Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from August 11 to 17, 2025. Leading the headlines: Apple is preparing to launch a US$599 MacBook, with mass production of key components expected...
A proposed bonus exceeding KRW100 million (US$72,000) per employee threatens to spark SK Hynix's first full-scale strike, with stalled high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply talks heightening...
Samsung Electronics' global DRAM market share slipped to 32.7% in the first half of 2025, down 8.8% from 41.5% a year earlier, according to its August 14 semiannual earnings report,...
China is entering the second half of 2025 by reviewing its "14th Five-Year Plan" technology milestones and mapping priorities for the upcoming "15th Five-Year Plan." Liu Liehong,...
Daxin Materials reported solid operational performance in the first half of 2025, with expectations for continued growth in the semiconductor and display materials sectors in the...
The 2025 Future Science Prize winners were announced, with Chih-Yuan Lu, president of Macronix International, receiving the Mathematics and Computer Science Prize for his contributions...
Kdan Mobile Software (KDAN) has formed a strategic partnership with Japanese AI search engine startup Felo, with integrated technologies expected to debut in the fourth quarter of...
Xintec Inc., TSMC's backend packaging and testing unit, posted a strong second-quarter 2025 rebound in wafer probe revenue, driven by increased outsourcing from TSMC and the accelerated...
Nan Juen International (Repon), a Taiwanese server rail manufacturer, expects shipments to keep rising in the second half of 2025, with AI servers, particularly Nvidia's GB series...
Trans-Sun Materials Technology posted second-quarter 2025 revenue of NT$344 million (approx. US$11.5 million), up 16.7% from the prior quarter but 5.2% lower year-over-year. Operating...
Benefiting from the continuous rise in embedded AI demand and the advancement of diverse vertical applications, embedded motherboard and industrial PC (IPC) provider DFI announced...
Foxconn Technology Group faced a mixed bag of challenges in the second quarter of 2025, with currency fluctuations and other external uncertainties weighing on results. Yet, the company...
Weltrend Semiconductor projects strong double-digit revenue growth in 2025, fueled by rising demand for motor driver ICs in AI server cooling systems and an improving product portf...
Quanta and Foxconn have both stated that shipments of AI servers using application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) will significantly increase in 2026. The rapid growth of ASICs...
