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Sunday 7 December 2025

Asus: Cross-device collaboration to drive next PC evolution

Shawn Yen, senior vice president of the Consumer Group at Asus, said the most compelling value of AI PCs will emerge from seamless collaboration across devices, although the pace...

Saturday 6 December 2025

CarUX finalizes Pioneer acquisition, eyes growth in smart mobility

CarUX, a subsidiary of Innolux, completed its acquisition of Japan's Pioneer and formalized the deal at a joint press conference in Tokyo on December 4, 2025. The companies stated...

Friday 5 December 2025

Taiwan's Elan reports lower November sales as global uncertainty weighs on demand

Elan Microelectronics, a leading Taiwanese maker of touch-controller chips, posted NT$946 million (approx. US$30 million) in revenue...

Friday 5 December 2025

European auto suppliers hedge bets as Chinese EVs move into Europe

As global automakers and their supply chains struggle with the growing pains of electrification, a quiet hedging strategy is emerging,...

Friday 5 December 2025

Smart glasses market faces five key challenges

The smart glasses market is becoming increasingly popular, ranging from high-end, multifunctional products to entry-level devices priced in the hundreds of CNY. However, both brands...

Friday 5 December 2025

Micron exits consumer market with Crucial phase-out amid shift to AI-driven memory demand

Micron announced it will phase out its Crucial brand's consumer memory and SSD products by February 2026, marking its exit from the nearly 30-year-old consumer market. This move reflects...

Friday 5 December 2025

Brightek's new plant to power 2026 growth with robots, drones, and silicon photonics

Brightek's newly opened Nantong plant in China is set to drive revenue growth with smart sensing, automotive lighting, and integrated chip LEDs (IC LED). According to general manager...

Friday 5 December 2025

China's EV boom confronts safety and governance reckoning

As Western automakers struggle with the mounting costs and technical hurdles of AI data infrastructure and cybersecurity, China's new-energy vehicle industry has surged ahead, propelled...

Friday 5 December 2025

Lingsen rides AI-driven memory test surge, expanding capacity and adjusting prices

Taiwan's dedicated chip backend house Lingsen Precision Industries is stepping up capacity expansion and price adjustments as AI-fueled demand for memory chip testing accelerates...

Thursday 4 December 2025

Acer emphasizes strengthening PC fundamentals before AI PC mass adoption

In a DIGITIMES interview with Acer's Chao-Guang Yang, senior vice president of the Computing Software Technology Division, Yang stated that an AI PC is essentially still just a more...

Thursday 4 December 2025

PC makers face 20% price hikes amid worsening memory shortage

PC manufacturers are planning significant price increases on 2026 models as an acute shortage of conventional memory chips, driven by soaring demand for artificial intelligence hardware,...

Thursday 4 December 2025

Exclusive: Qualcomm SVP says AI PC still in early stage, focuses on tech and market education

Qualcomm is hosting another summit with Taiwan's local PC ecosystem by the end of 2025, following its 2023 event. Kedar Kondap, Qualcomm's senior vice president responsible for PC...

Thursday 4 December 2025

Malaysian bank extends financing to Huawei Malaysia for digital infrastructure

AmBank Group has provided MYR350 million (approx. US$84.74 million) in financing to Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to support the development of Malaysia's digital infrastructure,...

Thursday 4 December 2025

Local brands capture nearly 80% of Chinese tablet market as Apple faces sharp decline

The Chinese tablet market is undergoing significant shifts, with domestic brands expanding their presence to collectively hold a 77% market share in the third quarter of 2025, up...

Thursday 4 December 2025

Western automakers embrace AI, but supply chains bear the brunt

While European and American automakers push forward with artificial intelligence (AI) to upgrade manufacturing and operations, the true burden of this digital transformation often...

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