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Monday 8 December 2025
China expected to surpass Taiwan as second-largest IC design revenue generator by 2026, IDC forecasts
According to IDC's latest forecast, released on December 5, 2025, China is expected to overtake Taiwan, accounting for the world's second-largest integrated circuit (IC) design revenue...
Monday 8 December 2025
Auto supply chains face stricter demand for non-Chinese standards
As geopolitical tensions between China and multiple countries intensify alongside China's aggressive expansion into overseas automotive markets, supply chain players reveal that customer...
Monday 8 December 2025
Schmidt says China’s AI ascent is losing lift as capital thins—but the real bubble, he argues, is in doubting AI
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, has warned that China may fall behind the US in artificial intelligence (AI) development due to restricted access to funding. Speaking at a Harvard...
Monday 8 December 2025
South Korea's Enforus tapped as POSCO's hydrogen partner for green steel transition
Facing intensifying carbon-reduction pressures, traditional steelmaker POSCO Holdings has partnered with South Korean high-temperature water electrolysis firm Enforus to accelerate...
Monday 8 December 2025
Huawei's Peter Zhou says China's storage stack is stressed yet still primed for global standing
China's storage industry is at a critical juncture. Surging AI workloads have fuelled a global shortage of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and pushed storage to the forefront of the semiconductor...
Monday 8 December 2025
Huawei founder sees oversupply risk, reveals training of 3,000 chip specialists
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said artificial intelligence is poised to deliver the most significant industrial gains over the next three to five years, but he warned that the global...
Sunday 7 December 2025
South Korea bets on airport GSE to break 90% power chip import lock
South Korea is racing to slash its more than 90% dependence on imported power semiconductors. Industry leaders warn that this reliance threatens the country's competitiveness in electric...
Saturday 6 December 2025
Alibaba Cloud accelerates on AI; Huawei Cloud enters a pivotal leadership transition
Alibaba and Google have converged on a common view as the US tech giant re-engages in AI: a full-stack strategy is now the price of entry for large-model competition. Both stand among...
Saturday 6 December 2025
Huawei patent reveals DUV method to replicate 2nm-class chipmaking without EUV
A newly released filing from China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) shows Huawei submitted a patent in June 2022 outlining a method to achieve 2nm-class metal...
Saturday 6 December 2025
China's expanding AI talent pool key to global tech rivalry with US
The next stage in the artificial intelligence (AI) competition between China and the US will depend primarily on each country's ability to cultivate, attract, and retain top-tier...
Saturday 6 December 2025
CarUX finalizes Pioneer acquisition, eyes growth in smart mobility
CarUX, a subsidiary of Innolux, completed its acquisition of Japan's Pioneer and formalized the deal at a joint press conference in Tokyo on December 4, 2025. The companies stated...
Friday 5 December 2025
European auto suppliers hedge bets as Chinese EVs move into Europe

As global automakers and their supply chains struggle with the growing pains of electrification, a quiet hedging strategy is emerging,...

Friday 5 December 2025
Strong EV sales don't guarantee profits for Xiaomi's supply chain

Xiaomi's electric vehicle has dominated headlines since its debut, and its sales have been impressive by any measure. But that excitement...

Friday 5 December 2025
Broadcom CEO visits South Korea as Samsung HBM4 reportedly obtains Google TPU certification
Update: Samsung has since reached out to DIGITIMES and denied this report. The company also declined to provide more details.
Friday 5 December 2025
Moore Threads soars fivefold on STAR Market debut as US$1.07bn fuels AI chip drive
Moore Threads, billed as China's first domestic GPU stock, debuted on 5 December with a near fivefold jump from its issue price, becoming the STAR Market's largest IPO in 2025. The...