Xiaomi is doubling down on its smartphone premiumization strategy as it adapts to evolving market dynamics in China and abroad, company executives said during its first-quarter 2025 earnings call held on May 27, 2025. While total smartphone market growth this year is expected to trail earlier expectations, the company is prioritizing a refined product mix over volume expansion, focusing on higher-margin mid- to high-end models
An India-based gallium nitride (GaN) startup is exploring partnerships with Japanese companies to strengthen its technology stack and tap into Japan's advanced semiconductor supply chain, as both countries deepen strategic cooperation in tech and defense
India's PC market—including desktops, notebooks, and workstations—continued its upward momentum in the first quarter of 2025, growing 8.1% year-over-year with 3.3 million units shipped, according to IDC. This marks the seventh consecutive quarter of annual growth for the sector
US President Donald Trump has reignited trade tensions, this time with his sights set on smartphones. On May 23, 2025, he proposed a 25% tariff on imported handsets, singling out Apple and Samsung Electronics. The announcement rattled both companies and their global supply chains, triggering fears of price hikes and logistical disruption in the critical US smartphone market
A high-level delegation from the Government of Telangana, India, led by senior bureaucrat Narsimha Reddy IAS, participated in COMPUTEX Taipei 2025 to promote what the state describes as its ambition to emerge as a manufacturing powerhouse for electronics. According to officials, the visit marks a significant stride in Telangana's ongoing engagement with the Taiwanese tech ecosystem to attract investments and advance electronics production within India
US President Donald Trump has renewed his push to bring manufacturing back to American soil, this time by threatening a 25% tariff on smartphones assembled outside the US. Initially aimed at Apple, Trump later clarified that the proposed tariff would apply more broadly to include companies like Samsung, emphasizing the need for fairness. He noted that the new import duties would be ready by the end of June 2025
Taiwan and India are deepening their industrial ties as Foxconn, Inventec, Phison, and Sino-American Silicon expand their India investments; however, TSMC had previously turned down India's offer to set up a wafer fab there
LG Electronics' Indian subsidiary reached record revenue and net profit in early 2025, strengthening its position in the South Asian market and enhancing prospects for a potential listing in India
The India Taipei Association, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the Industrial Technology Research Institute held the "Taiwan-India Investment Strategy Partnership Forum" in Taipei on May 21. The event featured the largest Indian state government delegation ever to visit Taiwan, led by senior officials. It focused on strengthening economic ties and supporting India's push to attract foreign direct investment for its next decade of growth
According to Mint, citing M B Patil, Cabinet Minister for Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development in Government of Karnataka, confirmed on X that Foxconn's factory near Bengaluru will start delivering iPhones in June
Dixon Technologies is scaling long-term growth through deeper component integration and a strategic joint venture (JV) with Inventec, targeting INR20 billion (US$233.7 million) revenue in two years. Backed by surging smartphone exports and robust IT hardware demand, the company is reducing PLI reliance while expanding manufacturing capacity and localization across key electronics segments
Tata Electronics is reportedly expanding its Apple business from iPhone enclosure manufacturing to mobile phone assembly at its new Hosur facility as Apple faces pressure to reduce its reliance on China
Foxconn Singapore Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Foxconn, has announced a capital injection into its Indian subsidiary, Yuzhan Technology (India) Private Limited, as part of a long-term investment strategy
Phison Electronics Corp. expects robust growth in the second half of 2025, driven by tighter NAND flash supply and surging demand for its controller chips. The easing of US-China trade tensions and recent tariff reductions between the world's two largest economies have spurred system vendors to accelerate orders and shipments, particularly in May and June
