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Endless tariff negotiations make August 1 deadline unlikely

Monday 28 July 2025

US President Donald Trump, leveraging the vast domestic consumer market, has used tariffs as a powerful tool to steer global economic and trade dynamics. He has successfully opened previously closed markets for American...

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Tariffs blur ASML's outlook, but China anchors the bottom line

Friday 25 July 2025

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet tempered the company's solid second quarter 2025 results with a warning: growth in 2026 is far from guaranteed. "While we still prepare for growth in 2026, we cannot confirm it at this stage,"...

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ASML demand 2026 CEO growth

Huawei's shadow fab (1): the secret chip agenda at the heart of Shenzhen

Thursday 24 July 2025

As US–China tech tensions escalate, semiconductors have become the focal point in a broader race for technological sovereignty. Three obscure yet strategically vital wafer foundries, Shenzhen Pengxin Micro Semiconductor...

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Huawei Shenzhen semiconductors wafer

1H25 EMS top 20 analysis: DIGITIMES dissects 3 power shifts behind AI-era shake-up

Thursday 24 July 2025

The first half of 2025 has reshaped the global EMS/ODM landscape, with generative AI emerging as the new industry driver. In a ranking compiled by Eric Huang, Senior Analyst...

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DIGITIMES EMS revenue growth 2025

Global tech showdown post-tariffs shines spotlight on US-China rivalry

Monday 21 July 2025

The Belfer Center at Harvard's Kennedy School of Public Policy has released the Critical and Emerging Technologies Index (CETI) report, which quantifies the capabilities of 25 countries in five areas: AI, biotechnology,...

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US-China trade war security semiconductors Taiwan

TSMC shrugs off macro headwinds with bold guidance hike — here's what's driving it

Friday 18 July 2025

TSMC has shrugged off currency volatility, reciprocal tariff threats, and looming chip trade duties to raise its 2025 US dollar revenue growth forecast from 25% to 30%. Industry...

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TSMC fab 2nm 3nm guidance revenue growth

Gogoro's zero monthly rental plan aims to retain customers but sparks debate over hidden fees

Monday 14 July 2025

On July 8, 2025, Gogoro announced its new zero monthly rental plan, stirring considerable discussion. However, every coin has two sides - what exactly is Gogoro offering with this move?

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Gogoro 2025 Taiwan scooter

Auto giants squeezed as Trump’s trade brinkmanship stirs EU, Japan standoff

Friday 11 July 2025

The US has unveiled its latest round of reciprocal tariffs, set to take effect on August 1, 2025. Countries that have yet to reach an agreement with President Donald Trump's administration now face the near-certainty of...

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EU 2025 Donald Trump automakers

Beyond display: how JDI aims to reinvent itself for the AI age

Tuesday 8 July 2025

Small-to-medium-size panel maker Japan Display (JDI), despite having suffered 11 consecutive years of losses, global layoffs, and the recent resignation of its former CEO Scott Callon, the company is still eyeing to return...

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Interview JDI packaging Taiwan

Exclusive: Battery circularity or policy gap? Formosa Smart Energy weighs in on Taiwan's storage push

Sunday 6 July 2025

Formosa Smart Energy has unveiled Taiwan's first lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery recycling pilot line, launched in tandem with the government's July 1 rollout of discounted disposal fees for used lithium batteries...

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Taiwan recycling subsidies lithium government

Singapore and Johor try again: new special zone revives old economic dream

Thursday 19 June 2025

The grand trend of history is that unity follows division, and division leads to unity again—this perfectly applies to Johor and Singapore.

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Malaysia Singapore labor Johor

US local governments focus on targeted industry incentives to attract investment

Monday 16 June 2025

In the US, local government incentive programs for business attraction primarily hinge on factors such as the number of jobs created, salaries, duration, and capital investment amounts. In recent years, economic development...

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USA government incentive nuclear Quantum business

Rivals turned allies: XPeng-Huawei AR-HUD partnership emerges as China reins in 'autonomous' rhetoric

Friday 6 June 2025

China's electric vehicle market is undergoing a rapid transformation in 2025, and the latest surprise comes from two unlikely allies. XPeng Motors and Huawei—longtime competitors in the intelligent driving space—have...

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XPeng Huawei vehicle market 2025

Xiaomi’s EV rise rattles Huawei, reigniting China’s top tech rivalry

Friday 6 June 2025

In recent weeks, China's tech ecosystem has been rattled by the revival of a decade-long rivalry between two industry heavyweights: Richard Yu, Executive Director and head of Consumer BG at Huawei, and Lei Jun, Xiaomi's...

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Huawei Xiaomi

How to invest in the US? Government incentives at all levels to attract investment

Monday 2 June 2025

Recently, US President Donald Trump's visit to Middle Eastern countries brought several trillion US dollars in investments and procurement deals with the US, becoming a major topic of discussion. Investing in American manufacturing...

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USA government incentives investment subsidies

China's 5nm workaround: DUV tricks push limits as EUV blockade bites

Thursday 29 May 2025

Huawei's HiSilicon and Lenovo have reignited global debate over China's semiconductor ambitions by launching AI PCs and tablets powered by 5nm chips, despite the country's lack of access to advanced EUV lithography equipment...

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China IC manufacturing 5nm DUV EUV Huawei Lenovo

Skymizer CTO: Taiwan's AI edge goes beyond data center hardware

Thursday 29 May 2025

Starting from AI compilers and now officially transforming into a chip IP supplier, Skymizer recently launched its new solution HyperThought. This aims to further promote the widespread adoption of AI and enable more customers...

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Skymizer Taiwan AI LLM data center hardware

US chip tariffs pose biggest challenge to American firms; Trump likely to back down

Wednesday 28 May 2025

The impending semiconductor chip tariff policy continues to cause concern. The semiconductor supply chain believes that if US President Donald Trump insists on imposing tariffs, it would significantly impact American IC...

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TSMC semiconductor industry Tariffs supply chain equipment

Huawei widens lead in global telecom race, Western RAN giants retreat under pressure

Tuesday 20 May 2025

As global telecom players across Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea face mass layoffs and resource constraints, market contraction is accelerating. Meanwhile, Huawei is bucking the trend, expanding its R&D headcount...

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telecom Huawei policy Europe 5G

Current status of China's lithography equipment development: EUV

Saturday 17 May 2025

While China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently announced updates on deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography, Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) also disclosed its 2023 patent applications...

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EUV IT MIIT laser patent

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