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Thursday 27 November 2025
Samsung poised for memory and foundry gains as Google TPU push accelerates
Google's push to expand its in-house Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) platform is drawing fresh attention across the semiconductor sector, and analysts say Samsung Electronics could emerge...
Thursday 27 November 2025
Commentary: How Huawei’s Kirin 9030 pushes into 7nm threshold
Huawei has launched the Mate 80 flagship series, with the Kirin 9030 once again capturing domestic and international attention. As the United States continues restricting China’s...
Thursday 27 November 2025
Samsung elevates younger tech execs in largest promotion wave since 2021
Samsung Electronics approved 161 promotions in its 2026 reshuffle — 51 vice presidents, 93 managing directors, 1 Fellow, and 16 Masters — marking its largest wave since...
Thursday 27 November 2025
Boston Dynamics founder charts the future of humanoid robotics
Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, shared insights on the evolution of humanoid robotics—from early lab experiments to emerging commercial systems—at South Korea's...
Thursday 27 November 2025
Rapidus denies 1.4nm fab timeline amid Japan's multi-trillion-yen chip push
Rapidus has denied reports suggesting it has started building a new 1.4nm fab or established a mass-production timetable.
Thursday 27 November 2025
Alibaba sees no AI bubble in 3 years, may boost capital spending
Alibaba reported strong cloud revenue growth for the quarter ending September 30, 2025, with CNY39.8 billion (approx. US$5.6 billion) in sales, up 34% year-over-year, and external...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
SK Hynix drives 65% of SK Group's exports as 2025 totals near record

Buoyed by surging semiconductor exports at SK Hynix, the SK Group is on track to post a record-breaking KRW120 trillion (approx. US$81...

Wednesday 26 November 2025
Kumamoto pushes for third TSMC plant with packaging, R&D focus
Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura visited TSMC's headquarters in Hsinchu on November 24, 2025, as part of a semiconductor investment promotion event in Taipei, saying the chipmaker...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Rapidus plans to build second fab for 1.4nm chips in fiscal 2027
Japanese semiconductor firm Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce 2nm chips by 2027, has initiated plans for advanced technological developments, including the construction of a second...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Micron to expand advanced DRAM development at Hiroshima site
Micron Technology announced plans to expand its DRAM memory development at its Hiroshima facility, with significant backing from the Japanese government. This move aims to boost output...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Exclusive: China's new 3D hybrid-bonded AI chip rivals Nvidia's 4nm class
China has applied disruptive innovation and a fully controllable domestic solution to break through compute bottlenecks, with chip performance now capable of surpassing constraints...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Huawei launches Mate 80 Lineup, Mate X7 Foldable to challenge iPhone 17 in China
Huawei introduced its latest flagship lineup on the 25th, launching the Mate 80 series together with the Mate X7 foldable.
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Samsung and LG shift TV strategies amid rising competition from Chinese manufacturers
South Korean electronics giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are expanding their television product offerings beyond their traditional core focus areas to counter fierce...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Japan sets new strategic tech priorities, tightens cyber rules for chip plants
Japan is preparing to designate artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion, space, and other advanced sectors as "national strategic technologies," while moving to require stricter cybersecurity...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Xiaomi unveils open-source AI model unifying robotics and autonomous driving
Xiaomi has unveiled MiMo-Embodied, an open-source foundational model that integrates autonomous driving with embodied intelligence. The research team includes Fuli Luo, a former DeepSeek...