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Friday 5 December 2025
European auto suppliers hedge bets as Chinese EVs move into Europe

As global automakers and their supply chains struggle with the growing pains of electrification, a quiet hedging strategy is emerging,...

Friday 5 December 2025
Broadcom CEO visits South Korea as Samsung HBM4 reportedly obtains Google TPU certification
Samsung Electronics has reportedly passed quality verification for its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in Alphabet's next-generation AI chip, the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), and...
Friday 5 December 2025
Micron exits consumer market with Crucial phase-out amid shift to AI-driven memory demand
Micron announced it will phase out its Crucial brand's consumer memory and SSD products by February 2026, marking its exit from the nearly 30-year-old consumer market. This move reflects...
Friday 5 December 2025
Samsung to command the AI inference market with GDDR7
Samsung Electronics' latest-generation GDDR7 has received the 2025 Korea Technology Awards Presidential Award, and its importance is growing as Nvidia adopts the memory for AI inference...
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan pushes toward robotics-driven healthcare as Foxconn expands AI applications
At the opening day of the Healthcare+ Expo in Taipei, HiMEDt—co-founded by Foxconn and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)—held its fourth annual symposium,...
Friday 5 December 2025
Hanwha Systems develops aerospace-grade transceiver chips for South Korea's military LEO independence
South Korean company Hanwha Systems announced the launch of a project to develop aerospace-grade transceiver chips, representing the first time South Korea has independently developed...
Friday 5 December 2025
China's rare-metal clamp creates a tungsten void; Lianyou builds high-value lines to capture demand
China's rare metal export controls have created a clear global supply gap. Lianyou Metals, a key recycler and smelter of tungsten and cobalt, expects to gain from offshore demand...
Friday 5 December 2025
PixArt becomes first to receive space tech license from Taiwan Space Agency; two more firms to join in 1Q26
The Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) has named PixArt Imaging as the first company to receive its space-grade technology license, a milestone expected to serve as a key stepping stone for...
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan lands record EUR200 million Czech medical device deal
The annual Healthcare+ Expo in Taipei opened with a breakthrough: the Czech Republic has agreed to purchase EUR200 million (US$233 million) worth of Taiwanese medical devices, marking...
Friday 5 December 2025
Murata unveils smart wearable module at Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan
Murata Manufacturing introduced its latest smart wearable module at the Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan. The company showcased several next-generation medical solutions, including Picoleaf...
Friday 5 December 2025
China and Europe power EV market as global growth cools
The electric vehicle market is entering a new phase of moderation after years of explosive expansion. Speaking at DIGITIMES' Techtonic Shift: Outlook 2026 Technology Trends Forum...
Friday 5 December 2025
Google TPU surge drives Taiwan's advanced testing boom
Google DeepMind's latest AI model, Gemini 3, has made a stunning debut, outperforming ChatGPT, Claude, and other competitors, signaling a new phase in the generative AI landscape...
Friday 5 December 2025
AppWorks identifies 3 startup tracks as LLM race settles
AppWorks Accelerator #31 held a joint Demo Day event on December 2, 2025, with Wistron Accelerator #9 and Indonesia's Telkomsel-backed TINC Batch X, showcasing startups that reflect...
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan's defense institute partners with research center to boost drone industry
As Taiwan strengthens its defense capabilities amid growing regional tensions, the development of indigenous drone technology has become a national priority. To accelerate the growth...
Friday 5 December 2025
North American EMS firms gain new influence as AI transforms the industry

With third-quarter 2025 earnings now in, DIGITIMES' latest global EMS/ODM rankings point to a turning of the tide: generative AI is triggering...