Xiaomi Group Chairman Lei Jun announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the international version of Xiaomi's next flagship smartphone will collaborate with Google, leveraging Google Cloud and Gemini to create a more intuitive user experience
Qualcomm is no longer the only company to have entered the smart cockpit field as more manufacturers aim for autopilot development. Even Intel, which has been lagging behind, is in active pursuit as it recently revealed its hand to the Chinese market. With smart cars being on the rise, an enormous number of system chips have been developed. Local Chinese chip manufacturers such as SemiDrive are also facing more and more competition
China's self-sufficiency push for ICs has limited the ability of multinational automotive IC integrated device manufacturers (IDM) and fabless chipmakers to secure orders from the Chinese market, which is experiencing a significant rise in electric vehicle (EV) sales
SK Hynix has reportedly begun procuring production equipment for its M16 plant in Icheon, aiming to boost its monthly production capacity from 100,000 to 180,000 units, an increase of 80,000 units. This move is seen as an effort to catch up with Samsung Electronics' capacity
Taiwan's industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers are optimistic that the Chinese market is poised for recovery after a sharp decline caused by the dual impacts of the pandemic and geopolitical tensions. Despite the challenges, the market remains relatively large, driven by substantial infrastructure needs
Shin-Etsu Chemical and Sumco, which account for approximately 50% of the global wafer market, have both reported a decline in demand for the April-June 2024 quarter compared to the same period in 2023, indicating a slow recovery in the wafer market
Ams Osram has unveiled its new China Development Center (CDC), a hub for product marketing, system solutions, applications engineering, and supply chain innovation. The CDC is strategically positioned to drive business growth and technological advancements in the Greater China market
TSMC has been placing large volumes of orders for production equipment and factory engineering projects in support of its fast capacity expansion, dispelling skepticism about the AI chip boom, according to industry sources
Samsung Electronics (Samsung) is reportedly building an image quality lab for CIS. To catch up to Sony, it is planning on using simulated photography of various scenery to enhance its high-resolution image technology in CIS
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a groundbreaking 12nm low-power DRAM (LPDDR) with a thickness of just 0.65mm, responding to the rapidly growing on-device AI market. This move comes as the artificial intelligence (AI) sector continues to heat up, driving demand for smart terminal devices
China's leading foundries, SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor, have seen their newly added 12-inch production capacity fully utilized, absorbing a surge in domestic orders
Samsung Electronics is developing high-performance semiconductors for next-generation Extended Reality (XR) devices, aiming to compete with Apple's Vision Pro, which uses in-house chips
The US chip prohibition has limited China's access to cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment. As a result, China has in recent years become increasingly self-sufficient in terms of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with companies such as AMEC and Naura rapidly expanding their reach
Samsung Display (SDC) is reportedly collaborating with Microsoft to develop and supply OLED on Silicon (OLEDoS) for the next generation of Mixed Reality (MR) devices