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Monday 5 May 2025
iPhone sales in China falter: headwinds on four fronts
Apple reported iPhone sales revenue of US$46.8 billion for the first quarter of 2025, representing a 1.9% increase compared to the same period last year, according to its financial...
Monday 5 May 2025
China's 28nm foundry capacity to hit 31% by 2027 as SMIC, HLMC, Nexchip ramp up

China is rapidly expanding mature-node chip production at key sites, including SMIC's fabs in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai Lingang, and...

Monday 5 May 2025
Taiwan's Coretronic disrupts drone market, outflanks DJI with non-red supply chain edge
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC), a subsidiary of Taiwan's Coretronic Group, is carving a niche in the global drone market, capitalizing on its non-red supply chain...
Monday 5 May 2025
China leans on industrial policy, not tariffs, to fast-track domestic GPU ascendancy
As US-China tech tensions escalate, Washington's tightened export controls—particularly targeting Nvidia's H20 chips designed for the Chinese market—are deepening compute...
Monday 5 May 2025
Weekly news roundup: EUV leap, Intel reboot, Nvidia's China reckoning, and TSMC's AI power play
These are the top-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 28 – May 4. From China's EUV light source milestone and Intel's turnaround push to Nvidia's evolving...
Monday 5 May 2025
UBTech, Midea fast-track humanoid robots as China races toward industrial AI supremacy
China is accelerating the commercialization of humanoid robots, with key players UBTech Robotics Inc. and Midea Group Co. rapidly advancing deployments in factory environments. UBTech...
Monday 5 May 2025
Semco and Daeduck poised to power Tesla's autonomous Cybercab with key substrate supply

South Korea's leading substrate manufacturers, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and Daeduck Electronics, are preparing to supply crucial...

Saturday 3 May 2025
US-China trade war threatens to gut global semiconductor market by 34% through 2026

The US-China trade war shows no signs of de-escalation, with recent industry analysis warning that if both sides maintain tariffs exceeding...

Saturday 3 May 2025
Murata braces for 8-year profit nadir as smartphone, auto headwinds mount
Murata Manufacturing anticipates its profit for fiscal year 2025 (April 2025 to March 2026) to hit an eight-year low, citing stagnant demand for smartphones and automotive components,...
Friday 2 May 2025
LGES bows out of Indonesian EV battery deal—China's Huayou poised to fill the void
LG Energy Solution (LGES) of South Korea has exited its US$8.45 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery project in Indonesia, prompting the Indonesian government to court China's Zhejiang...
Friday 2 May 2025
Huawei mobilizes 11 top carmakers to forge China's smart driving safety agenda
China's booming auto industry is moving beyond product competition as automakers increasingly prioritize unified safety standards for intelligent driving systems. The sector is transitioning...
Friday 2 May 2025
US, China sharply diverged in regulatory paths for high-level autonomous driving
Advanced L3–L5 autonomous driving has long been a critical battleground in the technological rivalry between the US and China. Recently, as both nations aim for L5 fully autonomous...
Friday 2 May 2025
Intel and AMD reap nearly 30% of revenue from China, yet US semiconductor imports are just 3%—What's behind the discrepancy?
Washington's export controls and escalating US-China chip tensions have dominated headlines, but American semiconductor leaders continue to rely heavily on the Chinese market. In...
Friday 2 May 2025
Memory market soars as Samsung's DDR4 phase-out sparks supply squeeze and price surge
The memory market is seeing a sharp surge, fueled by rising contract prices since the second quarter and Samsung Electronics' move to phase out DDR4 modules, as revealed in communications...
Friday 2 May 2025
TCL rides display market rebound to record highs as supersized panels and strategic bets pay off
With panel supply-demand conditions improving and demand for larger displays accelerating, TCL Technology's semiconductor display business is staging a strong comeback. According...