Unisoc (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. has filed IPO counseling documents with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), signaling plans to list on the Shanghai STAR Market. Chinastarmarket.cn, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported the listing could occur in late 2025 or 2026. The company is still operating at a loss and is aiming to reach breakeven by 2025
Huawei Technologies Co. must face a criminal trial next year in New York after a federal judge refused a request by the Chinese wireless equipment maker to dismiss more than a dozen charges, including racketeering, trade secret theft, and violating US sanctions on Iran
At the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, Intel made a high-profile debut in the automotive space, unveiling its second-generation AI-enhanced system-on-chip (SoC) for software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and announcing partnerships with Chinese firms, including Black Sesame Technologies and ModelBest. The event signaled what many believed was a renewed push by the semiconductor giant to become a serious contender in China's rapidly evolving electric and smart vehicle market
As the AI revolution accelerates, global tech giants are racing to shortcut innovation by acquiring not just technology but the talent behind it. Companies like Nvidia, Meta, Google, Microsoft, AMD, and Qualcomm are in an escalating global talent war, eager to absorb entire teams or acquire startups outright to gain access to elite AI capabilities
Samsung Electronics will no longer hold its customary Samsung Foundry Forum (SFF) in 2025, opting instead to host partner-exclusive events, drawing attention from industry observers. This move is interpreted as part of Samsung Semiconductor's strategy to emphasize "strengthening internal capabilities.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has recently warned multiple times that the Trump administration may further tighten US export controls, inadvertently allowing Chinese domestic AI chips, such as those from Huawei, to fully capture the China market. AI chips can be divided into training and inference segments, with Nvidia historically dominating the high-barrier AI training chip sector in China
Honda has postponed the launch of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell factory, pushing back the production timeline with no new start date confirmed. Citing reports from Nikkei and Jiji Press, the company now plans to reduce the facility's annual capacity to fewer than 20,000 units, down from the originally projected 30,000. The plant, located in Tochigi Prefecture, was initially slated to begin operations in fiscal 2027 (April 2027–March 2028)
As China accelerates domestic semiconductor self-sufficiency and backs foundries like SMIC, Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) faces rising pressure in the mature-node segment. In a bid to stay competitive, UMC is reportedly weighing entry into 6nm production—a move that has drawn scrutiny, given that its most tangible progress at advanced nodes remains a 12nm partnership with Intel, still several years from mass production
TiSPACE, a private-sector Taiwanese rocket manufacturer and launch service provider, is scheduled to launch a suborbital rocket on July 6 at Taiki in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture, via its Japanese subsidiary Jtspace. The choice of location is due to Taiwan's current lack of commercial launch facilities
Samsung Electronics is ramping up development of its next-generation SOCAMM memory, which it sees as a potential rival to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) in terms of market opportunity. Despite the first SOCAMM generation not yet being commercialized, the company is pushing ahead with SOCAMM 2 to gain a first-mover edge in the AI server memory segment
As the July 9, 2025 deadline approaches for the expiration of the United States' temporary suspension of "reciprocal tariffs," US President Donald Trump appears to be shifting his trade focus toward Asia, following a recent victory in persuading NATO allies to increase defense spending
With rapid advances in AI and semiconductors, brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is becoming a critical front in global tech rivalry. In China, a growing number of firms are accelerating development across the BCI stack, from chip design and high-channel neural signal processing to clinical deployment, closing the gap with the US and making notable headway in medical applications
China has introduced its first official standards for non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) medical devices, signaling a shift from fragmented academic research to formal regulatory oversight and industry-wide standardization
Despite the growing competitive threat from Chinese brands such as Hisense, TCL, and Xiaomi in recent years within the TV and end-display industry, South Korean companies continue to optimize OLED and other technologies to differentiate themselves from competitors. From LG Electronics' perspective, there are three main strategic approaches it is employing
Under pressure from low-cost competition in China, many application sectors are struggling to turn a profit. Recently, the compound semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN) industry has seen reports of major manufacturers experiencing fatigue and reduced willingness to invest, even considering more aggressive strategies. This could trigger sectoral shifts within the "non-China GaN supply chain.
