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Wednesday 8 May 2024
BYD surges ahead in R&D, exceeding Tesla with satcom debut 'on the road'
With the rapid development of intelligent connected vehicles, cars have gradually become important mobile terminals, carrying an increasing number of interconnection needs based on...
Wednesday 8 May 2024
Taiwan fab toolmakers eyeing orders from Malaysia
Apart from Taiwan and China, Malaysia has emerged as a new semiconductor powerhouse in Southeast Asia, thanks to its competitive production costs and support from global manufactur...
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Lenovo and Huawei's venture into AI PCs adds fuel to replacement wave in China
The first year of the AI PC era saw major Chinese manufacturers like Lenovo and Huawei aggressively positioning themselves in the AI PC market to capture higher market shares. Looking...
Tuesday 7 May 2024
GaAs foundry AWSC enjoys strong demand for flagship smartphones
Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has seen a surge in orders for flagship smartphone chips from manufacturers such as Qualcomm, boosting...
Tuesday 7 May 2024
TV panel prices may begin to fluctuate
TV panel prices may come under pressure in May, with LCD makers likely to lower fab utilization rates, according to industry sources.
Monday 6 May 2024
Southeast Asia and Japan attract OSAT interest amid geopolitical diversification
The semiconductor industry is witnessing significant shifts influenced by geopolitical considerations. One recent case exemplifying this trend is King Yuan Electronics's (KYEC) sale...
Monday 6 May 2024
US Treasury delays EV battery sourcing restriction, allowing use of Chinese graphite for two more years
The US Department of Treasury will grant EV makers a two-year extension for restrictions on some hard-to-trace battery materials, including China-dominated graphite. The move was...
Monday 6 May 2024
Weekly news roundup: How long can China subsidize its semiconductor industry?
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of April 29 – May 3.
Monday 6 May 2024
China-based semiconductor equipment suppliers continue to see explosive growth
Amid the indigenization efforts, China-based semiconductor equipment makers continued to witness explosive growth over the past year, as most companies reported double-digit growth...
Friday 3 May 2024
Apple's surprise iPhone China growth leaves lingering questions
Apple Inc. surprised investors with a decent beat on quarterly revenue from China, countering months of data that showed a quickening decline in iPhone sales.
Friday 3 May 2024
Huawei auto partner Seres starts earning profit while Aito M7 accident creates uncertainty
Chinese carmaker Seres, a Huawei partner, came out of the red in the first quarter of 2024 after experiencing losses for five years. The Aito EVs it co-developed with Huawei have...
Friday 3 May 2024
Qualcomm sees smartphone demand surge, eyes AI PC market entry
Qualcomm's first-quarter fiscal report has signaled an ongoing recovery in smartphone demand, with robust demand in the high-end Chinese smartphone market.
Friday 3 May 2024
SK Hynix's 12-layer HBM to hit market earlier than expected
SK Hynix recently held a press conference to unveil its development blueprint for HBM4, scheduled for mass production in 2025, a year ahead of the original plan, to maintain its technological...
Friday 3 May 2024
TSMC dominates global foundry market with 61% market share in 4Q23, says Counterpoint
Counterpoint released the global foundry market share ranking for the fourth quarter of 2023, showing that TSMC maintained its leadership status with a 61% market share driven by...
Friday 3 May 2024
Trade war likely drives up European, US consumers' interest in Chinese EV
While the European Union and the US have imposed many restrictions on China-made EVs, the measures seem also to benefit Chinese carmakers. European and US consumers have become more...
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.