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Tuesday 8 October 2024
US-Taiwan drone alliance takes shape amid rising supply chain autonomy push
US-Taiwan cooperation on developing an autonomous defense supply chain in the drone sector is accelerating, as two delegations of American drone industry representatives visited Taiwan...
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Apple Vision Pro's high-cost components revealed: SK Hynix powers RI chip
Apple's mixed reality (MR) headset, the Vision Pro, is known to feature two key chips—the M2 for handling most computations and the R1 for reducing latency and processing sensor...
Tuesday 8 October 2024
AUO eyes US and EU for solar expansion, power plant investment to remain domestic
The drop of Taiwan's solar field development volume in 2024 has sent ripples into AUO's expected installation volume of 2025 and 2026. However such outlook did not stop the firm's...
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Trade barriers may accelerate Chinese automakers' expansion in Europe
The European Union's (EU) tariff policy is designed to preserve the advantages of its domestic industry chain, but the high taxes imposed on Chinese auto businesses have motivated...
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Samsung India signs MoAs with striking workers amid ongoing dispute
Samsung India has signed an agreement with a segment of its workers, addressing some of their demands and aiming to resolve a strike that has lasted nearly a month at its plant in...
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Li Auto reportedly to tape out in-house developed smart driving chip by end of 2024
China-based electric vehicle (EV) vendor Li Auto reportedly will complete the tape-out of its smart driving SoC by the end of 2024, catching up with its two major domestic rivals,...
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Cost of new Huawei handset SoC rises
Huawei is set to launch its latest flagship smartphone powered by the rumored Kirin 9100, a commercially uncompetitive chip without government support.
Tuesday 8 October 2024
BYD, Geely, SAIC face steep EU taxes
The European Union (EU) has imposed countervailing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EV) for five years, levying significant duties on Chinese brands including BYD, Geely Automobile...
Monday 7 October 2024
US imposes duties on SEA solar panels, indirectly targeting Chinese firms
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) decided on October 1, 2024, to impose countervailing duties (CVD) on solar panels imported from four Southeast Asian (SEA) countries: Cambodia,...
Monday 7 October 2024
ASEAN deployment of Chinese automakers

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Monday 7 October 2024
TSMC's three-pronged strategy: Outsourcing CoWoS to Amkor as US plant exceeds expectations
TSMC has taken the unusual step of opening up its Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) outsourcing opportunities and recently announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Amkor...
Monday 7 October 2024
China's restrictions on Nvidia chips drag Samsung's HBM into muddy water
Reports suggest that the Chinese government is discouraging local companies from purchasing Nvidia's AI chips, which may affect Samsung Electronics' High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) sales...
Monday 7 October 2024
Intel execs visit Vietnam, commit to including more Vietnamese companies in ecosystem
Intel has announced plans to include more Vietnamese companies in its ecosystem and provide the Vietnamese government with additional industry-related advice.
Monday 7 October 2024
ByteDance replaces Nvidia chips with Huawei due to government policy
TikTok's parent company ByteDance has reportedly ordered 100,000 of Huawei's Ascend 910B chips in 2024 to train an AI model, with 30,000 already delivered. ByteDance has not commented...
Monday 7 October 2024
Montreal: Where life sciences meet artificial intelligence
Moderna. Grifols. Jubilant Pharma. Novartis. Roche. That is just a sample of the many life sciences and health technologies (LSHT) companies that have invested in Greater Montreal...