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Monday 1 September 2025

Everlight Electronics reports slight 1H25 revenue decline amid cautious outlook

Everlight Electronics posted a 3.48% year-over-year decline in consolidated revenue for the first half of 2025, totaling NT$10.095 billion (US$330 million). The company's gross margin...

Monday 1 September 2025

South Korea's display industry rebounds to US$10 billion in 1Q25, mixed outlook for 2H25

The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) reported that the combined revenue of South Korean panel companies reached US$10 billion in the first quarter of 2025, marking a return...

Monday 1 September 2025

China's ICT push: embedding AI across smartphones, PCs, and wearables by 2026

The US has tightened controls on China's semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors under the banner of national security...

Monday 1 September 2025

Taiwan's auto testing sector anchored in exports, resilient to US 'spec-for-tariff' deal

The United States is in talks with the European Union, Japan, and other countries on a proposed "spec-for-tariff" agreement, which would allow US-made vehicles to bypass costly redesigns...

Monday 1 September 2025

Samsung, LG losing TV war to China, bet on microLED revival

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics' television businesses have fallen from their former status as "flagship divisions" to becoming performance "obstacles," frequently losing ground...

Monday 1 September 2025

Sharp sells Kameyama North Plant to Topia

Sharp Corporation announced on August 29 that it will sell part of its LCD panel factory in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, to automotive parts developer Topia for JPY1.2 billion (approx...

Monday 1 September 2025

BYD Electronic posts modest growth in 1H25, faces intensifying competition

BYD Electronic (International) Co. Ltd. posted first-half 2025 revenue of CNY80.61 billion (US$11.3 billion), a 2.58% increase year-over-year, while net profit climbed 14% to CNY1.73...

Monday 1 September 2025

Exclusive: Apple pushes automation, leaving suppliers to foot the bill

Apple is significantly increasing automation efforts within its manufacturing supply chain, primarily in response to the trade war tariffs initiated under US President Donald Trump...

Monday 1 September 2025

Reliance bets big on AI with Google and Meta in tow

At its 48th AGM, Reliance Industries unveiled Reliance Intelligence, a new AI-focused subsidiary driving India's artificial intelligence ambitions, alongside partnerships with Google...

Saturday 30 August 2025

Germany’s car industry buckles under EV shift and trade shocks

Germany's once-dominant automotive sector is facing its most profound reckoning in decades, shedding over 52,000 jobs — a 6.7%...

Saturday 30 August 2025

As Nissan struggles, Foxconn offers a manufacturing lifeline

Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, is signaling a strategic shift toward electric vehicles through partnership rather...

Friday 29 August 2025

VeriSilicon to buy RISC-V pioneer Nuclei, shares halted in Shanghai

VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai), China's top semiconductor IP and custom chip design service provider, said on August 28 that it will acquire Nuclei System Technology, a Shanghai-based...

Friday 29 August 2025

India-based boAt, HrdWyr unveil indigenously designed chip with Tata Electronics support

boAt has partnered with semiconductor startup HrdWyr to launch the HrdWyr Indus 1011, a high-volume chip fully designed in India, with assembly, packaging, and testing enabled by...

Friday 29 August 2025

Samsung reportedly explores BOE's WOLED panels for its gaming monitors

BOE Technology is reportedly in talks with Samsung Electronics and other manufacturers to supply white OLED (WOLED) panels for monitors,...

Thursday 28 August 2025

EU seeks US tariff cuts, but may come with regulatory price

The European Union (EU) is seeking to reduce tariffs on vehicles exported to the US, aiming to lower the rate to 15%. However, to secure...

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