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Wednesday 9 July 2025
Hanmi's HBM4 tools go live, but is 2029 too late for hybrid bonding?
Hanmi Semiconductor has begun mass production of its thermal compression bonder (TCB) for HBM4, targeting the rapidly expanding high bandwidth memory market driven by AI workloads...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
US lifts EDA ban, revives Synopsys-Ansys China deal prospects
The US and China have reached a preliminary trade agreement that includes the resumption of rare earth exports from China. In tandem, several electronic design automation (EDA) software...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Mitsubishi Heavy unveils hybrid drone to replace helicopters in remote, high-stakes missions
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is advancing the development of a multirotor drone designed to carry a maximum payload of 200 kilograms and achieve a flight range of 200 kilometers...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Chinese display maker BOE set to dominate Apple MacBook panel supply in 2025
China's BOE Technology Group is poised to become Apple's largest MacBook panel supplier for the first time in 2025, capturing 51% market share as the iPhone maker shifts orders away...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
CXMT files for IPO to expand DRAM capacity as AI, geopolitics rewire global memory market
CXMT Corp., China's top domestic DRAM manufacturer, has initiated its IPO process, signaling a key step in the nation's pursuit of semiconductor independence. On July 7, 2025, China's...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Whistleblower exposes Huawei's PanGu AI model copycat scandal
On June 30, 2025, Huawei released the source code for its PanGu 7B dense parameter model and the larger PanGuPro mixture-of-experts (MoE) 72B model, both tailored for inference on...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
China's semiconductor dreams stumble as another fab collapses
On June 13, 2025, Jiangsu Advanced Memory Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (AMS) announced that its restructuring plan had been abandoned. The planned investment from Huaxin Jiechuang Integrated...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
LG's provisional 2Q25 financial report shows profit plunge of 46.6% after tariff hit
LG Electronics' performance in the second quarter of 2025 fell short of expectations. According to its recently released provisional financial results, operating profit dropped significantly...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Japan to conduct experimental rare earth mining near Minami Torishima to prevent geopolitical supply disruptions
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), will begin experimental drilling...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
EDA tool ban lifted, China's PCB industry seizes strategic opening

As demand surges for AI, HPC, and high-speed communications, the PCB industry is entering a new phase of advanced innovation. Chinese...

Tuesday 8 July 2025
D-Link breaks through in Japan's demanding networking market

Known for its high technical barriers and stringent quality standards, Japan's networking equipment market has long posed a challenge...

Tuesday 8 July 2025
China Resources takes control of Konka in bid to forge chip-to-device tech giant
In June 2025, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved China Resources (CRC)'s acquisition of Konka Group without conditions, marking a key move in CRC's...
Monday 7 July 2025
Ennostar divests Kfes Lighting in strategic pivot to high-growth sectors

Ennostar, through its subsidiary Epistar JV, announced Monday that it will divest its entire stake in Kfes Lighting, as part of a broader...

Monday 7 July 2025
South Korea seeks US tariff extension, proposing manufacturing partnership
South Korea is seeking to extend a looming tariff grace period tied to US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff policy. South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo traveled to Washington...
Monday 7 July 2025
Nissan reportedly in talks with Foxconn to explore electric vehicle production at Oppama plant
Nissan Motor is engaging in discussions with Taiwan's Foxconn to potentially use its Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture for electric vehicle (EV) production. This move forms part...