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Wednesday 24 June 2026
China's autonomous driving crackdown targets overpromised smart vehicle tech
China has announced its first mandatory national safety standard for Level 3 (L3) and Level 4 (L4) autonomous driving, with implementation set for July 2027.
Wednesday 24 June 2026
China's chip-equipment push starts to weigh on Japanese suppliers

China's push to build a domestic semiconductor equipment industry is beginning to cut into revenue at major Japanese toolmakers, with...

Wednesday 24 June 2026
Samsung pushes memory supply deals as demand spreads beyond HBM

Samsung Electronics is putting long-term memory supply agreements higher on its second-half agenda as demand from data centers broadens...

Wednesday 24 June 2026
China CMP tool leader Hwatsing seeks US$550M to close chip equipment gap
Hwatsing Technology, China's leading domestic supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment, is seeking up to CNY4 billion (approx. US$552 million) through a private...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
SoftBank rejects space data centers and commits to Earth-based AI compute

SoftBank Group said it will prioritize building large-scale terrestrial AI data-center capacity rather than pursuing space-based data...

Wednesday 24 June 2026
Foldable iPhone centers on South Korean OLEDs for supply in 2026
Samsung Display (SDC) has reportedly won Apple's production approval for the OLED modules used in its first foldable iPhone and has officially begun production for initial shipments...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
LG's space bet targets 2030 gains, with SpaceX talks adding lift
LG Group is expanding into the space industry, using affiliate-made components, rover concepts, and CubeSat systems to enter satellite supply chains and validate its technologies in...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
China's Starlink challenger Qianfan seeks US$740M backers for LEO satellite expansion

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST, also known as Ambandha), operator of China's Qianfan low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite...

Tuesday 23 June 2026
Huawei renews Wi-Fi 6 patent push, putting networking equipment makers on alert

Huawei has continued to pursue patent litigation against networking equipment makers in Europe in recent years, with its latest case...

Tuesday 23 June 2026
South Korea takes physical AI push from policy to practice

South Korea has moved its Physical AI Alliance from a policy-setting body into an operational platform, as the government and companies...

Tuesday 23 June 2026
Chinese Premier Li Qiang puts China's advanced manufacturing agenda on display before Summer Davos
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend Summer Davos 2026, to be held from June 23 to 25 in Dalian, Liaoning province. The forum, formally the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, will...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Infineon and InnoScience's GaN patent fight hardens market split

Infineon and InnoScience are escalating their global GaN patent dispute across the US, Germany, and China, with each side scoring wins...

Tuesday 23 June 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics rides Qualcomm's data center push into servers

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has begun mass production of advanced package substrates for Qualcomm's first data center AI accelerator,...

Tuesday 23 June 2026
YMTC Holdings exits XMC as state-backed Optics Valley investor takes control
China's memory industry is undergoing another round of ownership restructuring. According to a recent merger review case disclosed by China's State Administration for Market Regulation...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
SK Hynix Cheongju plant accidents raise HBM expansion safety concerns

SK Hynix's semiconductor production base in Cheongju, South Korea, has seen a string of accidents since 2026, prompting questions over...