rise, Beijing strengthens its position in mature process chip manufacturing, echoing its earlier solar panel strategy. While the US maintains a lead in advanced...