Baidu CEO Robin Li says AI will become the core of China's "new-quality productive forces," adding that the company will deepen investment in AI infrastructure and model development as Beijing pushes its national "AI+" strategy

China's semiconductor expansion is running into fresh obstacles as the US tightens export controls on advanced chipmaking tools. CXMT and other Chinese chipmakers are likely to face constraints on equipment investment despite Beijing's push for domestic alternatives. While the government moved early to accelerate local equipment development, replacing leading-edge tools remains difficult in the near term

Murata Manufacturing sued Chinese RF front-end leader Maxscend Microelectronics in a German court over alleged patent infringement involving RF filters, marking an escalation of the China-Japan semiconductor patent dispute into Europe

TCL CSOT began mass production of 21.6-inch inkjet-printed OLED medical monitor panels in November 2025 and is expanding the technology to notebooks and tablets, while Samsung and LG are cautiously evaluating its market potential

Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) has strengthened its position in the global NAND Flash market, exceeding a 10% shipment share in the first quarter of 2025 and rising to 13% in the third quarter, according to Nikkei, citing Counterpoint Research. The increase brings the Chinese supplier close to overtaking Micron Technology, the world's fourth-largest NAND vendor

Samsung Display (SDC) recently declared its commitment to ensuring the profitability of its 8.6-generation IT-use OLED line A6, aiming to reach a level that competitors cannot match. According to South Korean media, including The Elec and Money Today, SDC president Cheong Lee emphasized five key business engines during D-Talks: foldable panels, IT, automotive, monitors, and XR OLEDoS. He pledged to expand competitiveness based on technological barriers

Amid rising US–China tech tensions and China's "Robot Plus" initiative, humanoid and service robots have emerged as the next major strategic sectors. Yet even as China's humanoid robotics market expands rapidly, core compute remains heavily reliant on suppliers such as Intel and Nvidia, fueling concerns over technological autonomy

TP-Link has spent years trying to downplay its Chinese roots, but Washington remains sceptical. Bloomberg reports that the company's new Vietnam campus is being built by China State Construction Engineering Corp. (CSCEC), a state-owned contractor the US Department of Defense identifies as a Chinese military-linked enterprise. Hunan provincial officials have also listed the project as a key annual investment, heightening sensitivities as the US considers blocking TP-Link products from the American market

A new-vehicle debut is always one of the highlights of Foxconn's annual Hon Hai Tech Day, and 2025 has proved no exception. The Model A—the company's compact multipurpose EV—first appeared in static form at the 2024 event. This year, it stepped out of the display zone and onto center stage

South Korean startup Stratio has developed a mass-producible short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging sensor based on germanium, costing just 1% of comparable market products. By integrating AI algorithms, the company targets applications across recycling, agriculture, food safety, home appliances, and security industries, aiming to become the smartphone's "fourth camera lens.

As China's smart electric-vehicle sector accelerates and demand surges for domestically produced automotive-grade chips, the country's auto-chip ecosystem has gained a notable new alliance

Lenovo expects component costs to stay elevated but says its inventory buffer, scale, and long-term supplier contracts will keep PC and server prices steady through 2025. During its latest earnings call, the company said it has the "capacity and experience" to navigate the sharp rise in memory prices

At Samsung Technology Conference (STC 2025), the latest research findings in AI agents, communications, healthcare, and cybersecurity were showcased. Security, intelligent software, robotics, and open-source ecosystems were identified as four key fields that will guide AI transformation

South Korea's trade chief said Seoul sees room to coordinate with Taiwan on upcoming US chip tariffs, signaling potential cooperation between the two Asian semiconductor powerhouses as Washington reshapes tariff rules under President Donald Trump. Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said Taiwan's ongoing negotiations create space for both sides to seek the most favorable treatment