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Monday 7 July 2025

Taiwan chip giants face green power crunch as prices surge

Taiwan's semiconductor companies are caught between soaring electricity costs and urgent renewable energy demands, creating a supply-demand mismatch that's driving green power prices...

Monday 7 July 2025

South Korea seeks US tariff extension, proposing manufacturing partnership

South Korea is seeking to extend a looming tariff grace period tied to US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff policy. South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo traveled to Washington...

Monday 7 July 2025

Nissan reportedly in talks with Foxconn to explore electric vehicle production at Oppama plant

Nissan Motor is engaging in discussions with Taiwan's Foxconn to potentially use its Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture for electric vehicle (EV) production. This move forms part...

Monday 7 July 2025

Taiwan IPC makers bet on AI agents to drive edge computing boom

Taiwan's industrial PC manufacturers see AI agents as the catalyst for widespread AI adoption, expecting the application market to expand significantly over the next two years as...

Monday 7 July 2025

Samsung's 1H25 performance incentive rates: Samsung foundry bonus drops to 0

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division, which oversees its semiconductor operations, has capped its performance bonus for...

Monday 7 July 2025

'Taiwan Tongues' initiative launches to amplify Taiwan's linguistic voice in global AI models

On July 4, the Taipei-based Information Management Association (IMA) announced the launch of the "Taiwan Tongues" project, a major initiative to build an open, high-quality AI corpus...

Monday 7 July 2025

Intumit sees growth in Japan, eyes SEA amid AI expansion push

As artificial intelligence (AI) providers increasingly offer free tools, Intumit highlights enterprises' preference for secure, comprehensive solutions over open-source variants....

Monday 7 July 2025

Taiwan energy startup eyes AI-powered grid solutions as power demand surges

Energy AIoT startup Thingnario is positioning Taiwan to capitalize on surging electricity demand from generative AI while meeting net-zero targets, bringing together industry and...

Monday 7 July 2025

CMC Chief: Taiwan auto market set to rebound if tariff policy clears

Taiwan's auto market could see a stronger-than-expected rebound in the second half of 2025—provided key policy uncertainties such as tariffs and commodity taxes are resolved...

Monday 7 July 2025

Taiwan's SUPER 8 Studio pushes agentic AI to forefront of enterprise digitization

As enterprises increasingly shift customer engagement to messaging apps and social platforms, Taiwan-based SUPER 8 Studio is positioning itself as a key player in the race to digitize...

Monday 7 July 2025

J Space drives growth for CMC as Taiwan's auto market recovers

China Motor Corporation (CMC) unveiled a new special edition of its popular J Space model on July 2, 2025. Buoyed by strong sales momentum,...

Monday 7 July 2025

Weekly news roundup: Samsung secures patents, Intel leadership shakeup, Apple foldable prototype

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from June 30 to July 6, 2025. This week's highlights include Samsung's strategic licensing of Intel patents to avoid global...

Monday 7 July 2025

Tariff pressure pushes South Korea down on list of top US import sources

South Korea's exports to the US have declined due to growing protectionist measures under the Trump administration, raising concerns about the competitiveness of South Korean products...

Monday 7 July 2025

South Korea recruits technocrats into government for AI push

South Korean president Lee Jae-myung has pledged to invest KRW100 trillion (US$73.9 billion) in AI development to make the country the third-largest AI power after the US and China...

Monday 7 July 2025

Humanoid robots accelerate development, expected to become a lifeline for South Korea's battery industry

Due to the slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) demand and intensified competition in the battery market, South Korea's major battery manufacturers LG Energy Solutions (LGES), SK On,...

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