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Wednesday 12 March 2025
WPG reports record sales for 2024, driven by AI demand
IC and component distributor WPG has reported record sales for 2024, propelled by the rapid development of generative AI that fueled demand for related traditional and AI servers,...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Huawei cracks down on recruitment fraud: 72 full-time employees penalized in outsourcing scandal
On March 10, Huawei released a 6,500-word internal report on its employee platform, "Xinsheng Community," detailing a large-scale recruitment fraud scandal involving 72 full-time...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Acter expands US and Southeast Asia bases, with order visibility extending to 2028
Acter, a Taiwanese cleanroom integration engineering company, has ventured into the US market along with its subsidiaries and strategic partners. These include Nova Technology, which...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
SK Hynix exits CIS business as Samsung weighs options
SK Hynix is shutting down its CMOS image sensor (CIS) business, fueling industry speculation over whether Samsung Electronics will follow suit. Samsung's system LSI division, which...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
MWC 2025: Huawei's growth unconstrained by US restrictions
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 has just concluded, revealing Huawei's advancements in telecommunications, artificial intelligence (AI), and mobile devices. The company aims...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
AI fever sweeps China's political huddle, fueling tech optimism
For some years now, China's annual gathering of its national legislature has been an increasingly disciplined and choreographed affair — its muted vibes practically an echo...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Japan's advanced semiconductor bet: Rapidus and the quest for relevance
The Japanese government's decision to heavily subsidize Rapidus, a domestic semiconductor company, via legislative changes has ignited discussions among industry specialists. Asahi...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Samsung eyes Exynos 2600 comeback, challenging Qualcomm, Mediatek
Samsung Electronics is reportedly stabilizing yields in its advanced chipmaking process, fueling optimism over its next-generation Exynos 2600 SoC. The development raises the prospect...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Foxconn subsidary expands medical footprint with strategic device manufacturer acquisition
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) has announced that its subsidiary, Fulian Yukang Medical Technology (Shenzhen), will acquire Guangzhou Tianying Precision Tools in phases at a valuation...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Samsung intensifies scrutiny of system LSI and foundry amid ongoing struggles
Samsung Electronics has launched a sweeping internal review of its System LSI and foundry businesses, signaling potential restructuring efforts as the company grapples with widening...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
China's EUV breakthrough: Huawei, SMIC reportedly advancing LDP lithography, eye 3Q25 trial, 2026 rollout
China is advancing in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, with a domestically developed system undergoing testing at Huawei's Dongguan facility, according to XFastest...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Naura ranks 6th among global semiconductor equipment providers despite US-China tensions
Naura Technology, with its expertise in etching, thin film deposition, and cleaning equipment, has moved up its global ranking to sixth from tenth place.
Tuesday 11 March 2025
China-based Hesai becomes first listed LiDAR firm to achieve non-GAAP profitability
Hesai Technology has achieved its first full-year non-GAAP profitability. Lei News and IT Home reported the leading Chinese LiDAR company's unaudited financial results...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
CATL powers into chip market: strategic bets on IC design startups
CATL, a global leader in batteries and energy storage, is further expanding into semiconductors. While the company maintains a low-profile approach, each of its investments generates...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
US may conduct hearing on mature process chip taxes from China
Recent reports indicate that the US will hold a hearing discussing whether tariffs should be imposed on China's mature process chips. Industry experts predict that several chip manufacturers,...