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Monday 1 July 2024
Volkswagen, SAIC maintain deep ties with agreements to co-develop five EV models
The Volkswagen Group, one of the major foreign automakers operating in China, signed multiple new energy technology cooperation agreements with the SAIC Group on June 27.
Monday 1 July 2024
China nationalizes rare earth resources
China introduced stringent regulations on rare earth elements, effective from October 1.
Monday 1 July 2024
Weekly news roundup: Indian chip companies look to smaller cities, fire at Micron Taiwan fab raises chip price concerns
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of June 24 – June 28.
Friday 28 June 2024
China's HBM demands account for 7% of 2024 global total
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is becoming the core of the High-Performance Computing (HPC) arms race.
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korean battery makers could benefit from Tesla 46800 cell production headache
Media reported that Tesla was considering ceasing production of 46800 cells due to multiple difficulties.
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung leads chip market amid surging AI memory demand, but foundry gap with TSMC widens
Samsung Electronics emerged as the leader in the global semiconductor market (excluding foundry) in the first quarter of 2024, capturing an 11% market share by sales value, according...
Friday 28 June 2024
Auto semiconductor market unlikely to be cautiously optimistic in 3Q24 despite rising car sales
The global automotive market is expected to become cautiously optimistic in the third quarter of 2024 as uncertainties like the European Union's election and the bloc's provisional...
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korea's AI and chip talent drain threatens 'national security' amid stark salary gap with US
South Korea faces a severe talent drain in the AI and semiconductor sectors due to a stark salary gap compared to their US counterparts, posing a national security threat as these...
Friday 28 June 2024
Next-level AI assistants: Apple's Siri vs. Huawei's Xiaoyi
Apple introduced Apple Intelligence at its June 11, 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), followed by Huawei unveiling HarmonyOS NEXT on June 21.
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung in talks to join UALink alliance and bolster competition against Nvidia
The Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) alliance, which saw the gathering of many IT giants, is committed to challenging the NVLink ecosystem, an AI chip accelerator interconnect technology...
Friday 28 June 2024
How is Taiwan holding strong in the global chip race?
Taiwan's semiconductor foundry industry has solidified its position as an indispensable player in the global semiconductor...
Friday 28 June 2024
MWC Shanghai opens with focus on AI, 5G-A
As China marks the fifth anniversary of the commercialization of 5G mobile networks in 2024, 5G Advanced networks (also known as 5.5G or 5G-A) have begun to attract much attention.
Friday 28 June 2024
Competitiveness of 6G OLED lines remains despite rising popularity of 8.6G ones
Although many display manufacturers are shifting to 8.6G production lines to improve OLED production efficiency, Korean media reports pointed out that new technology takes time to...
Friday 28 June 2024
Aftermarket suppliers increase NEV investment as inventory clearance ends
Automotive supply chains in Taiwan and China are seeing limited financial growth during the off-season in July and August. However, as inventory destocking ends, new energy vehicle...
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung reportedly mulling using MediaTek SoC in next-gen flagship smartphones
Samsung Electronics, according to recent speculation emerging from the market, is looking at the possibility of adopting MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9400 SoC for its next-generation...
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