As Western automakers struggle with the mounting costs and technical hurdles of AI data infrastructure and cybersecurity, China's new-energy vehicle industry has surged ahead, propelled by rapid advances in electronic and electrical (E/E) architecture and automotive AI

The electric vehicle market is entering a new phase of moderation after years of explosive expansion. Speaking at DIGITIMES' Techtonic Shift: Outlook 2026 Technology Trends Forum on December 3, 2025, senior analyst Jessie Lin outlined how China and Europe continue to drive the industry forward even as growth rates decelerate and the US market stalls amid shifting federal policy

AppWorks Accelerator #31 held a joint Demo Day event on December 2, 2025, with Wistron Accelerator #9 and Indonesia's Telkomsel-backed TINC Batch X, showcasing startups that reflect Asia's evolving AI landscape. About 35% of the participating teams have surpassed US$1 million in annual revenue

China's BOE Technology has reportedly secured the largest share of display orders for Apple Inc.'s upcoming budget model, the iPhone 17e, even as South Korean rivals Samsung Display and LG Display maintain near-total dominance over the flagship iPhone 17 series, according to South Korean industry media

Samsung, on December 3, confirmed its next-generation Exynos 2600 mobile processor in an official teaser video, signaling a renewed commitment to in-house silicon for the upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphone lineup despite lingering consumer frustration over performance disparities in international markets

In an unusual move, Samsung Electronics has released a teaser video for its next-generation mobile application processor, the Exynos 2600, before the chip officially hits the market. The announcement signals Samsung's growing confidence in its chipmaking capabilities, with leaked benchmark data suggesting that the Exynos 2600 could rival the latest processors from Qualcomm and Apple

Lenovo's Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) has initiated a wide-ranging organizational optimization and workforce reduction, with its Shanghai operation drawing the most scrutiny. Multiple employees report that the entire Shanghai ISG division has been dismissed

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te used an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times DealBook Summit to frame semiconductors as a shared global resource and signal Taiwan's support for broader supply-chain diversification, while offering guarded views on US chip policy and cross-Strait security

PC manufacturers are planning significant price increases on 2026 models as an acute shortage of conventional memory chips, driven by soaring demand for artificial intelligence hardware, tightens supply and inflates component costs, according to reports by ZDNet Korea and cited by Wccftech. The shortage is pushing major PC makers such as ASUS, Acer and Lenovo toward higher 2026 pricing, with ZDNet Korea reporting industrywide plans for increases of at least 20 percent

Onsemi and Innoscience have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand mass production of GaN power devices using Innoscience's mature 8-inch GaN-on-silicon technology. Onsemi expects component sample testing for the jointly developed devices to begin in the first half of 2026

AmBank Group has provided MYR350 million (approx. US$84.74 million) in financing to Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to support the development of Malaysia's digital infrastructure, including its second 5G network. The funding is intended to advance Malaysia's digital transformation and encourage further foreign investment by offering tailored financing solutions, according to Bernama

The Chinese tablet market is undergoing significant shifts, with domestic brands expanding their presence to collectively hold a 77% market share in the third quarter of 2025, up 5pp from the same period in 2024

India's government has decided not to make the pre-installation of its cybersecurity and safety app, Sanchar Saathi, mandatory on smartphones, following strong public uptake and pushback from the tech industry. The decision comes after the app saw a tenfold surge in downloads in a single day, reflecting growing citizen engagement with its features

China's Zhuque-3 launch vehicle lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Spaceflight Innovation Zone this week, completing its ascent and placing its second stage into the planned orbit, according to Landspace, the private company behind the mission. But the landmark flight—viewed as one of the most important tests for China's emerging reusable-rocket capabilities—fell short of its headline goal: recovering the first-stage booster

China is turning to advanced chip packaging and near-memory computing in an effort to build competitive artificial intelligence processors using mature manufacturing technologies, according to recent remarks from one of the country's leading semiconductor experts