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Thursday 10 July 2025
Ford reboots US battery plant after tax shift clears CATL licensing path
Ford will move forward with its US$3 billion lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, after the Trump administration's US$3.4 trillion budget bill preserved...
Thursday 10 July 2025
US auto market resets as Trump shuts door on Chinese electric cars
President Donald Trump's return to the White House may have dealt a blow to the clean energy subsidies championed under President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but his administration...
Thursday 10 July 2025
China's EDA shakeup stalls as Empyrean nixes Xpeedic deal

Empyrean Technology, one of China's top electronic design automation (EDA) vendors, announced on July 9 that it has terminated its proposed...

Thursday 10 July 2025
Samsung updates 2025 supplier list, signals strategic shift in displays and China partnerships
Samsung Electronics has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, unveiling an updated list of 112 official suppliers—seven companies have been removed since 2024, while six...
Thursday 10 July 2025
China targets Taiwan defense companies with export controls amid limited business ties
China's Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday added eight Taiwanese defense contractors to its export control entity list, marking Beijing's latest effort to pressure the island's military-industrial...
Thursday 10 July 2025
China targets Taiwanese defense firms with export ban—but impact may be limited
China is turning up the heat on Taiwan's defense sector—but the immediate fallout may be limited.
Thursday 10 July 2025
AgiBot's Lingxi X2-N raises the bar for humanoid robots with dual-mode mobility
On July 7, 2025, Shanghai Zhiyuan New Innovation Technology, better known as AgiBot, unveiled its next-generation humanoid robot, the Lingxi X2-N. Featuring an innovative dual-mode...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
How China's trade-in policy is reviving South Korea's 8‑inch chip sector
In the escalating US-China tensions, China's aggressive drive to boost domestic semiconductor production—coupled with a sweeping "trade-in" subsidy program—has led to...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
What Trump’s ‘tariff fines’ mean for Asia
US President Donald Trump has officially issued the latest round of tariff notices, targeting 14 countries, including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, South Africa,...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Top-3 Chinese suppliers of Apple all head to Hong Kong for IPO
Luxshare Precision, Lens Technology, and Goertek, China-based top-tier suppliers of Apple, are racing toward IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) as they seek capital to fuel...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
TSMC's GaN market exit creates opening for Samsung, Asian chip race rage on
TSMC's recent decision to phase out its gallium nitride (GaN) foundry business is sending ripples through the compound semiconductor industry, opening the door for new contenders...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Ex-SEMI China head leads E-Town Semiconductor to explosive STAR Market debut
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (E-Town), a Chinese supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, went public on the Shanghai STAR Market on July 8, 2025. The...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Volvo cuts jobs in China as EV ambitions stall and global restructuring accelerates
Volvo Cars has begun laying off staff in its China operations, with the majority of the cuts affecting its Shanghai-based technical and research and development center, according...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Rockchip sees 1H25 profit tripling on China's AIoT gold rush

Rockchip Electronics projects a sharp jump in first-half 2025 net profit, forecasting a year-on-year increase of 185% to 195% to reach...

Wednesday 9 July 2025
US lifts EDA ban, revives Synopsys-Ansys China deal prospects
The US and China have reached a preliminary trade agreement that includes the resumption of rare earth exports from China. In tandem, several electronic design automation (EDA) software...