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Tuesday 23 January 2024
CXMT and YMTC to step up development pace
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), the former specializing in DRAM memory and the latter in NAND flash chips, have accelerated their development...
Monday 22 January 2024
China buys near-record $40 Billion of chip gear to beat US curbs
China's imports of chipmaking machines jumped last year as firms ramped up investment in an attempt to get around US-led efforts to hobble the nation's semiconductor industry.
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
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
The rising tide of satellite-to-cell connectivity in smartphones
Following Apple's introduction of satellite communication features in the iPhone 14 series in 2022, Apple and Huawei continued supporting satellite-to-cell capability in 2023. As...
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
SDC's Hard OLED favored by Chinese smartphone makers again due to price hikes by Chinese OLED suppliers
Chinese panel manufacturers are quickly catching up to South Korean manufacturers in the OLED sector. Yet, at the same time, they are engaging in price hikes. While this move may...
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...
Friday 19 January 2024
Foxlink refutes operation difficulties at subsidiary in Kunshan
Foxlink Automotive Technology (Kunshan), a component production subsidiary of Foxlink, reportedly has announced to offer unpaid holidays for close to six months to some of its workers...
Friday 19 January 2024
International automakers accelerate lithium battery development, turning down China-made powertrains
The growing EV market keeps driving the demand for lithium batteries. Companies like CATL, BYD, LG Electronics, SK Group, and Panasonic are said to increase investment in powertrains...
Friday 19 January 2024
Chinese carmakers embracing LLMs to enhance smart cockpits and accelerate autonomous driving
Large language models (LLMs) are reshaping various industries, including the electric vehicle (EV) sector. As generative AI continues to evolve, integrating these models in vehicles...
Friday 19 January 2024
Chips supporting satellite voice communication to be deployed in 2024, says China's state-owned chipmaker
CETC Chips Technology, a fabless chipmaker under the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corp. (CETC), has announced its latest progress in the satellite communication...
Friday 19 January 2024
Taiwanese automotive supply chain remains unimpacted for now as Red Sea crisis continues
Intense situations at the Red Sea have delayed car component deliveries, forcing Tesla and some European and Japanese automakers to suspend production. Taiwan-based automotive suppliers...