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Wednesday 10 September 2025
Highlights from China International Optoelectronic Expo and SEMI-e: sovereign AI, drones, AR/VR/MR in focus
The 26th China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE) and the Shenzhen International Semiconductor & IC Exhibition (SEMI-e 2025) are being held at the Shenzhen International...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Commentary: YMTC's decade-long march, leadership shifts, and the undercurrent of China's memory substitution drive
YMTC, China's leading NAND flash producer, has unveiled a US$2.9 billion Phase III venture in Wuhan, signaling its determination to scale up capacity and sharpen its edge in next-generation...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Apple leverages e-SIM support and competitive pricing to strengthen foothold in China
Apple unveiled its latest iPhone 17 series on September 9, 2025, introducing four new models, including the highly anticipated iPhone Air. The iPhone Air, noted for its thinnest design...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
China's NSIG to absorb loss-making wafer subsidiaries in US$967M restructuring
China's top silicon wafer maker, National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG), has unveiled a major restructuring, taking full control of three loss-making 12-inch wafer subsidiaries. The...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
NXP taps former TI China chief to steer Greater China amid rising competition
NXP Semiconductors has appointed Sandy Hu, a 25-year semiconductor veteran and former TI China president, as senior vice president of sales and marketing for Greater China. She will...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
China AI surge with 5,000 firms and 788 EFLOPS capacity, yet supply-demand mismatch persists
China's artificial intelligence industry has surged past 5,000 companies with national computing capacity reaching 788 EFLOPS, according to figures from the World Smart Industry Expo...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
DDI supply chain shakeup for Apple's iPhone puts LX Semicon at risk

China's BOE Technology is moving to diversify Apple's iPhone display driver IC (DDI) supply chain, a shift that threatens South Korea's...

Tuesday 9 September 2025
Kakao to integrate ChatGPT into KakaoTalk in strategic partnership with OpenAI
South Korean internet giant Kakao has announced a partnership with OpenAI to embed the ChatGPT chatbot into its messaging app, KakaoTalk. The integration aims to provide seamless...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Dell reportedly initiates third round of China layoffs, impacting Shanghai and Xiamen
Dell has reportedly launched a new wave of layoffs in China, affecting departments including the EMC storage division and the Client Solution Group (CSG), primarily concentrated in...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
RongSemi denies fab halt as YMTC Veteran takes key role in Ningbo expansion
Simon Yang, the former YMTC CEO and later deputy chairman, has joined Rong Semiconductor (Ningbo) Co. (RongSemi) as head of its technical expert committee. The announcement came alongside...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Samsung to double GDDR7 output following Nvidia B40 order
Nvidia has reportedly placed an order with Samsung Electronics for GDDR7 graphics memory, with the supply volume doubling compared to previous orders. Samsung's GDDR7 was previously...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
L&T Semiconductor Technologies acquires Fujitsu General Electronics' power module design assets
India-based IC design firm L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT) announced on Friday that it has acquired the power module design assets of Japan's Fujitsu General Electronics...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
CATL unveils Shenxing Pro battery, expands EU capacity with US$8.6 billion Hungary plant
CATL, the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, unveiled a major technological breakthrough in Munich on September 7, 2025, introducing its NP3.0 (No Propagation...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
BOE reportedly to supply iPhone 17 Pro OLED panels at US$40 each
According to UBI Research, BOE will supply OLED panels for Apple's iPhone 17 Pro. This marks BOE's first time providing LTPO OLEDs to Apple and highlights the growing influence of...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
China's ACM ships first KrF coater-developer to logic fab as local supply chain advances
As the global semiconductor industry undergoes rapid restructuring, Chinese equipment makers are racing to achieve breakthroughs and scale. ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. has introduced...