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Monday 22 January 2024
Singapore repitch incentives for TSMC to produce advanced chips there
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently disclosed its overseas expansion progress and plans in its earnings report conference on January 18 and expressed interest...
Monday 22 January 2024
Marvell Tech sees India as R&D center for advanced CMOS and other chips
Signaling its future growth trajectory, Marvell Technology has confirmed that the company is working on data infrastructure products enabled by technology platforms on 5, 3, and 2nm...
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
Indian cabinet approves MoU on semiconductors with EU
As major economies look to reduce their reliance on East Asian economies for semiconductor supply, India approved the MoU with the European Union to foster collaboration on chips.
Monday 22 January 2024
Samsung to make S24 series in India and expand exports
Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the S24 series, which features on-device AI capabilities. Samsung praised the contribution of the Indian R&D team...
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
Taiwan chips ahead: Eight years under Tsai see semiconductor surge, but diversification lags
Over the past eight years under President Tsai Ing-wen's administration, Taiwan has witnessed an undeniable concentration of talent and resources in the semiconductor industry, despite...
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
Uncertainties may disrupt German EV market
The electric vehicle (EV) landscape in Germany may see disruption in 2024 as Chinese manufacturers make inroads into the market, and reduced government subsidies put pressure on growth...
Friday 19 January 2024
Supply chain adopts protective stance in turbulent Chinese EV market
China is now the world's largest single electric vehicle (EV) market due to rapid growth driven by government policies, with domestic startups and leading international brands vying...
Thursday 18 January 2024
China's Origin Wukong quantum computer marks major breakthrough
China's government media Xinhua and CGTN announced that its independently developed third-generation superconducting quantum computer, Origin Wukong, was accessed remotely from 61...
Thursday 18 January 2024
Major US AI firms had secret talks with Chinese experts on AI regulation
Throughout 2023, major players in the US AI industry engaged in discreet discussions with Chinese AI experts during a series of secretive meetings, the Financial Times rep...
Thursday 18 January 2024
SDC and BOE legal war spreads to diamond pixel patent invalidity lawsuit
Recently, news has come out from the South Korean industry that the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has recently decided to accept the arguments of Chinese panel manufacturer...
Thursday 18 January 2024
Can AI PC save Nvidia's China market?
The most popular technology trends lie in cloud computing, big data, AI, and machine learning. These are all driving forces for Nvidia's data center business. However, starting in...
Thursday 18 January 2024
Retiring and incoming ASML CEOs visit TSMC
According to industry sources, ASML's retiring CEO Peter Wennink and his designated successor Christophe Fouquet have met with TSMC chairman Mark Liu and CEO CC Wei in Taiwan this...