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Tuesday 22 July 2025
China's grip on drone supply chain spurs South Korea to boost self-reliance
A recent surge in the cost of Chinese-made drone components has reignited concerns in South Korea over its overwhelming reliance on China for critical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
China's RISC-V charge expedites: DAMO Academy, BOSC go deep on server-class and 16-core CPUs
China is accelerating its deployment of RISC-V architecture as US-China tech decoupling intensifies, aiming to build a fully autonomous semiconductor supply chain. At the 5th RISC-V...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
China's drone export curbs rattle East Asian supply chains
Drones have become a dominant force on the battlefield in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, highlighted by Ukraine's successful strikes on Russian air bases. The impact of these developments...
Monday 21 July 2025
South Korea's US$2.15 billion bet on humanoid robots gains MIT-Naver partnership
South Korea's Naver Corporation is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a bipedal humanoid robot, highlighting the nation's accelerating push...
Monday 21 July 2025
BOE's OLED salvo hits Samsung again, Apple braces for fallout
BOE Technology Group has filed a second patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Display in under two months, escalating a legal showdown that could disrupt Apple's iPhone OLED...
Monday 21 July 2025
Seoul backs RF Materials in US$76 million space-grade semiconductor initiative

As Seoul intensifies efforts to build next-generation aerospace technologies, RF Materials, a South Korean firm specializing in compound...

Monday 21 July 2025
Unitree files for IPO as JD.com doubles down on embodied AI — market reacts
Unitree Robotics, a Hangzhou-based developer of quadruped and humanoid robots, has filed for IPO counseling with the Hangzhou office of China's securities regulator as of July 18,...
Monday 21 July 2025
Rapidus sets 2027 goal for 2nm mass production, but political shake-up clouds outlook
Rapidus has unveiled a working 2nm chip prototype, advancing Japan's efforts to reestablish a foothold in leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing. The company aims to launch the...
Monday 21 July 2025
China solar companies push for government intervention as prices surge after months of losses
Chinese solar manufacturers have orchestrated sharp price increases across the industry supply chain after reporting widespread losses, with government backing for production curbs...
Monday 21 July 2025
Nvidia's China chip clearance spurs SK Hynix memory expansion plans
Nvidia's renewed ability to sell H20 artificial intelligence chips to China following the lifting of US restrictions is driving SK Hynix to consider expanding production of advanced...
Monday 21 July 2025
Samsung reportedly lobbies Washington on chip tariffs and AI export curbs
A senior executive from Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division has reportedly visited Washington, D.C., to express the company's concerns regarding US semiconductor tariff...
Monday 21 July 2025
US and China race to set post-quantum cryptography standards
As the era of commercial quantum computing inches closer, the United States and China are accelerating efforts to secure the digital world against quantum threats. In July 2024, the...
Monday 21 July 2025
Exclusive: YMTC to pilot fully China-made NAND line in 2025, eyes 15% global share by 2026
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), China's top NAND flash maker, is advancing its push for equipment self-sufficiency. Supply chain sources say the company's first NAND production...
Monday 21 July 2025
Lee Jae-yong's road to rebuild Samsung after legal scandal acquittal
Coming out the other side after nearly a decade of legal troubles, Samsung Electronics stands at a crossroads. Chairman Lee Jae-yong is rebuilding the group leadership structure,...
Monday 21 July 2025
AI server growth lifts ABF market, while BT substrates struggle with supply constraints

A surge in demand for ABF substrates driven by AI applications has created ripple effects across the semiconductor packaging supply chain...