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Monday 26 May 2025
Castrol pivots to data center cooling as AI threatens traditional systems
BP's lubricants subsidiary Castrol is entering the data center cooling market as artificial intelligence workloads strain traditional air-based systems. Speaking at Computex 2025,...
Monday 26 May 2025
Malaysia's neutrality tested: Huawei AI project draws G2 heat
Malaysia is walking a diplomatic tightrope as a locally initiated artificial intelligence project involving Chinese tech giant Huawei has drawn scrutiny from both the US and China,...
Monday 26 May 2025
Zhen Ding eyes server market as Foxconn-Nvidia alliance signals new AI chapter

In a landmark announcement at Computex this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled plans to partner with Foxconn in establishing Taiwan's...

Monday 26 May 2025
Taiwan's President Lai calls for resilient chip alliances to counter dumping and fortify innovation
Taiwan's President Ching-te Lai, speaking at the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership Forum held in Taipei on May 23, warned that the semiconductor industry is facing increasing...
Monday 26 May 2025
Innatera's Pulsar: first neuromorphic RISC-V MCU, TSMC-fabbed for edge AI era

Innatera, a Dutch semiconductor company, has unveiled Pulsar—the world's first mass-market neuromorphic microcontroller tailored...

Monday 26 May 2025
Nvidia reportedly develops new lower-cost AI chip for China to skirt US export curbs
Nvidia is reportedly developing another lower-cost AI chip for China, pricing it at US$6,500–8,000—well below its restricted H20 model. The new GPU, based on Blackwell...
Monday 26 May 2025
IFA Berlin CEO: Asian companies flocking to Europe as US tariff fears mount
Asian technology companies are scrambling for exhibition space at Europe's largest consumer electronics show as Trump administration tariff policies drive them away from the US market,...
Monday 26 May 2025
Weekly news roundup: Huawei's 5G lead, DeepSeek's LLM moves, and TSMC's packaging gap
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 19 – May 25. Highlights include China's accelerating push for tech self-sufficiency with new AI...
Monday 26 May 2025
Google pushes 'world models' at Google I/O 2025, signaling long-term AI and XR strategy
At Google I/O 2025, Google unveiled a suite of new AI services, subtly positioning its evolving "world models" concept at the center of its long-term artificial intelligence and extended...
Monday 26 May 2025
As Nvidia deepens roots in Taipei, Taiwan launches push to attract global talent

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a powerful message at the company's GTC global press conference in Taipei this week: the key to Nvidia's...

Monday 26 May 2025
Foxtron’s global EV push gains speed—with a mystery US partner set to emerge by year-end
At its May 23 shareholders' meeting, Foxtron Chairman Young Liu reiterated the company's goal of achieving profitability by 2029. While still in the red, Liu highlighted the firm's...
Monday 26 May 2025
BYD topples Tesla in Europe— signals changing of the guard in EV race
China's EV giant BYD has overtaken Tesla in monthly sales across Europe for the first time, marking a pivotal shift in the region's automotive landscape and highlighting the growing...
Monday 26 May 2025
India roundup: Taiwan-India silicon ties and the global chip chessboard
Taiwan and India are deepening their industrial ties as Foxconn, Inventec, Phison, and Sino-American Silicon expand their India investments; however, TSMC had previously turned down...
Monday 26 May 2025
Taiwan's hydrogen vehicle plans hit regulatory wall
Global sales of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) declined for the second consecutive year in 2024, highlighting the ongoing challenges in developing the hydrogen mobility market...
Monday 26 May 2025
Taiwan researchers step up development of distilled AI models
Taiwan has geared up efforts to develop distilled versions of large language models (LLM) in a bid to accelerate the development and penetration of AI applications.