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Tuesday 24 June 2025
A warning shot to Apple: South Korean OLED patent lawsuits target Tianma and BOE
Following Samsung Display's (SDC) patent lawsuits against BOE and TCL CSOT, LG Display (LGD) recently filed seven technical patent infringement lawsuits against Tianma. This move also appears to carry an implicit warning to Apple
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Huahong zeros in on metrology gear to shore up chip supply chain
Amid the global restructuring of semiconductor supply chains, Chinese investors are intensifying bets on critical upstream technologies. China-based Shanghai Huahong's industrial fund, Huahong Hongxin, recently led a Series A investment in Beijing's Largebeam Tech, bolstering its foothold in semiconductor metrology equipment and advancing its strategy for vertical integration and supply chain independence
Tuesday 24 June 2025
China's AI sprint: MiniMax, Moonshot lock horns in multimodal model race
In December 2024, OpenAI made headlines with 12 livestreams over 12 straight business days. Now, MiniMax — widely viewed as one of China's "AI six tigers" — is mounting a high-stakes product blitz. By June 21, 2025, it had launched four offerings: the MiniMax-M1 inference model, Hailuo 02 video model, MiniMax Agent, and Hailuo Video Agent. The fifth, MiniMax Audio, is due June 23, 2025
Tuesday 24 June 2025
South Korea steps up legal fight as Chinese 'red tech' pushes into key industries
As Chinese companies accelerate their entry into the South Korean market, local tech giants are intensifying efforts to protect their intellectual property (IP). From TV branding disputes to OLED patent wars and semiconductor espionage, South Korea's electronics and display leaders are responding more aggressively to what they describe as growing threats of counterfeiting, trademark abuse, and technology theft
Tuesday 24 June 2025
China's solar sector faces deepening layoffs as capacity utilization falls below 50%
China's solar manufacturing industry, commanding over 90% of the global market, is undergoing another round of disruption, driven by intensifying geopolitical pressure and abrupt policy shifts. Supply chain sources at the SNEC Photovoltaic (PV) Power Expo in Shanghai report that average capacity utilization among Chinese producers has plunged below 50%, reflecting a deepening crisis