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Thursday 4 December 2025
Nexperia dispute escalates: Dutch minister cancels China visit, Beijing spotlights ex-Wingtech chair
China's Wingtech Technology and its subsidiary Nexperia are facing renewed turbulence in their control dispute with the Netherlands. Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans abruptly cancelled a planned China visit, a decision seen as highly sensitive given the timing
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Thursday 4 December 2025
Samsung teases Exynos 2600 as Galaxy S26 faces backlash from chip split
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
Samsung previews Exynos 2600, claims to match Apple and Qualcomm chips
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
Lenovo cuts entire Shanghai ISG team in sweeping restructure
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
Taiwan's president invokes past chip curbs as US weighs Nvidia sales to China
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
PC makers face 20% price hikes amid worsening memory shortage
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
Commentary: Why Onsemi, STMicro, and Nvidia are all converging on Innoscience's GaN factory floor
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
Malaysian bank extends financing to Huawei Malaysia for digital infrastructure
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
Local brands capture nearly 80% of Chinese tablet market as Apple faces sharp decline
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
India drops mandatory pre-installation of security app after public uptake and industry pushback
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
China's Landspace reaches orbit but fails booster recovery as Beijing tightens space oversight
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
China turns to chip stacking amid US curbs on advanced manufacturing
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
Thursday 4 December 2025
US races to shore up drone supply chain as China forges ahead

The US is accelerating efforts to rebuild a secure, China-free drone supply chain as Beijing's gains in unmanned aircraft technology and production put growing pressure on Washington's defense and law-enforcement agencies

Thursday 4 December 2025
Chunghwa Telecom expands Southeast Asia presence
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) officially established its Malaysia subsidiary, Chunghwa Telecom Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., on December 1. CHT chairman Chih-Cheng Chien said during a digital empowerment conference on December 2 that the latest move in Malaysia follows Taiwanese supply chain expansion and focuses on ICT and cloud network demands from local Taiwanese businesses and multinational corporations
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Innoscience wins US GaN patent case as ITC rules no infringement
Innoscience said at midday on December 3 via the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it had prevailed in its US patent dispute with Infineon, marking a decisive turn in a long-running GaN intellectual property battle. The US International Trade Commission delivered the key ruling, closing a case that had drawn industry-wide attention
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Kyocera pulls plug on 5G base-station project, cites fierce global competition

Kyocera has abandoned its bid to enter the 5G base-station market, shelving a plan it once hoped would help Japan reclaim a foothold in critical communications infrastructure. The company had previously announced a target of commercial deployment by 2027, but ultimately concluded that global competition is too fierce to ensure a viable return