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Thursday 26 December 2024
Taiwan foundries well-positioned to counter Chinese pricing pressure in mature nodes
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries have implemented various strategies to counter China's competitive pricing in mature process nodes, according to industry sources.
Thursday 26 December 2024
Japan injects US$638 million into Rapidus chip mass production
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has allocated JPY100 billion (US$638 million) in its fiscal 2025 budget proposal (April 2025 to March 2026) to support domestic...
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...
Thursday 26 December 2024
Chinese Data Center Operator Yovole Is Said to Consider US IPO
Yovole is considering an initial public offering in the US, people familiar with the matter said, years after the Chinese data center operator's failed attempt to list in mainland...
Thursday 26 December 2024
South Korea proposes creation of KSMC , modeled after TSMC
South Korea's semiconductor industry is considering the creation of KSMC amid claims of facing its biggest crisis ever, prompting calls for KRW300 trillion (US$207 billion) in government...
Thursday 26 December 2024
Tesla face wave of Chinese auto rivals in humanoid robots race
Following Xiaomi's venture into electric vehicles, automakers are now emerging as key players in the humanoid robot market. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the company's...
Thursday 26 December 2024
Honda-Nissan deal may be key in fight against China's BYD
Honda Motor Co. absorbing Nissan Motor Co. could give the two struggling Japanese brands the scale they need to take on China's BYD, sales figures released Wednesday show.
Thursday 26 December 2024
SustainaCircuits: Japan's Elephantech unveils general-purpose multilayer PCBs
Elephantech Inc., a Tokyo-based printed electronics manufacturer, has announced a breakthrough in developing general-purpose multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs). The company's...
Thursday 26 December 2024
Japanese IT giants launch profound transformation amid digital shift
Major Japanese technology companies are undertaking comprehensive transformation initiatives in response to digital transformation and generative AI challenges, according to Nikkei...
Thursday 26 December 2024
HBM4 race heats up among memory giants: customization and DRAM scaling at the crux
Micron is aggressively expanding its footprint in the high-bandwidth memory market, capitalizing on surging AI chip demand to accelerate growth. Backing this expansion, the company...
Thursday 26 December 2024
Samsung's overreliance on Qualcomm raises concerns
While Samsung Electronics (Samsung) can breathe a sigh of relief as Qualcomm's close collaborator following the US semiconductor manufacturer's victory in its lawsuit against UK semiconductor...
Thursday 26 December 2024
Samsung to reportedly slash 2025 foldable phone targets amid weak Galaxy Z6 sales
Samsung Electronics (Samsung) plans to boost shipments of its Galaxy S series in 2025 while scaling back targets for the Galaxy Z series, as the company shifts focus to its flagship...
Wednesday 25 December 2024
AI-powered inkjet tech breakthrough enables precision coating for advanced semiconductors
Elephantech, a Tokyo-based printed electronics manufacturer, has introduced NeuralJet™, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered inkjet technology that improves precision in...
Wednesday 25 December 2024
China's EV price war: 2 years of financial turmoil and supply chain chaos
China's electric vehicle (EV) industry has endured a two-year price war, leading to significant profit compression across the supply chain. Automakers have slashed costs to defend...
Wednesday 25 December 2024
Sony Semiconductor doubles image sensor shipments to 20 billion, builds new facility in Kumamoto
A report by Nikkei Asia reveals that Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing, operating mainly from four factories in Kyushu, Japan, has shipped over 20 billion image sensors. To...
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research