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Monday 1 December 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix to unveil next-gen memory tech at ISSCC 2026
At the upcoming International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2026 in February, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are set to unveil significant advances in high-performance...
Monday 1 December 2025
China turns to Baidu's Kunlun as AI chip constraints intensify
Following the US ban on sales of Nvidia's high-end chips to China, expectations have grown that Baidu could rapidly emerge as a new force in China's AI chip sector and become the...
Monday 1 December 2025
Google’s TPU victory widens China’s path to a post-Nvidia future
Google's success training the Gemini frontier model entirely on in-house TPUs has boosted confidence among China's tech giants. It strengthens the view that reducing Nvidia dependence...
Monday 1 December 2025
Beijing’s new frontier for AI computing is 800 kilometers above Earth

As global demand for AI computing power surges, conventional ground-based data centers are increasingly constrained by limits in energy...

Monday 1 December 2025
Brightek's Jiangsu plant inaugurated to target smart sensing and AI robotics
Optoelectronic semiconductor integration solution provider Brightek recently officially commissioned its Jiangsu factory, built with an investment of nearly CNY200 million (approx...
Monday 1 December 2025
China's Xiangdi Xian unveils Fuxi A0, the first mass-produced IMG DXD GPU
Imagination Technologies made a prominent showing at the 31st ICCAD-Expo 2025 in Chengdu, where strategic partner Xiangdi Xian Computing Technology debuted its next-generation GPU...
Monday 1 December 2025
Weekly news roundup: China phone makers pull back as Huawei advances chip tech, Nvidia strengthens Taiwan ties
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of November 24 to November 30, 2025.
Monday 1 December 2025
Wingtech appeals to Dutch Supreme Court as Nexperia supply disruptions persist
China's Wingtech has appealed to the Dutch Supreme Court to regain control of chipmaker Nexperia BV, highlighting ongoing tensions despite a temporary truce that allowed some components...
Sunday 30 November 2025
Samsung reportedly nears December verdict on Nvidia HBM4 tests
Samsung Electronics is reportedly nearing the final stage of qualification tests for its HBM4 memory chips with Nvidia, with a December decision that could mark one of the company's...
Sunday 30 November 2025
Solvit unveils tools to accelerate search-and-rescue in signal dead zones
South Korea's Solvit System is rolling out new search-and-rescue technologies designed to locate missing people in areas with no mobile coverage. The company introduced two systems...
Saturday 29 November 2025
CXMT's high-end DRAM push narrows China's gap with South Korea to one year
China's leading DRAM maker CXMT has unveiled new DDR5 and LPDDR5X chips with performance now viewed as comparable to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The launch has unsettled South...
Saturday 29 November 2025
Chinese AI giants bypass US chip curbs with Southeast Asian compute hubs
China's top technology companies are shifting their LLM training to overseas data centers as Washington tightens controls on advanced AI chips and Beijing orders domestic firms to...
Friday 28 November 2025
Samsung races to seal HBM4 deal with Nvidia, targets early 2026 shipments
Samsung Electronics is reportedly nearing a deal with Nvidia on 2026 HBM4 pricing, aiming to match SK Hynix's rates as the company accelerates capacity expansion and reorganizes its...
Friday 28 November 2025
Chinese analog chipmaker 3Peak to acquire Aura Semiconductor in major industry tie-up

3Peak, a leading Chinese analog chipmaker, plans to acquire Ningbo Aura Semiconductor through new share issuance and/or cash. The move...

Friday 28 November 2025
Baidu reportedly plans biggest layoffs since 2018 as ad revenue slump deepens
Baidu is reportedly preparing its biggest workforce reduction in seven years, trimming staff across key divisions and reshaping its AI model unit by the end of 2025. The overhaul...