CONNECT WITH US
GeoWatch
Essential technology and geopolitical news recap.
Essential technology and geopolitical news recap, GeoWatch, focuses on the tech supply chain, providing effortless insights.

DIGITMES Asia provides basic users with unlimited access to toll-free articles. Sign up for free subscription now to continue your reading!

Subscribe Now
IN THE NEWS
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Microsoft closing offline stores in China, focusing on online channels
Microsoft is closing its offline authorized stores in China as part of its strategic adjustment to focus on online channels.
Tuesday 2 July 2024
China's mobile phone shipments continue to rise in May, as 618 shopping festival boosts market
Demand for mobile phones in China continues to surge, which helps to reduce the seasonal decline in global mobile phone shipments in the second quarter.
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Chinese EV vendors expand into Central Asia, Africa markets
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers such as BYD, Hozon Auto, and Xpeng Motors are seeking to replicate the success of Transsion Holdings in the mobile phone business by venturing...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
GF acquires GaN technology from Tagore
GlobalFoundries has acquired Tagore Technology's proprietary and production-proven power gallium nitride (GaN) IP portfolio to push the boundaries of efficiency and performance in...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Qualcomm, MediaTek feel pressure from Huawei comeback in Chinese handset market
Chinese handset brands' international sales performances will be crucial in easing the pressure Qualcomm and MediaTek are seeing from Huawei's revival in China's market, according...
Monday 1 July 2024
India gains ground in smartphone exports, boosted by iPhone manufacturers
India is narrowing the gap with China and Vietnam in smartphone exports, bolstered by iPhone manufacturers' efforts to establish the country as a significant hub for smartphone pro...
Monday 1 July 2024
President Lai's vision for 'AI Island': Stable power, supercomputers, and talent cultivation
President Ching-te Lai, committed to developing Taiwan into an "AI Island" after taking office in May, has highlighted three priority tasks to achieve this goal, including ensuring...
Monday 1 July 2024
Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrates 9 tech firm strengths to show tech resilience
The US-China technology trade war is forcing China's local technology enterprises to stand on their own feet and further strengthen the self-sufficiency of their local supply chains...
Monday 1 July 2024
Faraday joins Intel Foundry accelerator design services alliance
Faraday Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of fabless ASIC services and silicon IP, has announced its participation in the Intel Foundry Accelerator Design Services.
Monday 1 July 2024
Sky-high costs challenge airlines' sustainable fuel targets for 2050
As airlines aim for carbon neutrality by 2050, sustainable aviation fuel emerges as a critical—but expensive—solution.
Monday 1 July 2024
Nations race to secure talent to bolster indigenous semiconductor industry
As AI surges, major countries are all trying to establish their indigenous ecosystem to achieve semiconductor autonomy.
Monday 1 July 2024
HBM creates winners in the semiconductor ecosystem in 2Q24
Despite ongoing inventory challenges, global semiconductor providers have seen substantial increases in market valuations over the past quarter.
Monday 1 July 2024
Samsung builds industry's first CXL facility to receive Red Hat certification
Samsung Electronics recently announced that it has successfully built the industry's first Compute Express Link (CXL) infrastructure facility certified by Red Hat. This will help...
Monday 1 July 2024
EU eyes space for energy-hungry AI data centers
As AI demand surges, data centers are consuming critical levels of energy, raising concerns about an impending energy and environmental crisis.
Monday 1 July 2024
SK Group chairman met with Microsoft and OpenAI CEOs to reinforce global AI partnership network
Following discussions with the CEOs of Nvidia and TSMC about AI semiconductor collaboration, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won (Anthony Chey) visited the US in June 2024 and met with...