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Friday 17 May 2024
Inventories likely fall soon in global semiconductor industry
Recent data indicates an uptick in semiconductor industry inventories, particularly among top chip companies capitalizing on the AI trend. While China has witnessed a rise in listed...
Friday 17 May 2024
SMIC to slow capacity expansion from 2025 onward amid concerns over customer 'pre-pull'
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) recently reported a robust momentum with a year-on-year revenue growth of about 20% in the first quarter of 2024, but...
Friday 17 May 2024
AOI demand increases as TRI expands China and Southeast Asia markets
Due to the increasing competitiveness of end-use products, industries from semiconductors, electronic components to assembly plants, have faced challenges in improving yield rates...
Friday 17 May 2024
Niche memory prices to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2H25
Industry sources predict that niche market memory prices will increase only marginally in 2024. However, by the second half of 2025, prices are expected to revert to pre-epidemic...
Friday 17 May 2024
IEIT, FII enjoy robust AI server demand in China
Robust AI server demand in China boosted the sales performance of Inspur Electronic Information Industry Systems (IEIT) and Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) in the first quarter...
Friday 17 May 2024
China chip demand is rebounding, but 2H24 outlook remains opaque
Orders from China's semiconductor firms may be turning strong.
Friday 17 May 2024
Topco sees strong orders from Chinese foundries
Topco Scientific, a Taiwan-based semiconductor material distributor, has seen a significant increase in orders from Chinese foundries whose 12-inch fab utilization rates have risen...
Thursday 16 May 2024
Microsoft's China AI teams face relocation amid US tightened restrictions
Microsoft's headquarters has reportedly instructed the head of its China division to require its Chinese AI developers to either relocate to countries such as the United States and...
Thursday 16 May 2024
Nio is launching a more affordable brand in direct challenge to Tesla
Nio Inc. is launching a more affordable electric car brand in China in a bid to gain a firmer foothold in the world's most competitive market as Tesla Inc.'s momentum slips.
Thursday 16 May 2024
Tencent Cloud collaborates with BRI and Hi Cloud Indonesia to drive banking technology innovation
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero)...
Thursday 16 May 2024
Stellantis forms JV with Leapmotor, EU likely to put punitive tariffs on Chinese EVs
European automaker Stellantis has deepened ties with its Chinese partner Leapmotor.
Thursday 16 May 2024
Kai-Fu Lee's 'Wanzhi': China's answer to ChatGPT
Beijing-based startup 01.AI, founded by AI pioneer Kai-Fu Lee has officially rolled out its free AI one-stop platform "Wanzhi" tailored for the Chinese market.
Thursday 16 May 2024
Veolia inaugurates first regeneration plant in China
Veolia Water Technologies, a subsidiary of Veolia and a leading specialist in water treatment technologies and services, announces on May 15 the inauguration of its first ion exchange...
Thursday 16 May 2024
South Korean companies to walk tightrope between US tariffs, China's upcoming retaliation
The US announced 25% to 100% tariff hikes on China-made EVs, batteries, semiconductors and other goods. Although the move does not impact South Korean industries for now, companies...
Thursday 16 May 2024
Could massive US tariffs on Chinese EVs harm the US automobile industry instead?
According to a report from Bloomberg, after nearly two years of evaluation, the Biden administration is preparing to target Chinese EVs.
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Samsung PRO Plus 128GB microSD cards
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its PRO Plus 128GB microSD card series, which is built with company's MLC NAND flash solution. With the introduction of its new 128GB microSD card, Samsung provides consumers with a memory card solution for capturing heavy-loaded, high-resolution video, photography and multimedia contents for use in today's mobile devices. The PRO Plus 128GB microSD is the newest addition to Samsung's PRO Plus lineup, which was first introduced in 32GB and 64GB versions in May 2015. The 128GB microSD features the highest-quality MLC NAND flash memory and UHS-I Speed Class 3 (U3) and Speed Class 10 support, offering the industry's fastest speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s for read and write respectively, Samsung said. The new PRO Plus 128GB microSD is meant for use in high-end smartphones and tablets, as well as fulfilling the security, capacity, performance and environment requirements inherent in newly emerging audio and video consumer electronics, specifically action cameras and drones. The new memory card is equipped to handle storing and transferring professional-grade photos and 4K UHD video recording and playback. It can record up to three hours and 50 minutes of 4K UHD video or 16 hours and 20 minutes of Full HD video in action cameras without the need to change or replace the memory card. In addition, the PRO Plus 128GB microSD can store a maximum of 10,940 photos or 30,670 MP3 songs based on Samsung's estimated user settings and configurations. Samsung will now offer the new PRO Plus 128GB microSD memory card in more than 50 countries including China, Europe, Korea, the US and other regions.