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Tuesday 13 January 2026
Nvidia denies requiring Chinese customers to prepay for H200 chips
Nvidia said it does not require customers to make upfront payments for its H200 artificial intelligence chips. The statement pushes back against a Reuters report claiming...
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Xiaomi's XRing strategy raises pressure on MediaTek, Qualcomm
Market sources say Xiaomi is expanding its in-house XRing chip lineup. Beyond developing the next-generation XRing O2 on TSMC's N3P process, the company also plans to extend these...
Tuesday 13 January 2026
How South Korea will revive Gwangju's advanced optical industry
South Korea's optoelectronics industry once grew rapidly with Gwangju as its center, but growth slowed under competition from China. The National Assembly of South Korea recently held...
Tuesday 13 January 2026
China's EV industry faces a state-mandated reset as energy caps take effect
As 2026 begins, China has put into force the world's first mandatory national standard governing energy consumption for electric vehicles, drawing a sharp new line for an industry...
Monday 12 January 2026
China-style NXP model? Unigroup Guoxin buys WeEn to build a design-to-fab power chip platform

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics has launched a stock-and-cash deal to acquire control of WeEn Semiconductors, a China-owned power semiconductor...

Monday 12 January 2026
US scraps planned restrictions on Chinese-made drones

The US Commerce Department has withdrawn a proposal that would have restricted or potentially barred imports of Chinese-made drones, stepping...

Monday 12 January 2026
China files for over 200,000 LEO satellites, challenging global spectrum allocation
According to data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), China filed in December 2025 to secure frequency and orbital resources for more than 200,000 low-earth orbit...
Monday 12 January 2026
HP seeks Chinese memory suppliers as DRAM shortage bites
HP is reportedly evaluating Chinese memory suppliers as a global shortage of DRAM tightens supply for consumer devices, according to analyst commentary citing discussions with Bank...
Monday 12 January 2026
Beijing's tech standards reshape global auto industry
As the world's largest market for electric vehicles, China is quietly rewriting the competitive logic of the global automotive industry. By redefining technical thresholds, Beijing...
Monday 12 January 2026
Huawei steps up 2026 smartphone offensive, Pura series targets market share
Despite ongoing US restrictions on Huawei's access to 5G smartphone chips and Google Mobile Services (GMS), the company has re-established a strong position in China by advancing its...
Monday 12 January 2026
South Korea accelerates SiC and GaN power chip production with new policy push
South Korea is stepping up policy support for next-generation power semiconductors as part of a broader push to strengthen domestic chip manufacturing and reduce reliance on overseas...
Monday 12 January 2026
TCL climbs to No. 2 in global TV shipments

TCL has risen to second place worldwide in TV shipments, trailing only Samsung Electronics, as the Chinese electronics group leverages supply...

Monday 12 January 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI memory effects in DRAM, HBM4, and TSMC's global expansion
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories of the first full week of 2026: January 5-11.
Monday 12 January 2026
Beijing pulls out rare earth card against Japan; Murata says production unaffected so far
On January 6, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that, to safeguard national security and interests, it would strengthen export controls on dual-use items to Japan...
Monday 12 January 2026
Samsung eyes BOE OLED panels for Galaxy S series
Samsung Electronics is reportedly evaluating whether to source OLED display panels from China's BOE Technology Group for its flagship Galaxy S smartphone lineup, as it looks to rein...