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Tuesday 14 January 2025
Auto tech innovation dazzles at CES 2025
DIGITIMES' analysis of the electrification sector at CES 2025 reveals four transformative areas reshaping the automotive industry: EV product innovation, smart charging technologies,...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Taiwan telecom giants achieve record results in 2024; competition in new biz areas looms in 2025
Taiwan's three major telecom operators —Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, and Far EasTone Telecommunications— all delivered stellar results in 2024, driven by merger synergies,...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Jensen Huang's Taiwan visit reportedly includes key talks with Wistron, Quanta, Foxconn
Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia, is visiting Taiwan for the company's year-end celebration. Industry sources indicate that Huang routinely meets with key supply chain...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Jensen Huang visits Taiwan amid AI chip export ban
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taiwan on January 14, 2025, for crucial meetings with TSMC and other key partners. His visit aims to address concerns over the US AI chip export...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Kinpo-Compal president sees at least 20 years of AI development
Artificial intelligence (AI) will remain a crucial trend for at least the next 20 years, claims Kinpo-Compal Group president Rock Hsu, who believes that going forward, products lacking...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
SDV popularity still has long way to go
The prospect of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) becoming a common sight on the road in the US will still be slim in 2025. The biggest issue is: Who is going to foot the bill for...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Europe's chip ambitions falter: STMicroelectronics, GF shelve fab plans, turn to China
As US President Joe Biden prepares to leave office on January 20, 2025, concluding a presidency marked by CHIPS Act initiatives to expand US semiconductor manufacturing, Europe's...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Rapidus tackles three major challenges; initial production yield target set at 50%
Prior reports indicated that Rapidus is on track to secure orders from Broadcom, with plans to deliver 2nm chip prototypes by June 2025.This positions Rapidus to successfully mass-produce...
Monday 13 January 2025
Enterprise SSD prices decline as Samsung, SK Hynix rethink NAND production
The enterprise solid-state drive (eSSD) market is facing potential price declines, raising questions in South Korea about whether Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will revise their...
Monday 13 January 2025
Israel eyes Taiwan's AI prowess, sets sights on Computex 2025
Maya Yaron, head of the Israel Culture and Economic Office in Taipei, recently met with senior Taiwanese government officials, highlighting Israel's innovative and challenge-driven...
Monday 13 January 2025
Samsung homes in on AI as LG heats up data center play
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas, US has concluded, revealing distinct strategic paths taken by South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics (Samsung) and LG...
Monday 13 January 2025
UK becomes Europe's largest EV market in 2024 amid policy shifts
In 2024, the UK overtook Germany to become Europe's largest market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), driven by divergent policies between the two nations. The UK's carbon emission...
Monday 13 January 2025
Xiaomi eyes South Korean EV market with new subsidiary
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has sparked speculation about its electric vehicle (EV) ambitions in South Korea following the establishment of a local subsidiary that includes "automobile...
Monday 13 January 2025
Hyundai invests record US$16 billion in South Korea to accelerate EV, SDV development
Hyundai Motor Group has announced a historic investment of KRW24.3 trillion (approx. US$16.655 billion) in South Korea, marking the largest investment in the company's history. The...
Monday 13 January 2025
AI power crunch: Taiwan govt sets preconditions for nuclear power adoption
On January 8, 2025, Executive Yuan Premier Cho Jung-tai addressed the closing ceremony of the "2025 Executive Yuan Technology Advisory Meeting," announcing that the government has...