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Thursday 14 August 2025
CATL leads sodium-ion battery race: South Korea rushes to prevent China's 'LFP monopoly'
As South Korean battery manufacturers officially launch mass production plans for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, Chinese battery companies are already prepared to make significant...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Exynos comeback? Samsung nears decision on Galaxy S26 flagship chip strategy
Samsung's Exynos flagship processors may return in the 2026 Galaxy S26 lineup, industry sources say, marking a potential revival after years on the sidelines. Built on Samsung's gate-all-around...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Inspur's Metabrain SD200 takes on trillion-parameter AI with four top Chinese models
Following Huawei's recent AI inference milestone, China's server leader Inspur has introduced the Metabrain SD200, a next-generation AI supernode server designed for trillion-parameter...
Thursday 14 August 2025
LG Display turns three-week OLED fixes into two-day process with AI
LG Display (LGD) has fully deployed a self-developed artificial intelligence platform across its design, manufacturing, and business operations, marking a decisive push into digital...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Samsung wins Apple iPhone image sensor deal in Texas, eyes Qualcomm next
Samsung Electronics plans to begin producing its in-house–designed high-performance CMOS image sensors (CIS) at its Austin, Texas, wafer fab in 2027 for Apple's iPhones. Industry...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Samsung secures early ITC win in BOE OLED case amid looming 15-year US import ban
Samsung Display has secured a significant preliminary victory in its intellectual property battle against Chinese panel giant BOE Technology, with the US International Trade Commission...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Tencent widens AI chip sourcing as Beijing puts H20 under the microscope
Tencent reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of CNY184.5 billion (approx. US$26 billion), a 15% increase from a year earlier, with net profit rising 18% to CNY69.2 billion. On the...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Commentary: Huawei's Mate 80 showcases near-100% China supply chain in high-end smartphone drive
Over the past five years, Huawei's drive to localize smartphone components has shifted from a crisis response into a calculated, strategic effort to build a self-reliant supply chain...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Samsung aims to meet Tesla's chip packaging demand with new panel-level technology
Samsung Electronics is advancing development of its next-generation System-on-Panel (SoP) packaging technology, aiming to produce modules significantly larger than those possible...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Huawei fast-tracks Mate 80 launch, backed by 10+ key Chinese suppliers in Apple rivalry
Huawei will launch its 2025 flagship Mate 80 series in October, moving up its schedule to land near Apple's iPhone 17 debut in early September, according to supply chain sources....
Thursday 14 August 2025
Seoul Semiconductor leverages extensive patent portfolio, Wicop technology to accelerate Micro LED growth
Seoul Semiconductor, South Korea's leading LED manufacturer and the world's third-largest by market share in 2024, is intensifying its push into the fast-expanding micro LED sector...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Commentary: Trump's trillion-dollar shakedown and how tariff threats turned into investment windfalls
Following South Korea's shocking announcement to invest US$350 billion in the US, with 90% of the profits staying in the US, Nvidia and AMD reportedly have agreed to pay 15% of their...
Thursday 14 August 2025
South Korea-Vietnam summit sees Hyundai, SK, and LG boost investment momentum
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam recently met in Seoul to strengthen economic ties, aiming to boost trade and investment...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Japan, US to launch talks on US$550B investment projects following tariff deal
Japan and the US are moving to set up a joint forum to advance US$550 billion (around JPY80 trillion) worth of Japanese investment and loan projects in the US, following their July...
Thursday 14 August 2025
China's leading SiC epitaxy plants see quarterly order surge, signaling market bottom
China's SiC industry faces oversupply as 6-inch substrate prices plunge, prompting a strategic pivot to 8-inch wafers