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Friday 15 August 2025
Apple redesigns US Apple Watch blood oxygen feature to avoid patent dispute
Apple has reintroduced the blood oxygen detection feature on the Apple Watch for US users after redesigning the function and gaining approval from a recent US Customs ruling. The...
Friday 15 August 2025
Commentary: China's chip equipment underdog stands up to Applied Materials as local substitution wave rises
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has sued US chipmaking equipment leader Applied Materials in a Chinese court, seeking nearly CNY100 million (approx. US$13.9 million) in damages...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Tokyo Electron fires Taiwan employee tied to TSMC leak
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, announced on August 7 2025 that it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over alleged involvement in...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Florida verdict marks shift in legal view of driver-assist tech

A Florida court has ruled that Tesla must pay US$243 million in damages over a fatal crash that occurred in 2019, holding the automaker...

Wednesday 6 August 2025
Beijing Court rejects Innoscience's appeal in patent dispute with EPC
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), a company specializing in gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology, announced on August 6 that the Beijing Intellectual Property Court dismissed...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Innoscience wins Nvidia nod, loses German patent fight
China's leading GaN semiconductor firm, Innoscience, is at the center of a high-stakes global confrontation that intertwines geopolitics, patent disputes, and market strategy. In...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Who’s really after TSMC’s 2nm secrets? The trail may not lead to China
TSMC is dealing with a high-stakes internal security breach after several employees were dismissed over attempts to leak confidential information regarding its 2nm process technology,...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Microsoft cannot protect EU data from US government
Microsoft has admitted to a French Senate hearing that it cannot guarantee data sovereignty. Even if data is stored on servers in Europe, the US government can still access it under...
Monday 28 July 2025
Trump's reciprocal tariffs face legal test as Section 232 gains traction
Since assuming office, US President Donald Trump has pursued an assertive trade agenda. Following his April 2, 2025, announcement of the reciprocal tariff, dubbed "Liberation Day,"...
Sunday 27 July 2025
Missed connection with Nvidia haunts Samsung as Lee Jae-yong marks 1000 days of leadership
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong recently marked his 1,000th day in office, a tenure that Korean media describes as filled with challenges and crises. Even though Lee officially...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Apple discloses AI training practices, stressing transparency and legal compliance
Apple has released a technical report detailing its 2025 Apple Intelligence language models, providing insight into the architecture of its on-device and cloud-based systems, as well...
Monday 21 July 2025
BOE's OLED salvo hits Samsung again, Apple braces for fallout
BOE Technology Group has filed a second patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Display in under two months, escalating a legal showdown that could disrupt Apple's iPhone OLED...
Monday 21 July 2025
Lee Jae-yong's road to rebuild Samsung after legal scandal acquittal
Coming out the other side after nearly a decade of legal troubles, Samsung Electronics stands at a crossroads. Chairman Lee Jae-yong is rebuilding the group leadership structure,...
Thursday 17 July 2025
The end to nine-year legal saga: South Korea's top Court acquits Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong
Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong has been cleared of all charges in connection with a long-running legal battle over alleged wrongdoing in a controversial merger...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Alpha and Omega sells China stake after Huawei export violations
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS) is repositioning its China strategy while simultaneously grappling with the fallout from a significant US export control violation.