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Thursday 19 September 2024
China eyes Southeast Asia as vital gateway for semiconductor expansion
Since early September, Southeast Asia has solidified its position as a key player in the global semiconductor industry. Tower Semiconductor of Israel announced a US$10 billion investment...
Thursday 19 September 2024
MacBook Air supply snag: warning for Apple's cost-cutting strategy
Apple has suspended shipments from Kunshan Kersen Science and Technology, a MacBook bearing supplier, following quality concerns. The tech giant has redirected orders to US and Taiwan-based...
Thursday 19 September 2024
Chinese EV makers to boost overseas production as tariffs climb
China's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are expanding their overseas production to circumvent rising tariffs in many parts of the world. This move comes as China emerges as a...
Thursday 19 September 2024
Chinese AI developers strive for collaboration with TSMC
TSMC, with its advanced manufacturing processes, is an indispensable partner not just for US tech firms such as Nvidia, AWS, and Google in their AI chip developments, but also for...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
AI smartphone race: Chinese brands seek to outpace Apple
The third quarter is traditionally a peak season for smartphones, with leading brands launching new models. Both Apple and Huawei have scheduled their product launches for the 10th,...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
How far is China from 28nm process after domestic lithography breakthrough?
One of the critical focal points in the US-China tech war is the collaborative effort by the US, Japan, and the Netherlands to prevent Chinese semiconductor companies from acquiring...
Monday 16 September 2024
Debunking China's first indigenous DUV lithography system
The recent unveiling of a new local deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machine model by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has become a hot topic of discussion...
Monday 16 September 2024
Apple faces headwinds as iPhone 16 lacks AI features amid Chinese competition
The absence of Apple Intelligence at the iPhone 16 launch, coupled with delayed AI feature availability in many non-English-speaking countries until after 2025, presents potential...
Monday 16 September 2024
Weekly news roundup: Chinese LLM developers navigate US chip sanction; Huawei's triple-fold Mate XT set to launch
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of September 9 – September 13.
Monday 16 September 2024
China reportedly discourages EV makers from investing overseas, urging domestic retention of key technologies
As the global electric vehicle (EV) supply chain shifts towards a regionalized production model due to geopolitical and economic factors, the Chinese government is reportedly discouraging...
Friday 13 September 2024
Nvidia hampered by geopolitical policies, Chinese GPU firms reap windfall
In the AI computing era, nearly all leading developers of large language models (LLMs) are racing to stockpile Nvidia GPUs. According to TechInsights, Nvidia dominated the...
Friday 13 September 2024
Former Samsung executive leaks DRAM technology to China valued as high as US$3.2 billion
Former Samsung Electronics executive Jin-seok Choi was recently detained again by court order for leaking DRAM process technology to China, with over 30 additional researchers now...
Friday 13 September 2024
Chinese game developers push AI limits: from NPCs to virtual societies
As the generative AI boom slows, China's AAA title Black Myth: Wukong has reignited discussions on how the gaming industry can harness AI.
Friday 13 September 2024
Samsung to reportedly phase out LED biz due to Chinese price pressure
According to South Korean media Newsway, Samsung's Device Solutions (DS) division plans to phase out LED lighting production at its Giheung campus by 2030. Most employees...
Friday 13 September 2024
Huawei's triple-fold Mate XT reaches 5 million pre-orders, but converting to actual orders will be challenging
Despite coming at a steep price, pre-orders for Huawei's new Mate XT triple-fold smartphone on the official online store have already surpassed 5 million as of September 11.