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Monday 7 July 2025

Weekly news roundup: Samsung secures patents, Intel leadership shakeup, Apple foldable prototype

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from June 30 to July 6, 2025. This week's highlights include Samsung's strategic licensing of Intel patents to avoid global...

Monday 7 July 2025

Tariff pressure pushes South Korea down on list of top US import sources

South Korea's exports to the US have declined due to growing protectionist measures under the Trump administration, raising concerns about the competitiveness of South Korean products...

Monday 7 July 2025

South Korea recruits technocrats into government for AI push

South Korean president Lee Jae-myung has pledged to invest KRW100 trillion (US$73.9 billion) in AI development to make the country the third-largest AI power after the US and China...

Monday 7 July 2025

Humanoid robots accelerate development, expected to become a lifeline for South Korea's battery industry

Due to the slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) demand and intensified competition in the battery market, South Korea's major battery manufacturers LG Energy Solutions (LGES), SK On,...

Monday 7 July 2025

LG achieves growth despite declining TV demand

Amid falling TV demand and pandemic-driven high inventories, LG Electronics Taiwan president Kevin Jeong said the company aims to boost demand through product innovation and new business...

Sunday 6 July 2025

Yamaha Motor launches robotics division to tap semiconductor equipment demand

Yamaha Motor is accelerating its pivot into the semiconductor equipment space with the launch of Yamaha Robotics, a newly established division focused on robotic systems for electronics...

Sunday 6 July 2025

Taiwan's JetSea AI taps AI and satellite tech to strengthen unmanned surface fleet

Taiwan is intensifying its focus on unmanned warfare capabilities, shifting increasing attention from aerial drones to unmanned surface vessels (USVs). Established shipbuilding companies...

Sunday 6 July 2025

Exclusive: Battery circularity or policy gap? Formosa Smart Energy weighs in on Taiwan's storage push

Formosa Smart Energy has unveiled Taiwan's first lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery recycling pilot line, launched in tandem with the government's July 1 rollout of discounted disposal...

Sunday 6 July 2025

Taiwan's FSET signs clean-tech MOU with Poland's SKB to expand into EU energy and mobility markets

Formosa Smart Energy Tech (FSET) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Poland's SKB Group, outlining a comprehensive five-pronged partnership that spans electric...

Friday 4 July 2025

Big screens, bigger stakes: LG and Samsung compete in the SDV display market

The global automotive industry is rapidly pivoting toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), fueling a parallel surge in demand for large...

Friday 4 July 2025

Japan's chip tool market to top JPY5 trillion in FY26 amid AI boom

The Japan Semiconductor Equipment Association (SEAJ) has updated its sales forecast for Japanese-made semiconductor manufacturing equipment over the next three fiscal years, projecting...

Friday 4 July 2025

South Korea's 3D printing boom sparks fears of tech leaks to China

Many South Korean companies are turning to 3D printing to cut production costs, using the technology to manufacture products in critical sectors such as aerospace and defense, areas...

Friday 4 July 2025

AI surge drives Micron to broaden HBM output beyond Taiwan

Micron plans to start operations at its new factory in Singapore in 2026, aiming to expand its production capacity of high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The investment is part of the company's...

Friday 4 July 2025

Component makers across Southeast Asia await clarity as Vietnam reaches tariff deal with US

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a trade agreement with Vietnam that reduces tariffs on Vietnamese exports to the US from 46% to...

Friday 4 July 2025

Foxconn and Kawasaki team up on AI medical robot, eye 2026 launch

Japan-based Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) have jointly developed a medical robot based on Kawasaki's Nyokkey service robot that is currently...

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