Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast plans to launch its VF6 and VF7 models in India ahead of this year's festival season, as it sets its sights on becoming a key player in the country's premium EV segment. The company has already invested US$500 million in a manufacturing plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, and aims to ramp up annual production from 50,000 to 150,000 units in the coming years

Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics has scrapped its plan to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, originally set to begin in early 2025 at its Takasaki plant in Gunma Prefecture. The company has also disbanded the dedicated team behind the project

In response to shifting geopolitical realities and escalating trade tensions, Mitac is overhauling its global production strategy, moving away from an end-to-end model toward a regional cluster-based approach, according to Corporate President Billy Ho

Samsung Electronics is nearing a wide-ranging deal to invest in Perplexity AI Inc. and put search technology from the artificial intelligence startup at the forefront of the South Korean company's devices

Applied Materials has entered the semiconductor glass substrate market, reportedly developing the industry's most advanced lithography equipment dedicated to this emerging segment. According to South Korea's ET News, the tools will be first supplied to Absolics, a subsidiary of SKC, for its upcoming facility in Georgia, US

Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced that preparations for its glass substrate sample production line are nearing completion, with plans to begin supplying samples to two to three major US technology firms in 2025, according to ET News. The company is also deepening strategic collaboration with Samsung Electronics, particularly in areas related to the construction of a glass interposer supply chain

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) is tightening export restrictions on electronic design automation (EDA) software for China, shifting from broad bans to case-by-case licensing. Sources indicate this could lead to a full suspension of services by Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens EDA, affecting all Chinese chip design clients, not just those working on 3nm nodes

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from May 26 to June 1. Top highlights include Huawei's 5nm HarmonyOS PC as a milestone in China's chip self-sufficiency, Wolfspeed's looming bankruptcy threatening Renesas' US$2 billion SiC deal, China's EUV-free 5nm efforts, mounting export control risks, Samsung Electronics' delayed entry into Nvidia's HBM3E supply chain, and Malaysia's US$270 billion pivot to IC design and advanced packaging

A wave of senior executives from global semiconductor giants such as Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments (TI) are striking out on their own to launch AI chip startups in India, seeking to tap into the country's growing semiconductor ecosystem and the multibillion-dollar opportunity in artificial intelligence, as reported by the Economic Times

The Trump administration plans to broaden restrictions on China's tech sector with new regulations to capture subsidiaries of companies under US curbs

US President Donald Trump has pressured Apple into de-accelerate its investments in India, which may have limited impact on the company's diversification strategy

At Computex 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang quipped, "The more you buy, the more you save" — a punchline that underscored the escalating arms race in AI infrastructure. According to Yicai, the AI boom is driving global tech firms to ramp up investments in data centers and compute capacity. Nvidia now estimates enterprise AI infrastructure spending is nearing the trillion-dollar threshold

D-Link Corporation is defying the slowdown in global networking demand triggered by inflation and geopolitical tensions. Backed by its global distribution network, the company continues to post stable revenue. Its "Made in Taiwan" strategy—anchored in the belief that "cybersecurity is national security"—recently secured a five-year supply deal with a US client

Facing mounting pressure from high US tariffs and a prolonged global economic slowdown, Samsung Electronics has reportedly activated a crisis management framework and signed a credit line agreement worth approximately KRW10 trillion (US$7.27 billion) with several of South Korea's leading commercial banks