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Monday 22 December 2025
Samsung taps former AMD exec to reboot Exynos from Austin
Samsung has recruited semiconductor veteran John Rayfield, formerly a vice president at AMD, to bolster its Exynos GPU and system IP roadmap, signaling a renewed effort to regain...
Monday 22 December 2025
Samsung's HBM4 SiP tops Nvidia's performance tests, heating up memory race
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly intensifying their competition to supply Nvidia's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM), known as HBM4. The new HBM4 will be...
Monday 22 December 2025
Chinese automakers reshape global market with diversified export strategy
As the global automotive industry remains focused on tariff barriers and policy battles, Chinese automakers have quietly advanced their overseas strategies into a new phase, aiming...
Monday 22 December 2025
Weekly news roundup: Intel's TSMC talent grab draws scrutiny, Samsung foundry lands Intel order, Moore's Law talent gap looms
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 15 to December 21, 2025.
Monday 22 December 2025
Samsung tri-fold smartphone sells out in Taiwan on launch
Samsung Electronics launched its first tri-fold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, in Taiwan on December 18. The company announced on December 19 that the entire initial shipment had...
Monday 22 December 2025
TSMC pushes back on Japan fab delay rumors, keeps options open
According to Nikkei, Yuichi Hotta, president of TSMC's Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), confirmed on December 19 that construction of the second wafer fabrication...
Monday 22 December 2025
Apple iPhone 17 series drives smartphone market growth in China and beyond
Apple's iPhone 17 series has achieved strong sales following its September 10 launch, with the standard iPhone 17 maintaining its price despite upgraded specifications. This contributed...
Monday 22 December 2025
Sugon debuts scaleX, China's first physical 10,000-accelerator AI supercluster

At the HAIC2025 Artificial Intelligence Innovation Conference in Kunshan on December 18, Dawning Information Industry Co. (Sugon) unveiled...

Monday 22 December 2025
China’s AMEC broadens chip equipment reach with Sizone acquisition

AMEC, China's leading semiconductor equipment vendor, has sent its clearest signal yet that it no longer intends to remain a single-discipline...

Monday 22 December 2025
South Korea examines challenges in building a strong AI semiconductor industry
The National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) recently convened a seminar, gathering industry and academic experts to assess South Korea's position in the AI semiconductor sector...
Monday 22 December 2025
South Korea commits to action-oriented AI strategy as US-China competition intensifies
At the Next One Korea national strategic technology forum, South Korea's government announced plans to move beyond policy discussions and accelerate the implementation of AI and related...
Sunday 21 December 2025
Apple kicks off OLED iMac plans, sends RFI to Samsung Display and LG Display
Apple has reportedly kicked off an OLED panel development program for the iMac, with South Korean outlet The Elec citing industry sources saying the company has sent Requests...
Sunday 21 December 2025
Global auto sales set for modest rebound in 2026, Garmin executive says

Global automotive sales are likely to edge higher in 2026, returning roughly to pre-pandemic levels, but the industry should not expect...

Sunday 21 December 2025
Biren targets Hong Kong's first GPU listing after US$890M losses

Shanghai-based Biren Technology has cleared its Hong Kong listing hearing, positioning itself as Hong Kong's first listed domestic GPU...

Saturday 20 December 2025
Exporting to survive: inside China's overcapacity crisis

The global auto industry is entering an unusual phase of expansion—one driven less by strategic ambition than by the need to survive...