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Saturday 8 February 2025
DeepSeek fuels affordable AI, sparking cloud price wars in China and beyond
China's cloud service providers (CSPs) have been engaged in fierce price competition since 2024, deploying aggressive cost-cutting strategies to expand market share. This battle is...
Saturday 8 February 2025
Chip distributors Arrow Electronics, Avnet see signs of market recovery in 2Q25
Global semiconductor distribution leaders Arrow Electronics and Avnet have expressed cautious optimism about the market outlook, despite ongoing challenges in various regions.
Saturday 8 February 2025
DRAM inventory woes persist, Taiwan memory faces slow January
The memory industry continues to face seasonal headwinds in early 2025, with persistent price declines. The Lunar New Year holiday has further impacted revenue, reducing working days...
Saturday 8 February 2025
Taiwan electric scooter market to see slight growth in 2025, says Kymco chair
Despite the uncertainty surrounding government subsidies, Kymco Group chairman Allen Ko anticipates steady demand for electric scooters in Taiwan's market, projecting modest growth...
Saturday 8 February 2025
How Asus leverages IP royalties to keep its smartphone business afloat
Following the high-priced ROG Phone 9, Asus recently launched the Zenfone 12 Ultra, though it has yet to yield profits. Having officially entered the smartphone arena in 2003, why...
Saturday 8 February 2025
Edge AI applications accelerate deployment, benefiting IPC industry players
Despite the ongoing debates over the open-source AI model introduced by Chinese startup DeepSeek, its impact on the cost and accessibility of AI technologies is widely regarded as...
Saturday 8 February 2025
TECO rebrands to accelerate growth amid subsidy cuts to Taiwan Power Company
TECO Electric & Machinery (TECO), with the goal of raising public awareness of its advancements in air conditioning and smart living products, has, for the first time, appointed...
Saturday 8 February 2025
SK Hynix reportedly appoints CPO Young-Sik Kim to lead Wuxi fab
SK Hynix's memory business in China faces numerous uncertainties due to the ongoing US-China conflict. Chief Production Officer (CPO) Young-Sik Kim will reportedly lead the Wuxi fab...
Friday 7 February 2025
Taiwan supply chain speculates Nissan future as collapse of Honda merger talks looms
Industry observers from Taiwan's supply chain are speculating about Nissan's future direction as its potential merger with Honda appears increasingly likely to fail.
Friday 7 February 2025
Toyota's two-pronged US-Sino strategy for EV battery production
Toyota has unveiled plans to accelerate its electrification initiatives in the US and China, according to its latest financial report. The Japanese automaker will begin producing...
Friday 7 February 2025
Alibaba's new Qwen model surpasses DeepSeek V3 in performance
Alibaba Group (Alibaba) has announced that its upgraded Qwen 2.5 Max model has achieved superior performance over the V3 model from Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek...
Friday 7 February 2025
Malaysia says chipmakers face minimal impact from US tariffs
New tariffs by the US on some countries will have a minimal impact on Malaysia's semiconductor exports, for now, according to Trade Minister Zafrul Aziz.
Friday 7 February 2025
SMI's automotive SSD controller chip becomes first to achieve ASPICE CL3 certification
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SMI), a leading provider of NAND flash controllers, has achieved a significant milestone as its PCIe Gen4 SSD controller chip received ASPICE...
Friday 7 February 2025
Taiwan notebooks, 4Q 2024
Global notebook shipments are seriously influenced by Trump's tariffs with volumes to decline 7.4% sequentially in the first quarter of 2025.
Friday 7 February 2025
What's 2025 got in store for crypto gaming?
There is no doubt that 2024 has been a huge year in the blockchain world. Bitcoin reached its historic value of just over $100K, and the experts predict even greater things for 202...