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Monday 3 March 2025
SmartSens and Nexchip's CIS partnership boosts China's chip ambitions
SmartSens Technology (Shanghai) Co., a top Chinese CMOS image sensor (CIS) manufacturer, announced on February 27 a long-term strategic partnership with Nexchip Semiconductor, a Hefei-based...
Monday 3 March 2025
Adata partners with Itochu Corporation to strengthen presence in Japan's memory market
On February 27th, Adata announced the formalization of a strategic partnership with Itochu Corporation, a prominent Japanese conglomerate, and its subsidiary, Itochu Retail Link Corporation...
Friday 28 February 2025
Chinese smartphone brands enjoyed growth in 4Q24 before a close to 10% decline in 1Q25, says DIGITIMES
With non-Chinese markets entering their traditional off-season and the Chinese market lacking a nationwide shopping promotion event, overall smartphone shipments by Chinese brands...
Thursday 27 February 2025
US tech giants launch quantum chips, South Korean firms focus on applications
As US technology companies continue to unveil quantum processing units (QPUs), the commercialization of quantum computers is expected to accelerate. South Korean firms are also investing...
Thursday 27 February 2025
SK Hynix reportedly hits 70% yield in HBM4 testing
SK Hynix has reportedly reached a significant milestone in its pre-production trials by raising the yield rate of its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) to 70%. This achievement...
Thursday 27 February 2025
JDI and OLEDWorks seeking JPY100 billion subsidy from New York State for advanced display fab project
Japan Display Inc. (JDI) and OLEDWorks are collaborating to construct an advanced OLED display facility in New York. They are seeking a subsidy of approximately JPY100 billion (US$670.33...
Thursday 27 February 2025
China's tungsten export controls disrupt global supply, cause market price fluctuations
China's dominance in global tungsten production, accounting for over 80% of the supply, has placed the country in a strategic position amid escalating tensions with the US. Beginning...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Unitree shakes up robotics market with aggressive pricing; takes on Boston Dynamics
Unitree Robotics, the Hangzhou-based startup behind the YangBOT performance at CCTV's New Year's Gala, is making waves in the robotics industry. Founder Xingxing Wang was recently...
Thursday 27 February 2025
China stimulus programs fuel memory price rebound, but Korean vendors have concerns
Prices of mature process memory, long hit by oversupply due to fast capacity expansion at Chinese makers, are expected to rebound, thanks to the Chinese government's consumption stimulus...
Thursday 27 February 2025
SK Hynix begins first fab construction at Yongin cluster, eye 2027 completion
SK Hynix has advanced the groundbreaking of its first-phase Yongin Semiconductor Cluster plant (Yongin 1) from March 2025 to late February 2025 after the Yongin Special City government...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Zhaoxin CPUs now fully support DeepSeek-R1 LLM, advancing China's AI hardware
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., China's x86 CPU manufacturer, has successfully deployed the DeepSeek-R1 distilled model across its entire hardware lineup, supporting models ranging...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Meet Renrong Yu: the quiet billionaire behind China's semiconductor rise
Recently, China's State Council organized a private enterprise forum, convening leading figures from various high-tech industries, including internet services, robotics, electric...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Nissan lacks momentum for either mainstream or innovative cars
Nissan has been struggling with the bleak outlook that no one seems to be able or willing to come to its rescue, either from within or outside of the Japanese automaker.
Thursday 27 February 2025
Huawei dominates China's 2024 foldable market: Mate X5, Pocket 2 capture nearly 40% share
China's foldable smartphone market surged in 2024, with competition reaching new heights. Huawei led the pack, securing 51.29% market share, well ahead of rivals. Its Mate X5 and...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Chinese smartphone AP shipments decrease sequentially in 4Q24, but stay flat in 1Q25, says DIGITIMES
Chinese smartphone application processors (APs) shipments are expected to remain stable in the first quarter of 2025 despite the traditional off-season, supported by China's handset...