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Wednesday 24 June 2026
CATL's HIMA exclusivity fades in China EV battery shake-up
Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) is reducing its reliance on CATL and broadening its EV battery supply chain, a pragmatic reset driven by cost pressure, delivery targets,...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Cerebras posts 92% revenue growth in first public quarter, but warns compute rentals will squeeze margins
Cerebras Systems delivered 92% revenue growth in its first quarter as a public company, but management cautioned that its decision to rent back computing capacity from an existing...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
EU eyes tariffs on Chinese PHEVs as BEV curbs prove ineffective
The EU has imposed higher tariffs on Chinese battery electric vehicles (BEV) for more than a year, but the impacts have been limited. According to foreign media reports, the EU is...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
JEDEC reportedly approves SPHBM4 standard to broaden HBM4 packaging and boost glass substrate prospects
JEDEC finalized a new HBM4 packaging specification called SPHBM4 that aims to broaden high bandwidth memory (HBM) use cases by reducing packaging complexity and cost, industry sources...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
LTO Batteries power up industrial electrification: Taiwan and South Korea players widen global deployments
Lithium titanate oxide (LTO) batteries are emerging as a promising solution for industrial electrification and critical energy infrastructure, where safety, rapid charging and long...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
LG Magna turns profitable in 1Q26 on EV motor push
LG Magna e-Powertrain returned to profit in the first quarter of 2026 as higher utilization at its Mexico plant lifted performance. Facing the rapid rise of China's electric vehicle...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Clientron Partners with Parallels to Modernize Digital Workspaces in Asia

Clientron, a premier global provider of smart endpoint solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Parallels, a global leader in cross-platform and virtualization...

Monday 22 June 2026
Groq CEO sees GPU and LPU as complementary as AI compute demand grows
Nvidia's planned US$20 billion strategic deal with Groq is built on a simple logic: as compute gets cheaper, demand keeps expanding. In a recent interview, Groq co-founder and CEO...
Monday 22 June 2026
Microsoft considers DeepSeek as OpenAI costs mount

Microsoft is reportedly considering introducing a fine-tuned version of the Chinese open-source model DeepSeek V4 into its enterprise...

Friday 19 June 2026
China chip supply chain feels squeeze from AI server MLCCs to 8-bit MCUs
China's semiconductor supply chain is showing fresh signs of pricing strain, with microcontroller unit (MCU) makers and passive component suppliers facing rising costs, tighter capacity,...
Thursday 18 June 2026
China Airlines cuts cargo fuel surcharges after oil prices ease on US-Iran deal
China Airlines will lower cargo fuel surcharges from July 1 after international oil prices eased following a US-Iran memorandum signed June 17 that raised prospects for renewed shipping...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Meta puts brakes on AI use as token costs hit tech giants
Meta's internal AI costs have spiraled, and a broader pullback in spending by major tech companies is bringing a long-ignored contradiction into focus: the business logic of AI is...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Research Insight: Fukuta deepens EV moat with hub motors and thin silicon steel

As the global electric vehicle (EV) market enters a correction phase, automakers are demanding more from both cost and efficiency....

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix suppliers seek war-cost payback after US-Iran shock drains chip materials inventory

Semiconductor materials suppliers are moving to rebuild depleted inventories and recover sharply higher costs from Samsung Electronics,...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Li Auto's new automotive chip and what it says about China's EV market

Li Auto announced details of its new Mach M100 chip, a self-developed 5nm chip focused on autonomous driving, on June 15. This development...