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Friday 8 March 2024
Taiwanese IC design firms accelerate exit from red ocean markets
Chinese IC design companies have initiated price wars in saturated and highly competitive market categories, leading Taiwanese IC design houses to expedite their withdrawal from these...
Friday 8 March 2024
Chinese foundry to set up production line for HBM memory
Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC) reportedly has sent out an invitation to bid for a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) project. This suggests that the Chinese memory sector,...
Thursday 7 March 2024
Exclusive: Chinese ex-Google employee stole company's AI secrets while moonlighting at Ant Group affiliate
Former Googler Linwei Ding is accused of stealing AI secrets from the US tech giant while secretly working for an Ant Group affiliate just months before Ant announced its own AI di...
Thursday 7 March 2024
US urges allies to squeeze China further on chip technology
The US government is pressing allies including the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, and Japan to further tighten restrictions on China's access to semiconductor technology, a controversial...
Thursday 7 March 2024
Samsung accelerating its global TV expansion; LG takes dual-track approach to high-end market
Samsung Electronics is set to launch 83-inch OLED and 98-inch LCD TVs in the South Korean domestic market, and its highest-end Micro LED TV will also expand to emerging markets like...
Thursday 7 March 2024
Electrifying Brazil: BYD begins plant construction as Stellantis, Toyota increase investments
South America's largest economy sees growing automotive investment. China-based BYD recently started building an industrial complex for EVs in Brazil, aiming to produce 15,000 vehicles...
Thursday 7 March 2024
AI server demand to drive 2024 foundry market growth, says DIGITIMES Research
As a result of a prolonged inventory adjustment in the electronics sector and slower economic development in 2023 compared to 2022, DIGITIMES Research forecasts that the global wafer...
Thursday 7 March 2024
Is Taiwan's defense industry up for asymmetric warfare?
As China's National People's Congress holds its annual Two Sessions meeting, the defense budget for 2024 submitted by China's Ministry of Finance has revealed a 7.2% growth to reach...
Thursday 7 March 2024
2024 Industry Outlook (6): Learning from past economic nodes of paradigm shift
Using the IMF's statistics on global GDP, I will explore the keys to the post-1950 rise of the four Asian Tigers. I have chosen 1950, 1980, 2009, 2019, and 2023 as nodes to explore...
Thursday 7 March 2024
US chip kingpin Texas Instruments tells reporters about GaN automotive opportunities
The US semiconductor kingpin Texas Instruments (TI) held a media briefing to discuss the latest power density solutions, the potential expansion of Gallium Nitride (GaN) usage in...
Thursday 7 March 2024
Nvidia restricts CUDA usage on third-party GPUs, highlighting Chinese reliance on foreign technologies
Nvidia recently warned developers against using its CUDA on non-Nvidia GPUs, a move where the company tries to fend off other competitors. It also highlights another challenge in...
Thursday 7 March 2024
Compound semi market to expand in 2024
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and mobile phones are expected to fuel growth for the compound semiconductors market in 2024.
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Alibaba backs $2.5 billion AI firm in second big 2024 deal
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is leading a financing round of at least $600 million for Chinese AI startup MiniMax, spearheading its second major deal in the space this year as it unleashes...
Wednesday 6 March 2024
China Telecom snags first satellite codes for global reach
China Telecommunications Group has secured the green light from the International Telecommunication Union to obtain coveted international codes for its satellite operations. The company...
Wednesday 6 March 2024
CATL chairman says China should enhance battery technology standards to secure leadership
China's most important political meeting, the Two Sessions, is underway. Robin Zeng, chairman of CATL, made four proposals during the sessions to raise the Chinese government's awareness...