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Monday 6 January 2025
Apple, BYD joins humanoid robotics race amid AI surge
Apple's recent entry into the humanoid robotics market is gaining momentum, with recent developments confirming its active involvement. The company unveiled a robotic perception system,...
Monday 6 January 2025
US bans to continually drive China's AI chip adaptation in 2025
Chinese AI chip development is showing signs of maturity and innovation as the industry adapts to tightened US technology restrictions. With the start of 2025, new US measures have...
Monday 6 January 2025
Chinese AI firm SenseTime cuts back on Singapore office space
SenseTime Group is reducing its office footprint in Singapore, scaling back once-lofty ambitions at a time when it is struggling to compete in the post-ChatGPT era.
Monday 6 January 2025
China flexes lithium dominance with plans for tech-export curbs
China is planning tougher scrutiny on exports of technology to make battery materials, as Beijing looks to protect its grip on a crucial supply chain amid rising global trade tensi...
Monday 6 January 2025
Weekly news roundup: STSP emerges as global chipmaking hub; US government seeks public opinion to ban Chinese-made drones
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 30 – January 3.
Monday 6 January 2025
Hanwha Qcells secures US$1.45 billion federal loan for Georgia solar hub
Hanwha Qcells, a subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions, has secured a US$1.45 billion low-interest loan to accelerate the development of its integrated Solar Hub in Georgia, the US. The...
Monday 6 January 2025
US ramps up solar trade barriers as China struggles with oversupply
The global solar energy landscape enters 2025 with seismic shifts as the US tightens trade measures against Southeast Asia and China's dominance in N-type TOPCon technology sparks...
Monday 6 January 2025
Japan's challenges in advanced semiconductor manufacturing
Unlike Europe's Dark Ages, Japan's semiconductor industry has maintained its strength throughout its history. Japan dominates the semiconductor materials industry and holds one-third...
Monday 6 January 2025
Sekisui Chemical to invest US$2 billion in perovskite solar cells by 2030
Sekisui Chemical is set to acquire Sharp's Sakai facility in Osaka to construct a new factory for next-generation perovskite solar cells. Sekisui plans to form a new solar cell company...
Friday 3 January 2025
China's AI firms gain ground with open-source strategy
The development of AI models in China has progressed at an impressive pace, with a proactive embrace of open-source strategies in recent years. These efforts have not only garnered...
Friday 3 January 2025
TSMC talent poaching limits highlighted by Samsung exec departure
Following the widely reported departure of Lin Jing-cheng "Vic" (J. C. Lin) from Samsung Electronics in December 2024, industry analysts are now assessing the impact of his brief...
Friday 3 January 2025
Honor preps for IPO with corporate restructuring and rebranding
Honor, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, announced on its official website that it has transitioned into a joint-stock company as of December 28, 2024, with its official name now...
Friday 3 January 2025
China accelerates LLM development as ByteDance's AI spending rivals BAT combined
DeepSeek, an emerging AI company, has launched DeepSeek-V3, the first version of its new open-source model series. According to official data, this model outperforms other leading...
Friday 3 January 2025
China and US policies drive panel production growth in 1Q25
As the new year unfolds, the global economy and trade dynamics remain highly complex and unpredictable. Among these developments, significant policy changes in both China and the...
Friday 3 January 2025
Taiwan expands control list on core tech exports to China
Taiwan has implemented comprehensive regulations to prevent the transfer of sensitive technologies, including advanced chips, to mainland China, reinforcing national security and...