Xiaomi has launched the XRing O1, claiming to use a 3nm process, while Huawei and Lenovo have successively introduced 5 nm-class chips. The fact that China can still bypass multiple...
Apple's first real effort to cut ties with Qualcomm's modem dominance appears to have stumbled out of the gate. Qualcomm commissioned Cellular Insights to run real-world 5G tests...
Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun unveiled the company's debut in-house mobile SoC, the XRing O1, on May 22, calling it Xiaomi's "first answer sheet" in semiconductor design. Built on TSMC's...
China's car market has been grappling with the fallout from intense competition and cutthroat price slashing, forcing the government to repeatedly intervene. Misleading marketing...
The US Court of International Trade ruled on May 28, 2025, that US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs are invalid. Yuan-Kai Chung, chairman and president of Audix, commented...
Samsung Foundry has boosted utilization with fresh 7nm and 8nm chip orders from Nintendo and multiple AI chipmakers. Yet its persistent setbacks at the 3nm node continue to spotlight...
In a sweeping crackdown on international students, US President Donald Trump has barred Harvard University from admitting foreign students—a policy likely to extend to other...
When Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun set his sights on replicating Apple's vertical integration playbook, he may have overlooked how unceremoniously Apple's own chip journey began...
Nvidia reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of US$44.1 billion, a 69% year-over-year increase that exceeded guidance of US$43 billion, even as export restrictions on H20 chips forced...
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 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...
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...
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...
