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Wednesday 8 October 2025
OpenAI drives DRAM demand, accelerates top trio's HBM expansion
OpenAI has recently surged in influence by forging strategic partnerships with global AI leaders. Beyond close ties with Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI announced collaborations with Samsung...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
China and Taiwan chart diverging paths in the 12-Inch SiC market
In the high-stakes arena of silicon carbide (SiC) innovation, a quiet transformation is underway. While much attention has focused on non-Chinese supply chains entering advanced packaging...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Beijing's K-visa policy sparks domestic debate over job opportunities for youth
China's new K-visa program, designed to attract foreign STEM professionals, has triggered domestic backlash amid soaring youth unemployment. Critics argue the policy, which allows...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Samsung China targets premium market with W26 high-end foldable smartphone
Samsung Electronics is set to release a new high-end foldable smartphone designed specifically for the Chinese market, aiming to break into China's price-competitive smartphone landscape...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Toyota targets younger buyers with new GR Sport models
Hotai Motor unveiled the Toyota Corolla Cross GR Sport and Corolla Altis GR Sport on October 7, aiming to boost year-end sales by appealing to a younger demographic with sporty designs,...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
eNDIVe leads South Korea's dual-track battery circular economy
As electric vehicle (EV) adoption surges and global attention on ESG and renewable energy deepens, battery reuse and recycling have become pivotal to the waste battery circular economy...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
US rebuilds rare earth supply chain to cut China dependence
The global rare earth market has long been dominated by China, encompassing everything from ore extraction to separation and refining, and even magnet manufacturing. Although the...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix step up recruitment to secure edge in AI-driven chip supercycle
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is fueling a new semiconductor supercycle, prompting Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ramp up recruitment efforts in a bid to secure...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
China accelerates DUV lithography breakthroughs with patents and testing
China is enhancing its DUV lithography technology amid US export restrictions. Yuliangsheng's 28nm immersion DUV machine is being tested at SMIC, while SMEE has patented a method...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
YMTC eyes HBM market entry to disrupt top three
Chinese NAND Flash giant Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. (YMTC) is preparing to enter the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market and is anticipating a technological breakthrough. As...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
FuriosaAI rejects Meta, pushes forward with energy-efficient AI chips
On October 2, Meta announced the acquisition of US-based IC design company Rivos, which develops high-performance computing chips and solutions based on the RISC-V architecture. Interestingly,...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
NTT to launch next-gen IOWN optical network infrastructure in 2026
The launch for the next-generation optical communication infrastructure, IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network), led by Japanese telecom group NTT, is scheduled for 2026....
Tuesday 7 October 2025
CATL extends global lead as Korean battery utilization drops to 50%

South Korea's once-dominant battery manufacturers are losing their footing in the global electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, as Chinese...

Tuesday 7 October 2025
Malaysia denies talks with China on rare earth refinery but reaffirms long-term ambitions for sector
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional has denied reports that it is in talks with a Chinese state-owned firm to build a rare earth processing plant, after Reuters cited...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Japan to expand export controls on dual-use technologies from October 9
Japan will expand export controls to cover general-purpose machine tools, integrated circuits, drones, radar, navigation, and testing equipment, requiring companies to verify potential...