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Wednesday 17 July 2024
Chinese Apollo Go commands robotaxi market adoption amid Tesla delay reports
As Tesla CEO Elon Musk hints at delays in Tesla's Robotaxi plans, Baidu's Apollo Go (known as "Luobo Kuaipao" in Chinese) has already launched paid passenger services in 11 Chinese...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan pays US$4.75 billion for defense since 2022; Trump says it's not enough
In recent years, Taiwan has significantly increased its defense procurement from the US. However, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to assert that Taiwan...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
AI and China's chip demand keep ASML equipment orders thriving
By the end of the first quarter of 2024, Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML had a backlog of orders totaling EUR 38 billion (US$ 41.4 billion). This means that ASML needs EUR...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Hanwha Energy builds green AI data center in Texas, eyes US$7.5 billion tech revenue
Hanwha Energy, a subsidiary of Hanwha Group, is seizing the AI boom by venturing into the US AI data center market, leveraging eco-friendly energy to gain a foothold.
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Room for more than Nvidia: Jim Keller rejects costly HBM, pushes for affordable AI chip designs
Chip guru Jim Keller has expressed confidence that more companies will emerge to fill gaps in the AI market, as even Nvidia cannot meet all the demand.
Wednesday 17 July 2024
China's counter-intuitive semiconductor exports surge goes unnoticed
China's aggressive automotive exports caught the world's attention, hitting a record high in the first half of 2024 but starting to slow down after tariffs imposed by Europe and the...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan to build its sovereign AI and relative ecosystem: NSTC
At the South Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Administration Chief handover ceremony on June 16, National Science and Technology Council Minister Cheng-wen Wu announced Taiwan's plans to...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
China's solar industry finds oasis in the Middle East
With trade barriers from Europe and the US against Chinese solar imports, the Middle East, which is currently moving toward clean energy transformation and enjoys good trade relationships...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Huawei reveals operational hardship from US sanctions, expresses confidence in recovery
The US government blacklisting of Huawei crippled its smartphone business.
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Nvidia plans new China-specific AI and gaming GPUs
Nvidia continues to introduce downgraded versions of its AI and gaming GPUs for the Chinese market, which remains important to the US chip vendor, according to industry sources. New...
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Granted one more chance by SoftBank, focus is now on Graphcore's future operational strategy
With the current boom of generative AI, British AI chip unicorn Graphcore should've enjoyed the dividends from AI. Instead, it found itself struggling.
Tuesday 16 July 2024
SK Hynix reportedly partners with Amkor in supplying interposers
Amid the competition among SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics regarding HBMs, SK Hynix reportedly plans to team with Amkor to enter the interposer market to alleviate the interposer...
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Transsion rises as China's second-largest smartphone supplier globally in 1Q24
Chinese smartphone vendor Transsion quietly emerged as China's second-largest supplier by global handset shipments, just behind Xiaomi, in the first quarter of 2024.
Tuesday 16 July 2024
TEL unveils open-source GenAI SSA at Semicon West 2024
Semicon West 2024 was held on July 9-11 in San Francisco, and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), the Japanese semiconductor equipment supplier, unveiled the world's first open-source generative...
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Qualcomm-Transsion lawsuit has ramifications in mobile AP industry
Qualcomm has filed a lawsuit against Transsion, an emerging China-based smartphone giant, in India, alleging unauthorized use of Qualcomm's patented technologies. This legal action...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research