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Tuesday 8 October 2024
Cost of new Huawei handset SoC rises
Huawei is set to launch its latest flagship smartphone powered by the rumored Kirin 9100, a commercially uncompetitive chip without government support.
Tuesday 8 October 2024
BYD, Geely, SAIC face steep EU taxes
The European Union (EU) has imposed countervailing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EV) for five years, levying significant duties on Chinese brands including BYD, Geely Automobile...
Monday 7 October 2024
US imposes duties on SEA solar panels, indirectly targeting Chinese firms
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) decided on October 1, 2024, to impose countervailing duties (CVD) on solar panels imported from four Southeast Asian (SEA) countries: Cambodia,...
Monday 7 October 2024
ASEAN deployment of Chinese automakers
Chinese automakers are keenly deploying in the EV markets of ASEAN, with local manufacturing and supply of key components playing a crucial role in their success.
Monday 7 October 2024
TSMC's three-pronged strategy: Outsourcing CoWoS to Amkor as US plant exceeds expectations
TSMC has taken the unusual step of opening up its Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) outsourcing opportunities and recently announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Amkor...
Monday 7 October 2024
China's restrictions on Nvidia chips drag Samsung's HBM into muddy water
Reports suggest that the Chinese government is discouraging local companies from purchasing Nvidia's AI chips, which may affect Samsung Electronics' High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) sales...
Monday 7 October 2024
Intel execs visit Vietnam, commit to including more Vietnamese companies in ecosystem
Intel has announced plans to include more Vietnamese companies in its ecosystem and provide the Vietnamese government with additional industry-related advice.
Monday 7 October 2024
ByteDance replaces Nvidia chips with Huawei due to government policy
TikTok's parent company ByteDance has reportedly ordered 100,000 of Huawei's Ascend 910B chips in 2024 to train an AI model, with 30,000 already delivered. ByteDance has not commented...
Monday 7 October 2024
Montreal: Where life sciences meet artificial intelligence
Moderna. Grifols. Jubilant Pharma. Novartis. Roche. That is just a sample of the many life sciences and health technologies (LSHT) companies that have invested in Greater Montreal...
Monday 7 October 2024
Huawei dominates global 5G standard essential patent ranking while Xiaomi demonstrates fastest growth
The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) recently published the Research Report on Global 5G Standard Essential Patents and Standard Proposals (2024),...
Monday 7 October 2024
AMRs outpace humanoids in market adoption; US, Japan race to set international industry standards
Compared to humanoid robots, which have yet to achieve economies of scale and require significant cost reductions, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are technically more mature and...
Monday 7 October 2024
Apple to open four new stores in India and manufacture entire iPhone 16 lineup locally
Apple announced plans to significantly expand its presence in India by opening four new retail stores and introducing its first-ever "Made in India" iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro...
Friday 4 October 2024
Penang outlines semiconductor cluster: Focus on PCB, backend
A semiconductor industry cluster is emerging in Penang, Malaysia, with an emphasis on the PCB and backend supply chains.
Friday 4 October 2024
APAC offshore wind market faces crossroads as regional competition intensifies
The Asia-Pacific offshore wind sector is at a pivotal juncture, with Taiwan's early lead now under pressure from rapidly advancing markets in Japan and South Korea. Industry experts...
Friday 4 October 2024
AI data center structure upgrade to benefit Taiwanese suppliers
The high power consumption and heat generation by AI data centers can no longer be solved through simple hardware upgrades, leading to changes beneficial to Taiwanese supply chain...