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Wednesday 26 February 2025
Samsung signs licensing agreement with YMTC for Hybrid Bonding tech
Samsung Electronics has reportedly signed a patent licensing agreement with Chinese NAND Flash manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technology Corp (YMTC) to license its Hybrid Bonding technology...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Huawei Ascend 910C reportedly hits 40% yield, turns profitable; aims for 60% industry standard
Huawei's Ascend 910C AI chip has reportedly reached a 40% manufacturing yield, marking the first time the Ascend production line has turned profitable. The company aims to improve...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
DeepSeek boosts AI momentum in China as Biren Technology eyes Hong Kong IPO
Reports indicate that Chinese AI chip manufacturer Biren Technology is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong with a target of raising US$300 million. The company is...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Semco exits smartphone HDI market with closure of Kunshan plant
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has officially shut down its smartphone motherboard (HDI) factory in Kunshan, China, as part of a broader strategy to pivot toward higher-value business...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
DeepSeek gains traction among China state-owned enterprises
DeepSeek, China's open-source large language model (LLM), is rapidly gaining momentum as state-owned enterprises eagerly embrace the AI platform. More than 20 Chinese state-owned...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
US AI chip export curb expected to impact Malaysia's data center development
Chin Tong Liew, Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI), has acknowledged that the US restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports, set to...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
DeepSeek quietly attends GDC; set to open source five code repositories this week
The 2025 Global Developer Conference (GDC) was held in Shanghai from February 22 to 23, gathering top executives, developers, and industry professionals. Unlike other participants,...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Nvidia indirectly fuels US-China GenAI rivalry as Grok 3 creates new waves
The emergence of China's DeepSeek has shocked the US market and impacted Nvidia's market value. Now, with the official launch of Grok 3 by xAI, a company founded by Tesla CEO Elon...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
China's DeepSeek sparks an automation boom, keeping supply chains local
The swift progression of AI is accelerating automation within the manufacturing sector. Contributing significantly to this trend is China's DeepSeek, which provides a cost-effective...
Monday 24 February 2025
Huaqin Technology expands into robotics as new growth driver
Guangdong Haoqin Robotics Technology was recently registered, with Huanke Wu listed as its legal representative. The company, which has a registered capital of CNY10 million (approx...
Monday 24 February 2025
Weekly news roundup: China shifts strategy on US tech rivalry; Intel reboots foundry business with UMC and MediaTek alliance
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of February 17 – February 21.
Monday 24 February 2025
Taiwanese component suppliers rethink their China plan; time for US pivot?
As the world adjusts to the evolving landscape of Trump 2.0's new policies, the global manufacturing sector finds itself at the precipice of another significant restructuring. While...
Monday 24 February 2025
China's AI talent war: tech giants offer million-yuan salaries in fierce domestic battle
As AI rapidly advances, the demand for skilled professionals has surged in China, especially in generative AI, large models, data centers, and humanoid robots. Competition for talent...
Monday 24 February 2025
Huawei's Ren Zhengfei reassures Xi: China's chip concerns fade as self-reliance efforts surge
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently attended a "Private Enterprise Symposium," which saw participation from nearly all leading companies, including Alibaba founder Jack Ma. However,...
Saturday 22 February 2025
Lenovo announces CFO transition as leadership reshuffle takes effect
Lenovo has announced a leadership transition, with Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Wai-ming Wong and Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)...