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Tuesday 30 April 2024
With iPhone sales weak, Chinese/South Korean smartphone and OLED manufacturers take advantage to increase capacity
Amid sluggish iPhone sales, Samsung Electronics and Chinese smartphone brands have begun to take advantage of this gap and expand their inventory of smartphones and OLEDs to seize...
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Asahi Kasei to build large battery separator plant in Canada with US IRA subsidy support
Japan's Asahi Kasei has unveiled plans to construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada.
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Hyundai, Kia report record-high 1Q24 revenue under EV headwind
Hyundai Motor and Kia achieved outstanding financial performance in the first quarter of 2024 while facing challenges such as soft battery EV growth, high interest rates, and geopolitics...
Tuesday 30 April 2024
As capital expenditures become focus for CSPs, Taiwan-based server suppliers eye opportunities
Due to rising demands for AI servers, US Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) have seen their capital expenditures increase. With Nvidia's Blackwell-powered chips expected to command even...
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Fab toolmakers see order visibility from TSMC extended to 2025
Equipment makers have seen the visibility of TSMC's order extended to 2025, and Intel and OSATs have also placed orders, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 29 April 2024
Phison targets SEA market with new Malaysian R&D startup, emulating Taiwan's proven strategies
Taiwan's major NAND controller manufacturer Phison Electronics has decided to establish a startup company, MaiStorage, with an investment of MYR 100 million (US$21.09...
Monday 29 April 2024
US probe into China's RISC-V role casts shadow on Samsung's AI chip ambitions and foundry biz expansion
Samsung Electronics has been actively promoting the open-source instruction set architecture, RISC-V, as a crucial technology for developing next-generation AI chips. However, the...
Monday 29 April 2024
Google Taiwan to expand hardware R&D space; electricity price increase won't affect overall investment
Google Taiwan opened its second hardware R&D office building in Banqiao, New Taipei City.
Monday 29 April 2024
Weekly news roundup: China's demand for lithography equipment knows no bounds
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of April 22 - April 26.
Monday 29 April 2024
Garmin expands production footprint to SEA, eyeing automotive navigation market
Smart wearable and GPS giant Garmin has decided to expand its production into Southeast Asia as part of its long-term strategy for the next 10-20 years, with initial production lines...
Friday 26 April 2024
Ennostar embraces '3+1' strategy for major transformation; teams up with AUO, PlayNitride to pioneer advanced MicroLED displays
Taiwan's LED leader Ennostar will adopt a "3+1" strategy to meet the transformation challenges ahead and will collaborate closely with panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) and MicroLED...
Friday 26 April 2024
Nidec downsizes efforts in China to improve profits generated from fierce EV market
Japan-based electric motor manufacturer Nidec is reducing its products for the Chinese EV sector and planning to increase its sales of electric motors for industrial machinery in...
Friday 26 April 2024
Taiwan's cutting-edge AI startups provide innovative B2B solutions at 2024 AI Expo
In a showcase of Taiwan's burgeoning AI ecosystem, the 2024 AI Expo held at the Expo Dome in Taipei Expo Park featured a lineup of 56 local AI startups, each offering diverse and...
Friday 26 April 2024
AI adds cloud and edge integration; traditional storage faces challenges
Generative AI is sweeping across various industries, and the cloud has become a key area of contention.
Friday 26 April 2024
Taiwan's largest curved interactive MiniLED display, the 'Wishing Tree,' makes waves at Touch Taiwan 2024
Taiwan's largest 375-inch curved interactive miniLED display, the "Wishing Tree," is stealing the show at the Touch Taiwan 2024 held April 24-26 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Ce...