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Monday 9 December 2024
China's EV industry: a decade of booms, busts, and risky bets
China's electric vehicle (EV) sector sparked to life in 2014, marked by the emergence of pioneering startups like NIO, Li Auto, and XPeng Motors. In the five years that followed,...
Monday 9 December 2024
Japanese logistics companies prepare specialized transport solutions for Rapidus semiconductor plant
Rapidus is underway with the construction of a wafer fab in Chitose City, Hokkaido. The company aims to commence trial production of 2nm chips by April 2025 and anticipates scaling...
Friday 6 December 2024
Apple Intelligence reportedly aims for China debut amid Baidu integration hurdles
Apple Intelligence is targeting launch in the Chinese market by April 2025, but reports indicate that its collaboration with Baidu is facing difficulties.
Friday 6 December 2024
Huawei's Mate 70 launch stirs US scrutiny amid chipmaker clampdown
Huawei unveiled its Mate 70 series in late November, and by early December, the US imposed new restrictions targeting China's semiconductor sector. Analysts speculate the high-profile...
Friday 6 December 2024
China counters US by proposing 20% price reduction on domestic products
China has unveiled countermeasures following Trump's recent announcement of a 10% tariff on Chinese imports. On December 5, the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China...
Friday 6 December 2024
China semiconductor exports projected to top CNY1 trillion in 2024
Chinese semiconductor exports are projected to exceed CNY1 trillion (US$30.8 billion) in 2024, having already reached CNY931.17 billion in the first 10 months of the year.
Friday 6 December 2024
Chinese clients hesitant in procuring local chips despite import substitution push
Despite mounting pressure for semiconductor independence, Chinese technology companies remain reluctant to fully embrace locally manufactured chips as alternatives to US-restricted...
Friday 6 December 2024
South Korea downplays the impact of US' HBM export control
The South Korean government has assured that the Biden administration's latest semiconductor control measures against China, including restrictions on high bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Friday 6 December 2024
Sakura Internet expands GenAI business, estimates need for 10,000 Nvidia GPUs annually
Sakura Internet is collaborating with NEC to develop a generative AI (GenAI) service platform, integrating NEC's "cotomi" AI technology into its offerings. To support this initiative,...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Chinese Arm-based server IC design house reportedly cutting jobs amid TSMC's 7mm chip supply halt
Recent reports indicate that Hongjun Microelectronics Technology, a Chinese Arm server processor IC designer, is undergoing significant layoffs. Industry insiders suggest this may...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Lack of homegrown chips could stifle Taiwanese drone and LEO satellite development
Development of drones and low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in Taiwan has been hindered by a lack of domestically developed chips, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 December 2024
Unisoc secures US$448 million funding to boost 5G chip development
Tsinghua Unigroup's chip subsidiary Unisoc announced plans to secure an additional CNY2 billion (US$448 million) in equity financing, following its earlier CNY4 billion (US$896 million)...
Thursday 5 December 2024
US chip curbs further accelerate China domestic automotive chip production
Following the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) addition of over 100 Chinese companies to its entity list, China's four major associations for automobiles, internet, semiconductors,...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Taiwan chip firms' China ties in crosshairs as US expands chip ban
The expansion of US trade sanctions against Chinese semiconductor firms has raised concerns among Taiwanese companies regarding their business relationships with Chinese customers...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Microchip expansion halt is a wake-up call for Chinese automotive MCU makers
Following American chipmaker Microchip Technology's announcement regarding the closure of its Fab 2 wafer factory in Arizona and pause in its application for US semiconductor subsidies,...
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