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Monday 22 January 2024
Chinese exports of battery material graphite plunge on controls
China's exports of natural graphite, a material used in electric vehicle batteries, plummeted in December after Beijing href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-20/china-strengthens-export-controls-on-some-graphite-items"...
Monday 22 January 2024
AI-powered overhaul: Galaxy S24 series display panels get a major upgrade
Samsung Electronics has officially unveiled its next-generation flagship Galaxy S24 series, packed with the much-anticipated AI features. Engineered for the demands of AI-driven smartphones,...
Monday 22 January 2024
Japanese PSC materials firms ride solar wave, envision resurgence in 2030s
The Japanese-developed Perovskite Solar Cells (PSC) are the latest innovation in solar power technology. With enhanced practicality through technological evolution and strong government...
Monday 22 January 2024
Nvidia's Jensen Huang embarks on first China visit in 5 years
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was spotted again in a night market in Taipei before the annual party of its Taipei subsidiary. Media reports revealed that Huang had already visited Beijing,...
Monday 22 January 2024
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to enter glass substrate market
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has announced plans to develop semiconductor packaging glass substrates.
Monday 22 January 2024
Kyushu IC production value hits JPY1 trillion for first time in 16 years
The semiconductor industry in Kyushu, Japan, is gradually recovering, with IC production value exceeding JPY1 trillion (US$68 billion) from January to November 2023.
Monday 22 January 2024
Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix vie for HBM dominance in AI era
The emergence of generative AI has made high-bandwidth memory (HBM) a bonanza, which helped the memory industry recover from huge losses due to inventory corrections in 2023.
Monday 22 January 2024
TSMC and Samsung accelerate UCIe commercialization, entering chiplet mass production race in 1H24
TSMC and Samsung Electronics are gearing up for a chiplet mass production race. Both industry giants are set to materialize the commercialization of UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect...
Monday 22 January 2024
Samsung's self-developed AP Exynos 2400 revives, thanks to AI
Samsung Electronics announced its flagship Galaxy S24 series for Spring 2024, which included the revival of its self-developed application processor (AP), the Exynos 2400. With its...
Monday 22 January 2024
Solid-state batteries expected to become available commercially in 2028, says DIGITIMES Research
Considering the development plans of individual companies in China, Japan, and Korea, solid-state batteries are expected to enter mass production in 2025 and be available commercially...
Monday 22 January 2024
China-based semiconductor equipment suppliers expected to continue surging growth in 2024
Amid the semiconductor cycle that is nearing or has reached its bottom, the rising demands for AI and EVs, and indigenization in packaging and testing, semiconductor equipment suppliers...
Monday 22 January 2024
Weekly news roundup: US congress urges tariffs amid concerns over China's chip dominance
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of January 15-19:
Monday 22 January 2024
Sakana AI secures US$30M from Sony and co., paving the way for Japan's GenAI leap
Founded in 2023 by former Google AI researchers Llion Jones and David Ha, startup Sakana AI has attracted significant investments from leading Japanese companies such as NTT, KDDI,...
Monday 22 January 2024
Pegatron maintains strong footing in China despite asset transaction with Luxshare, says chairman
In December, Pegatron surprised the market by yielding control of its Kunshan subsidiary to China-based Luxshare. Pegatron said it was a collaborative decision with its customers,...
Friday 19 January 2024
Global EV market grows in 2023 while concerns for soft demand remain
Although the world has experienced an economic downturn and consumer spending decline, data from a South Korean research firm showed that the global EV market kept expanding in 2023...
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