Beijing Onmicro Electronics Co. (OnMicro), a top Chinese fabless RF chip designer, filed for an IPO on the Shanghai STAR Market on March 28, 2025. The company seeks to raise around CNY2.067 billion (approx. US$281.4 million), becoming the second unprofitable firm cleared under the updated STAR Market listing rules. With backing from Xiaomi and Huawei, OnMicro aims to break the foreign stronghold on high-end RF front-end semiconductors

Samsung Electronics, a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing, is making significant strides in advancing its production capabilities with plans for its 2nm and 1.0nm process nodes. As the company accelerates its technological developments, these initiatives are positioned to play a critical role in Samsung's push to maintain a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry

Nissan, long a pillar of Japan's automotive industry, is facing deepening financial troubles and is now turning to an unexpected potential lifeline: Saudi Arabia's powerful sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF)

The escalating US-China trade conflict is placing consumer electronics and high-tech industries at the center of geopolitical strain. As trade barriers rise and nationalism grows, American brands such as Apple and Tesla are increasingly vulnerable in the Chinese market, facing both regulatory headwinds and shifting consumer sentiment

In a strategic pivot aimed at bolstering its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) operations, Samsung Electronics has begun reassigning personnel from its semiconductor division's foundry unit to its growing HBM business. The move, however, has sparked internal debate and raised concerns about the company's long-term competitiveness in the foundry sector, especially against rival TSMC