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Monday 17 March 2025
Weekly news roundup: China's EUV breakthrough and Chinese lawmakers' proposal for anonymous semiconductor purchases
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 10 – March 15.
Monday 17 March 2025
Foxconn reportedly to begin AirPods India production in April
Apple plans to begin AirPods production at its supplier Foxconn's facility in Hyderabad, India, starting in April 2025, with an initial focus on exports. This move represents Apple's...
Monday 17 March 2025
Texas Instruments shrinks MCU innovation: Meet the world's smallest 1.38mm² microcontroller
Texas Instruments (TI) unveiled the MSPM0C1104 at Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany. This device is now the world's smallest microcontroller (MCU). Measuring just 1.38mm²—smaller...
Monday 17 March 2025
Gogoro vs Kymco: Top electric scooter brands battle with new models and pricing plans
Taiwan's electric scooter market has seen intensified competition in the first quarter of 2025, with leading players Gogoro and KYMCO once again going head-to-head with new product...
Monday 17 March 2025
MWC 2025: AI and 5G-Advanced take center stage as 6G era begins
The 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) officially concluded in Barcelona, Spain. As the most significant annual event in the telecommunications industry, it serves as a key indicator...
Monday 17 March 2025
US targets Chinese lithium battery manufacturers with tariffs and bans as domestic production ramps up
At the beginning of 2025, the US Department of Defense blacklisted China's lithium battery leader, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), followed by US President Donald Trump imposing...
Saturday 15 March 2025
MWC 2025: NTN, M2M, and 6G drive telecoms toward integrated networks and growth
During the 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC), international telecommunications companies presented their forward-looking plans for 5G-Advanced and the upcoming 6G technologies. While...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Intel signals overhaul of IDM 2.0 and foundry strategy with Lip-Bu Tan's appointment, says DIGITIMES
On March 12, 2025, Intel appointed semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, a move that has garnered significant industry attention. DIGITIMES analyst Eric Chen notes...
Saturday 15 March 2025
China EV market to stay robust in 2025, with Europe at second and US last, says DIGITIMES
While the global EV market continued to grow in 2024, the growth rate had slowed down with sales only reaching around 17 million units, a year-on-year increase of 25.5%. Although...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Taiwan's industrial PC leaders propel the edge AI revolution at Embedded World 2025
AI adoption is shifting from cloud computing to edge applications, fueling greater interest in embedded systems. Embedded World 2025, the world's leading embedded systems trade show,...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Alibaba open-sources QwQ-32B: a lifeline for China's AI chip sector?
On March 6, 2025, China's AI scene is brimming with confidence, with some media even suggesting that domestic firms could outpace OpenAI. Newcomer Manus is being positioned as a rival...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Embedded World 2025: Altera bets on FPGAs in AI race, but skeptics remain
At Embedded World 2025, Altera made a bold case for FPGAs in AI computing, arguing they can rival ASICs in edge AI. While FPGAs are already entrenched in industrial control, they...
Friday 14 March 2025
Foxconn forecasts over 100% AI server revenue surge in 1Q25
Foxconn, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, announced record-breaking revenue for 2024, reaching NT$6.86 trillion (US$216 billion). The milestone, revealed by...
Friday 14 March 2025
Foxconn smashes profit targets with cloud networking surge
Driven by strong cloud networking products, Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technologies anticipates solid revenue growth in 2024, with profit performance surpassing that of 2023.
Friday 14 March 2025
Repon to see GB200 server slide volume shipments in 3Q25
Server sliding rail maker Nan Juen International (Repon) has seen increased revenue since February 2025, driven by demand from US-based cloud service provider (CSP) clients, and will...