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Friday 24 January 2025
China's market uncertainty makes Japanese toolmakers bet on AI
Amid uncertainties in the Chinese market and reduced spending by automotive chip and power semiconductor manufacturers, Japanese semiconductor equipment makers have revised their...
Friday 24 January 2025
Nissan to cut 9,000 jobs globally as restructuring efforts accelerate amid Honda merger talks
Nissan Motor plans to cut approximately 9,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major restructuring effort, according to reports from Kyodo and Nikkei Asia. More than...
Friday 24 January 2025
European automakers face carbon penalty storm, pressuring EU to reconsider regulations
The European Union (EU) has raised carbon emission standards to 93.6g/km starting in 2025, leading to penalties that could reach EUR15 billion (US$15.6 billion), according to the...
Friday 24 January 2025
Trump's new policies accelerate changes as major automakers buckle up
Upon taking office, US President Donald Trump swiftly targeted immigration, electric vehicles (EVs), and energy with his first executive orders. He is considering imposing a 25% tariff...
Friday 24 January 2025
European carmakers face multiple challenges in EV transition
Conventional automakers in Europe have faced multiple challenges as they transition to EV production. In addition to declining car sales in Europe, they must confront tough competition...
Friday 24 January 2025
South Korea's growing drone industry targets US market
With Donald Trump back in the White House, South Korean industry leaders are optimistic that their drones could become a viable alternative to Chinese-made models amid escalating...
Friday 24 January 2025
Transmission component manufacturers step up robot deployment
The past year has been one full of ups and downs for Taiwan's machinery industry: aside from products and components related to AI and semiconductors, most other product lines remained...
Friday 24 January 2025
Samsung faces triple dilemma: Galaxy S25 leans on Qualcomm chips
Samsung unveiled its latest trio of flagship smartphones this week, with promotional campaigns set to roll out across major global markets in the coming weeks. However, persistent...
Friday 24 January 2025
Samsung's 2024 HBM shipments likely to miss targets amid ongoing challenges
As Samsung Electronics gears up to release its fourth-quarter 2024 financial results, industry observers are closely monitoring the company's progress in meeting its high bandwidth...
Friday 24 January 2025
South Korea's system semiconductor market share set to drop to 1.6%—what's next?
The global IC design market is expanding rapidly, driven by the growth of AI. However, South Korea's system semiconductor sector, which currently holds a modest 2% market share, faces...
Friday 24 January 2025
Axelera AI's edge computing gambit: can Europe's new AI player compete?
Axelera AI may be a young player in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, but it has big ambitions. Founded in 2021, the Eindhoven-based company is taking aim at edge computing—a...
Friday 24 January 2025
Innolux general manager reflects on challenges and rebirth of panel industry through a poem
Zhu-Xiang Yang, general manager of Innolux, a major panel manufacturer in Taiwan, wrote a year-end reflection poem about the challenges and outlook for the panel industry:
Friday 24 January 2025
MiTAC-Synnex Group embraces AI for future growth after 50 years of pioneering Taiwan tech transformation
In the 1970s and 1980s, Taiwan's tech industry was on the cusp of a major breakthrough. DIGITIMES president Colley Hwang aptly described this era as one where "heroes always come...
Friday 24 January 2025
EMS Watch: opportunities and challenges amid rapid ascent of Chinese EMS players
Globalization has driven significant transformations in the electronics manufacturing industry since the late 20th century, with Taiwanese EMS providers experiencing rapid growth...
Friday 24 January 2025
SK Hynix confident in HBM4, prepares for 1c DRAM mass production
SK Hynix is poised to achieve a record-high operating profit in 2024, potentially surpassing Samsung Electronics (Samsung) for the first time. The company maintains its optimistic...