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Monday 29 January 2024
Samsung to showcase Baidu's Ernie AI in latest Galaxy phones
Samsung Electronics Co. will feature Baidu Inc.'s Ernie Bot as a key attraction of its new Galaxy S24 smartphone series in China.
Monday 29 January 2024
Fuel cells developed by Honda, GM save two-thirds of production costs
Fuel Cell System Manufacturing (FCSM), a joint venture between General Motors and Honda, has started making new fuel cell systems for EVs since January 25. The production costs are...
Monday 29 January 2024
NTT Docomo develops disaster relief and medical applications for future 6G integration
Japan's NTT Docomo has long been a pioneer in telecommunications innovation. However, as the lightning-fast deployment of 4G and 5G networks outpaces the development of complementary...
Monday 29 January 2024
Samsung rumored to develop lower-priced Galaxy Z Fold6 to increase penetration and expand market share in China
To increase the penetration rate of foldable models in the smartphone market and expand its market share in China's foldable smartphone market, Samsung Electronics is rumored to be...
Monday 29 January 2024
Companies affected by Ishikawa earthquake to resume production in 1Q24, Murata may need to wait longer
It has been three weeks since the January 1 earthquake in Ishikawa. Rescue and evacuation efforts have mostly concluded, and reconstruction is now underway. Affected electronic component...
Monday 29 January 2024
Japan's semiconductor renaissance (1): manufacturing and equipment
In the second half of the 1990s, Samsung Electronics came to the forefront of Dataquest's DRAM manufacturer rankings. NEC and Toshiba were in second and third place, and other Japanese...
Monday 29 January 2024
Shaping tomorrow's AI: practicality and cloud dependency for Samsung and Google's AI smartphones
Samsung Electronics recently unveiled its Galaxy S24 series, heralding the company's entry into the AI smartphone market and igniting the competition among tech giants for dominance...
Monday 29 January 2024
South Korean panel makers keen to boost foldable OLED production amid strong demand
Despite the ongoing downturn in the overall IT product market, notebooks and smartphones continue to experience robust demand, with their use of foldable panels on the rise. This...
Monday 29 January 2024
UK Advanced Propulsion Centre director: Taiwan crucial for global EV development
DIGITIMES recently interviewed Julian Hetherington, the director of the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), to understand the future of EV development in the UK and its potential benefits...
Monday 29 January 2024
Toyota to move EV battery assembly in house to reduce transportation cost
The current issue of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) having higher costs than equivalent gasoline or diesel vehicles is not only due to the construction costs of battery materials...
Monday 29 January 2024
SK Hynix returns to profit on GenAI boom, expects momentum from general server market in 2024
In 2023, the rapid growth of the generative AI market brought a turning point for SK Hynix's memory business. Following the AI server market taking off, the memory industry is now...
Friday 26 January 2024
OpenAI's Altman to meet Samsung, SK Hynix during Korea trip
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is visiting leaders of South Korea's semiconductor industry this week, as the artificial intelligence pioneer weighs an ambitious move into...
Friday 26 January 2024
South Korea sees global export share ranking in key tech industries fall to 5th from 2nd place
In the world's six major advanced industries, South Korea witnessed a substantial decline in its export share from 8.4% in 2018 to 6.5% in 2022, marking a significant 25% decrease...
Friday 26 January 2024
Samsung SDI invests in overseas mining company to enhance high-nickel battery capability
Samsung SDI will invest in the Canada Nickel Company, a Canadian nickel miner, to secure the critical raw material for its high-performance batteries. It would be the first time the...
Friday 26 January 2024
Several new wafer fabs in Japan to come online in 2024
In 2024, numerous Japanese and foreign semiconductor manufacturers will commence mass production at newly constructed wafer fabrication facilities in Japan. Industry sources claim...