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Friday 2 May 2025
BYD breaks ground on 10K-capacity EV plant in Cambodia, production set for late 2025
China's electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 28 for its new factory in Cambodia, with plans to begin production in late 2025 at an annual capacity...
Friday 2 May 2025
Samsung chip earnings nosedive 62%: HBM edge ceded to SK Hynix?
Samsung Electronics beat expectations in the first quarter of 2025, posting revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55 billion) and operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion. However, its Device...
Friday 2 May 2025
Xiaomi enters the LLM race with another attempted latecomer coup
Xiaomi has unveiled its first large language model for inference tasks, "Xiaomi MiMo," signaling a bold entry into the competitive AI landscape. Known for its roots in IoT and smartphones,...
Friday 2 May 2025
Tariffs forge a stronger Chinese PC industry as US brands falter
The adage "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" aptly describes China's response to US tariffs and export controls. Rather than hindering Beijing's progress, these measures have...
Friday 2 May 2025
US$1 trillion AI rush: China's memory boom shakes global chip market
China's rapid expansion of domestic memory chip production is creating market volatility and forcing established players to adjust their strategies amid already challenging geopolitical...
Thursday 1 May 2025
Samsung taps Llama 4 to close semiconductor gap with Hynix, Micron

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division has begun deploying Meta's latest generative AI model, Llama 4, marking a strategic...

Thursday 1 May 2025
China's DRAM surge could upend global memory prices and supply chains, warns Etron
The global memory market is recovering from a downturn, with memory poised to become a key pillar of AI computing. However, Etron Technology Chairman Nicky Lu warned that Chinese...
Thursday 1 May 2025
Huawei reportedly ships 910C AI supercluster, said to outpace Nvidia's NVL72; eyes 910D next
Huawei has reportedly begun shipping its CloudMatrix 384 artificial intelligence (AI) system, powered by 384 Ascend 910C chips. The company claims the setup delivers 67% more computing...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Smartphone strength cushions Samsung's 1Q25 chip slump
Samsung Electronics reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55.4 billion) and an operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
CR Micro semiconductor upcycle soars on SiC, GaN breakthroughs amid strong 2024 results
China Resources Microelectronics Ltd. (CR Micro) reported steady gains in its 2024 annual and 2025 first-quarter results, underscoring resilience in a volatile chip market. Full-year...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
China's GalaxyCore rides high-pixel boom to triple profit, targets AI glasses, automotive vision next

GalaxyCore Inc. reported its 2024 earnings on April 28, posting annual revenue of CNY6.383 billion (approx. US$875 million), a 35.9%...

Wednesday 30 April 2025
Apple's Chinese supplier Luxshare hits US$37 billion milestone, breaks iPhone dependency
Shenzhen-based Luxshare Precision defied global headwinds in 2024, delivering robust earnings that underscored its leadership in precision manufacturing and its growing influence...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Xi visits Shanghai to personally oversee China's AI strategic development
Amid escalating US-China technology tensions, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a central battleground for both nations. Chinese authorities have intensified their focus on...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Samsung reportedly exits HBM2E under Chinese price offensive, shifts focus to high-end market
Samsung Electronics is cutting production of mature-node DDR4 memory and reportedly scaling back its third-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM2E) business to focus resources on...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Korean presidential candidate Jae-Myung Lee vows to build South Korea into top semiconductor nation with special law
Jae-Myung Lee, the presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea and the frontrunner for the next presidency, recently pledged that upon taking office, he will promote...