At the 2024 vivo Developer Conference, Vivo unveiled a new AI strategy, introducing a new 3 billion parameter terminal large model called 3B. This model enables features like call summaries, document outlines, intent understanding, and local knowledge graphs to operate effectively on terminals

Rising AI startup MiniMax has launched mobile-focused AI products, attracting major Chinese smartphone manufacturers including Oppo, Xiaomi, and Honor as clients for its foundational AI large models

Tesla has demonstrated its high-level autonomous unmanned vehicles, the Cybercab robotaxi and the Robovan passenger/cargo van, at an event. It also unveiled the Optimus robot at the same event held on October 10

The pace of conventional automakers in Europe and the US adopting automotive electronic and electrical architectures (EEA) lags behind that of emerging automakers like Tesla and Chinese manufacturers. This is heaping pressure on their tier-1 suppliers

Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, is scheduled to hold the Nvidia AI Summit India from October 23 to 25, marking his second visit to the country in about 13 months. This visit aims to capitalize on India's rapidly growing AI business opportunities, especially as Nvidia faces challenges in seizing opportunities in China due to escalating US-China geopolitical tensions

The Philippines is trying to enlist Taiwanese chip giants in an effort to expand in semiconductors, a bid to catch up with its neighbors who are emerging as significant suppliers in the industry

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) chairman Frank Huang responded on October 21 to accusations from SBI Holdings chairman Yoshitaka Kitao that the Powerchip Group lacked integrity in their joint effort to build a semiconductor plant in Japan. Kitao's comments, posted on Facebook, came after the collaboration project between the two companies fell through

In the first half of 2024, aggressive stockpiling by terminal manufacturers led to an early depletion of demand, resulting in a lackluster peak season for the display panel industry. This downturn significantly impacted Taiwanese polarizer suppliers, such as BenQ Materials and Cheng Mei Materials Technology, which reported revenue declines due to sluggish market conditions

Honda has stated that revisions to its electric vehicle (EV) roadmap will be made if the demand for pure EVs continues to dip. This move reflects a growing trend of major automakers slowing down their pace of EV development

As global semiconductor firms invest in compound semiconductors, Japan-based companies are stepping up their efforts on gallium nitride (GaN) to expand its applications beyond electric vehicles and to produce larger GaN wafers, reports Nikkei, Nikkan, and Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun

LG Electronics' Business Solutions (BS) division plans to nearly double its revenue in the B2B market to KRW 10 trillion (US$7.4 billion) by 2030, focusing on commercial displays and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. Despite selling LG Display's (LGD) Chinese LCD factory, the company assures that this will not significantly affect its operations, thanks to its supply chain diversification strategy

Intel has reportedly approached senior executives at Samsung Electronics with a proposal to form a "foundry alliance" against the market-dominating TSMC. This move comes in the wake of Intel and Samsung finding themselves in hot water with both of their foundry operations. The potential collaboration between these two major players has become a focal point of interest within South Korea's industry

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to visit India later this week, where the GPU and AI chip design company reportedly plans to co-develop a chip, capitalizing on the country's abundant talent pool and vast market potential

Xiaomi's self-developed 3nm chip has begun taping out, marking the first 3nm mobile SoC launched by a Chinese company, with TSMC anticipated as the manufacturer. However, neither Xiaomi nor TSMC has confirmed this information, and shortly after the news broke, related video reports were removed

The silicon carbide (SiC) substrate market appears to be oversupplied, but it takes more than just comparing production capacity and actual demand to understand the real picture, according to Wen-Chung Lee, general manager of Latent Technologies (Latentek)