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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...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Baidu stakes its future on AI-native China, says CEO Robin Li
Baidu CEO Robin Li says AI will become the core of China's "new-quality productive forces," adding that the company will deepen investment in AI infrastructure and model development...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Japan's AIST opens shared GAA pilot line to support 2nm-class process development
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has opened a new shared pilot line capable of producing gate-all-around transistors, a move aimed at...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Investors pile into Moore Threads as China seeks its own Nvidia alternative
China's "first domestic GPU stock," Moore Threads, is preparing for its STAR Market IPO, drawing strong investor interest as Beijing prioritises homegrown AI compute. The overwhelming...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Tesla to potentially manufacture AI5 chip at Samsung's Hwaseong foundry
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently indicated that the design finalization of Tesla's AI5 chip is imminent, sparking speculation about Samsung Electronics' semiconductor foundry in South...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
CXMT's growth ceiling arrives early as US export restrictions tighten
China's semiconductor expansion is running into fresh obstacles as the US tightens export controls on advanced chipmaking tools. CXMT and other Chinese chipmakers are likely to face...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Murata targets China's Maxscend with German patent suit
Murata Manufacturing sued Chinese RF front-end leader Maxscend Microelectronics in a German court over alleged patent infringement involving RF filters, marking an escalation of the...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Samsung and LG cautiously observe TCL CSOT's inkjet printed OLED production
TCL CSOT began mass production of 21.6-inch inkjet-printed OLED medical monitor panels in November 2025 and is expanding the technology to notebooks and tablets, while Samsung and...