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Tuesday 21 October 2025
The quiet duopoly powering AI server substrates: Taiwan and Japan’s next supply edge
Eclat Forever Machinery (EFM), a Taiwan-based maker of advanced IC substrate equipment, told investors it expects stronger performance in 2026 than in 2025. Chairman Chou Cheng-chun...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
South Korea eyes Taiwan offshore wind bidding model to lower renewable energy PPA barriers
Advancing RE100 commitments has become a critical goal for the global tech industry, but South Korean companies face complex processes and steep costs in power purchase agreements...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
SK Hynix hits profit milestone that puts Samsung on notice
SK Hynix is on track to log its first-ever quarterly operating profit of KRW10 trillion (US$7 billion) in the third quarter of 2025, making it only the second South Korean firm after...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Global govts fill funding gap as private space investors retreat
As the global space investment boom shows signs of slowing, startups across Asia and Europe are turning increasingly to public funds to sustain momentum in aerospace innovation. According...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Huawei's HarmonyOS 6 targets AI-hardware convergence
Huawei's Terminal Business Group plans to unveil HarmonyOS 6, the latest version of its operating system, on October 22, 2025. Analysts see the launch as a signal of Huawei's push...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Samsung's HBM4 business shows promise as 1c DRAM yield nears 80%
Samsung Electronics has boosted its sixth-generation 1c DRAM yield to nearly 80%, enhancing its HBM4 competitiveness. Production is ramping up at the Pyeongtaek plant, with tests...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
China races to cut ASML reliance: AMIES unveils lithography lineup
China's semiconductor industry is stepping up its drive for self-sufficiency. In its latest move, AMIES Technology, a subsidiary of Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE), introduced...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
China challenges India's local-content incentives in EV and battery sectors at WTO
China has filed a formal complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India over a series of incentive programs that Beijing says unfairly favor domestic goods over imports...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Can Samsung's Moohan XR break Meta's hold and match Apple's Vision Pro?
Ahead of Samsung Electronics' October 22, 2025, unveiling of its first extended reality (XR) headset, Apple preemptively launched an upgraded version of its mixed reality (MR) device,...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
China's eSIM rollout hits snags as iPhone Air sparks policy growing pains
Apple's iPhone Air, the first smartphone in China without a physical SIM slot, ushers in the country's long-awaited eSIM era. But despite the milestone, eSIM adoption in China remains...
Monday 20 October 2025
Silan Microelectronics to build US$2.8B analog IC plant in Xiamen

Silan Microelectronics has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Xiamen Municipal Government and Haicang District Government...

Monday 20 October 2025
Huawei Cloud CEO demoted over data falsification scandal
On October 18, 2025, Huawei's internal disciplinary committee reportedly imposed strict penalties on senior executives within its cloud computing business unit after uncovering "data...
Monday 20 October 2025
SiCarrier builds a new semiconductor arsenal: EDA tools, 3nm testing, and EUV patents
Shenzhen SiCarrier Technologies, a fast-rising semiconductor equipment firm closely linked to Huawei, is once again making headlines with a surge of breakthroughs and strategic moves...
Monday 20 October 2025
China's rare earth clampdown reopens fault lines in US trade relations
China's rare earth exports plunged in September 2025, reflecting deepening tensions between Beijing and Washington as the world's dominant supplier of strategic minerals tightens...
Monday 20 October 2025
Nexperia turmoil deepens as Dutch HQ, China arm clash over control
Tensions are escalating at Nexperia as a dispute between its Dutch headquarters and Chinese subsidiary intensifies. Chinese media reported that Nexperia's China branch claimed in...