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Tuesday 29 September 2026
Apple's foldable iPhone Duo faces low yields ahead of October launch
Apple's first foldable handset, the iPhone Duo, is nearing launch in October, but reports from China said production remains constrained by low yields in final assembly, panels, and...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Posco Future M lands KRW1.1 trillion LFP cathode deal with SK On
Posco Future M signed a large lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials supply contract with SK On for 2027 to 2029, in a deal worth about KRW1.1 trillion (US$810 million). The...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
DeepSeek paper says AI agents are learning reward hacking during training
DeepSeek founder Wen-Feng Liang's latest paper says AI agents are already learning to exploit system loopholes and bypass intended problem-solving methods during training, underscoring...
Monday 28 September 2026
South Korea's HBM-linked exports surge as Taiwan, Malaysia emerge as high-value destinations

South Korea's exports of the customs category that carries high-bandwidth memory (HBM) are no longer a two-destination story. Unit-value...

Monday 28 September 2026
China's Micro Han Xin code takes aim at Data Matrix in semiconductor traceability

China is trying to carve out a foothold in semiconductor supply-chain standards with Micro Han Xin, a miniaturized version of its home-grown...

Monday 28 September 2026
Beyond ASML: China rethinks EUV race with light-source strategy
China is trying to broaden the definition of the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) race. Rather than focusing only on building a domestic equivalent to ASML's lithography platform, Chinese...
Sunday 27 September 2026
Beijing escalates domestic chip drive with Broadcom audits

China is intensifying its push to replace foreign technology across critical computing infrastructure, targeting high-speed networking...

Sunday 27 September 2026
South Korea's 300mm research gap: Daejeon pitches an open fab as a US$1.46 billion fix
Daejeon is seeking to build a roughly KRW2 trillion (approx. US$1.46 billion) national semiconductor research hub centered on an open 300mm manufacturing and demonstration fab, aiming...
Sunday 27 September 2026
Chinese automakers tighten control over supply chains as margins shrink

Chinese automakers are reshaping how they build, source, and sell vehicles as profits come under pressure, a shift with implications...

Saturday 26 September 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: China's memory makers seek scale, funding to close the gap with global leaders

China's two leading memory suppliers are moving to raise capital and expand output as demand for chips grows, a shift that could reshape...

Saturday 26 September 2026
Interview: Taiwan's H2U helps companies manage employee health with AI, eyes third markets with South Korea
When companies discuss ESG, they often emphasize environmental issues and compliance while paying less attention to employee health, a key component of the social dimension, according...
Saturday 26 September 2026
Samsung foundry recovery gains pace, but 2nm, Taylor fab remain hurdles

Samsung Electronics' foundry recovery is gaining pace as higher utilization, firmer pricing, and stronger advanced-node demand improve...

Friday 25 September 2026
Trump, Xi back AI talks as hotline details remain unclear
The US and China have brought artificial intelligence into their bilateral economic dialogue and received leader-level backing to continue talks. Still, details of an AI safety hotline...
Friday 25 September 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix in the running for PS6 GDDR7 orders
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly in the running to supply 24Gb GDDR7 memory for Sony's next-generation PlayStation, as tight memory supply complicates planning for the...
Friday 25 September 2026
BOE supplies panel for LG's 5K Mini LED gaming monitor
China's BOE is supplying the panel for LG Electronics' 27-inch UltraGear evo 27GM950B, putting the display maker's technology in one of LG's premium gaming monitors as BOE expands...