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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.
Saturday 24 May 2025
Memory rally lifts 3Q; Team, Transcend turn to edge AI
Benefiting from tariffs and rising memory prices, customers have accelerated urgent order shipments, leading to optimistic operational growth for memory module manufacturers in the...
Saturday 24 May 2025
Tariff shifts drive Macroblock's auto chip surge
As geopolitical strains between the United States and China reshape global supply chains, Taiwanese LED driver IC maker Macroblock is seeing tangible benefits in the automotive sector,...
Saturday 24 May 2025
From promise to pause: The uncertain path to Level 3 driving

For years, automakers across Europe, the US, Japan, and even China have heralded 2025 as the dawn of Level 3 (L3) autonomous vehicles—a...

Friday 23 May 2025
China's XPeng levels up: 1Q25 glow-up fuels AI mobility, global ascent
XPeng is bucking the slowdown in global electric vehicle (EV) demand by rebranding itself as an AI-driven smart mobility platform. The Chinese automaker is pivoting from traditional...
Friday 23 May 2025
Foxtron charts five-year path to profit with global EV, CDMS rollout
Foxtron Inc., the electric vehicle (EV) joint venture between Foxconn and Yulon, held its annual general meeting on May 23, led by Chairman Young Liu. Liu emphasized that Foxtron's...
Friday 23 May 2025
XPeng rewrites mobility script with AI chips, robot pilots, and LiDAR-free autonomy
As AI foundation models embed deeper into vehicle system architecture, China's XPeng Motors is shifting from conventional car manufacturing to a full-stack AI mobility platform. Its...
Friday 23 May 2025
ACME Electronics holds steady as Wolfspeed's bankruptcy clouds global SiC supply chain

The global silicon carbide (SiC) supply chain is facing renewed turbulence, driven by weakening EV demand, aggressive market entry by...