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Monday 29 December 2025
Nvidia reportedly sets 4Q26 target for 16-high HBM supply
Nvidia has reportedly asked memory suppliers to prepare for the delivery of 16-high high-bandwidth memory by the second half of 2026, according to industry sources cited by South...
Monday 29 December 2025
China eases IPO rules for reusable rocket firms to speed space ambitions
China has eased listing requirements for private companies developing reusable commercial rockets, shifting regulatory scrutiny away from short-term financial performance and toward...
Monday 29 December 2025
Zhonghao Xinying targets 2026 launch for 2nd-gen TPU as AI inference takes the lead
As global AI compute demand pivots from large-scale model training toward application deployment, Zhonghao Xinying (Hangzhou) Technology founder and CEO Yang Gongyifan said in an...
Monday 29 December 2025
Nvidia-Groq deal rattles South Korean chip startups
Nvidia has accelerated its expansion into artificial intelligence inference by signing a non-exclusive licensing agreement with startup Groq. The deal gives Nvidia access to specialized...
Monday 29 December 2025
Rohm partners with Nvidia to expand power semiconductor opportunities
According to Nikkei, although electric vehicle (EV) demand has been below expectations, weighing heavily on Rohm Semiconductor's SiC power semiconductor equipment investments,...
Monday 29 December 2025
Weekly news roundup: AMD lands Alibaba chip deal as US probes Nvidia buyers, ASML keeps lithography lead
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 22 to December 29, 2025.
Monday 29 December 2025
Guoxin Micro and CATL form joint venture to spin off automotive chip business
Chinaese semiconductor supplier Guoxin Micro has moved to spin off its automotive controller chip business into a new company. It has brought in a CATL subsidiary as a strategic shareholder...
Monday 29 December 2025
China moves to regulate human-like AI services, signaling tighter governance of emotional and social risks
China has released draft rules to regulate human-like artificial intelligence interaction services, marking a significant step toward governing AI companions, virtual personas, and...
Monday 29 December 2025
China launches national venture capital guidance fund to bolster early-stage tech investment
China has formally launched its National Venture Capital Guidance Fund, a move that signals a major policy push to reshape the country's early-stage investment landscape and strengthen...
Monday 29 December 2025
South Korea's PNT secures first China copper foil order, expands into battery materials
South Korean PNT has secured its first mass-production order for battery copper foil in China, marking a strategic expansion beyond its core battery equipment business into materials...
Sunday 28 December 2025
The global space industry's most consequential moves of 2025
The global aerospace and satellite industry did not experience a single, earthshaking breakthrough in 2025. Instead, it advanced through a series of consequential developments—subtle...
Sunday 28 December 2025
South Korea's AI chips struggle beyond cost advantage
South Korea's drive to build a domestic artificial intelligence semiconductor industry is hitting a key constraint. Despite gains in power efficiency and pricing, industry executives...
Saturday 27 December 2025
Commercial space race stumbles: South Korea and China face launch setbacks
The global space industry is accelerating toward commercialization. But recent developments in South Korea and China underscore how difficult—and uneven—that transition...
Saturday 27 December 2025
Research insight: China's carmakers narrow the refueling gap and push autonomous driving forward
After attending the 2025 Guangzhou Auto Show, DIGITIMES analyzed the latest strategies unveiled by leading automakers and suppliers in two pivotal areas: energy replenishment...
Friday 26 December 2025
Japan quadruples chip and physical AI spending, deepens state backing for Rapidus
Japan is preparing a major expansion of state support for advanced semiconductors and artificial intelligence, with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) set to nearly...