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Wednesday 18 September 2024
Qualcomm comes up short in AI PC debut, casting doubt on MediaTek market entry
Notebook supply chain sources reveal that Qualcomm's June launch of the Copilot+ PC has fallen short of expectations, with disappointing reviews and market feedback. Adding to this,...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Display panel fab utilization to drop 14pp in October 2024, says Omdia
Omdia's latest report suggests that display panel manufacturers are set to reduce their fab utilization by 14pp quarter-over-quarter, reaching 68% in October 2024. Leading Chinese...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Apple supplier Luxshare acquires German auto supplier Leoni in diversification bid
With iPhone sales in the Greater China region slumping in the first half of 2024 under fierce competition from Chinese smartphone brands, companies in Apple's supply chain have been...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
German automaking industry in turmoil amid EV transition
The big-3 German automakers, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW, are all finding themselves struggling to adapt to the trend of vehicle electrification. Supply chain sources have...
Monday 16 September 2024
Mobileye abandons LiDAR R&D
Intel's subsidiary Mobileye has recently decided to stop internal research and development of self-driving automotive FMCW LiDAR. The LiDAR R&D department is expected to be closed...
Monday 16 September 2024
Winmate projects revenue to double in 3-5 years on expanding rugged notebook applications
Taiwan's major rugged solutions provider Winmate is anticipating significant growth in the rugged notebook market. Fueled by the ongoing enterprise mobility trend and expanding applications...
Monday 16 September 2024
Samsung secures new automotive customer for its 2nm process; expects mass production in late 2026
Samsung has secured US-based imaging chip company Ambarella as a customer for its 2nm process. Samsung will produce Ambarella's advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) chips, with...
Monday 16 September 2024
Malaysia emerges as key hub for passive component manufacturing amid geopolitical shifts
AI is propelling industries into a new era, with even passive component supply chains reaping the benefits.
Monday 16 September 2024
Weekly news roundup: Chinese LLM developers navigate US chip sanction; Huawei's triple-fold Mate XT set to launch
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of September 9 – September 13.
Monday 16 September 2024
Taiwan's electric motorcycle manufacturers navigating local content challenges
In 2024, Taiwan's automotive and motorcycle sectors have faced unexpected developments and challenges. Local content requirements and domestic production issues are creating significant...
Monday 16 September 2024
China reportedly discourages EV makers from investing overseas, urging domestic retention of key technologies
As the global electric vehicle (EV) supply chain shifts towards a regionalized production model due to geopolitical and economic factors, the Chinese government is reportedly discouraging...
Friday 13 September 2024
Huawei's triple-fold Mate XT reaches 5 million pre-orders, but converting to actual orders will be challenging
Despite coming at a steep price, pre-orders for Huawei's new Mate XT triple-fold smartphone on the official online store have already surpassed 5 million as of September 11.
Friday 13 September 2024
Samsung counters Apple's Korea strategy with unprecedented US discounts in 3Q24
Apple has, for the first time, included South Korea in the initial wave of countries for the iPhone 16 series launch. In response, Samsung Electronics has raised its alert level and...
Friday 13 September 2024
Niching targets revenue boost from AI server cooling, substrates, and driver ICs
Niching Industrial, a Taiwan-based semiconductor materials and components distributor, has experienced a significant resurgence in orders for its three primary product lines –...
Friday 13 September 2024
RISC-V architecture gaining popularity in AI chips
RISC-V, according to Frankwell Lin, chairman of Andes Technology and chairperson of Taiwan's RISC-V Alliance, provides a variety of advantages, such as flexibility and openness, in...