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Tuesday 10 March 2026

Commentary: China's AI focus shifts from DeepSeek V4 to OpenClaw AI agents

Sentiment in China's AI developer ecosystem is shifting. Attention that had focused on the upcoming release of the large AI model DeepSeek...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Nvidia to restart RTX 3060 with Samsung amid China curbs, Korean report says

Nvidia is preparing to resume production of its GeForce RTX 3060 graphics processing unit (GPU) through Samsung Electronics' foundry business, according to reports from the Korea...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Samsung union plans 18-day strike, adding risk to HBM supply chain

Samsung Electronics' labor union recently announced that employees who do not participate in a planned 18-day general strike from May 21 to June 7, 2026, will face penalties, sparking...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Taiwan-US memory, foundry, and packaging expansions surge; Malaysia and India reportedly face delays

The global semiconductor industry is rapidly expanding production capacity, with Taiwan, the US, and China accelerating memory, advanced packaging, and wafer foundry construction plans...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

China's EV charging war: BYD strikes back at CATL

China's electric vehicle industry is shifting its competitive focus from driving range to charging speed, as automakers and battery suppliers race to cut recharging times and improve...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Japan targets JPY40 trillion in domestic semiconductor sales by 2040

Japan plans to boost domestic semiconductor sales to JPY40 trillion (approx. US$253.5 billion) by 2040, a sharp increase from current levels, as the government intensifies efforts...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

BOE capex slowdown raises concerns for Korean display equipment suppliers

Chinese display maker BOE has signaled that its capital spending will decline in the coming years, raising concerns among South Korean display equipment suppliers that have relied...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

AI short drama 'Huo Qubing' goes viral, Seedance 2.0 cuts video generation cost below US$0.14/sec

AI-generated video technology is rapidly disrupting the film and television industry. The recent AI-generated Chinese short drama Huo Qubing has gone viral on social media,...

Monday 9 March 2026

China warns Nexperia dispute could trigger new global chip shortage

China's commerce ministry has warned that the conflict between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary could trigger another global semiconductor supply chain crisis, raising...

Monday 9 March 2026

China's new Five-Year Plan pairs tech push with consumption pivot

China's draft 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026–2030 signals that Beijing is seeking to rebalance its economic model while keeping technological development at the center of national...

Monday 9 March 2026

South Korea's IC design moves to bridge demand and local foundries

Despite holding a dominant position in the memory chip industry, South Korea's system semiconductor ecosystem remains underdeveloped, with the country's IC design market share at only...

Monday 9 March 2026

Tungsten prices surge nearly 6x amid China export controls and geopolitical tensions with Japan

Geopolitical strains between China and Japan have intensified following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on "Taiwan contingencies," impacting Japanese firms' access...

Monday 9 March 2026

Industry mulls thicker HBM standards for 20-layer stacks

Global semiconductor companies are discussing relaxing thickness standards for next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) as the industry moves toward higher stack counts in future...

Monday 9 March 2026

Nvidia halts China-bound H200 production, shifts TSMC capacity to Vera Rubin

Nvidia has halted production of artificial intelligence (AI) chips intended for the Chinese market and redirected manufacturing capacity...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Defense chips, satellite systems now "100% localized," Chinese academics say

As conflict in the Middle East intensifies and geopolitical risks rise, governments worldwide are paying closer attention to the resilience...

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