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Monday 24 February 2025
Taiwanese component suppliers rethink their China plan; time for US pivot?
As the world adjusts to the evolving landscape of Trump 2.0's new policies, the global manufacturing sector finds itself at the precipice of another significant restructuring. While...
Monday 24 February 2025
China's AI talent war: tech giants offer million-yuan salaries in fierce domestic battle
As AI rapidly advances, the demand for skilled professionals has surged in China, especially in generative AI, large models, data centers, and humanoid robots. Competition for talent...
Monday 24 February 2025
Samsung to launch LPW DRAM in 2028, touted as 'mobile HBM' for on-device AI
As AI applications advance, the demand for high-performance and energy-efficient memory is growing across on-device AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and data centers. In response,...
Monday 24 February 2025
Huawei's Ren Zhengfei reassures Xi: China's chip concerns fade as self-reliance efforts surge
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently attended a "Private Enterprise Symposium," which saw participation from nearly all leading companies, including Alibaba founder Jack Ma. However,...
Saturday 22 February 2025
Lenovo announces CFO transition as leadership reshuffle takes effect
Lenovo has announced a leadership transition, with Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Wai-ming Wong and Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)...
Saturday 22 February 2025
Economy minister of Netherlands and former ASML CEO visit Samsung's Pyeongtaek plant
Dirk Beljaarts. Economy Minister of Netherlands and Peter Wennink, former CEO of ASML, visited Samsung Electronics' semiconductor facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, drawing significant...
Friday 21 February 2025
SK Hynix CEO sees greater opportunities for semiconductor industry amid DeepSeek's impact
SK Hynix CEO Noh-Jung Kwak, reflecting on the emergence of China's DeepSeek, predicts that the generative AI model will ultimately have a positive impact on the semiconductor industry...
Friday 21 February 2025
China's auto price war nearing a turning point—Trump's tariffs could be an unexpected catalyst
China's automotive market remains caught in an intense price war, with competition becoming increasingly cutthroat over the past two years. This has forced weaker brands out of the...
Friday 21 February 2025
Oppo's Find N5 debuts as world's thinnest and lightest foldable, redefining industry standards
Oppo unveiled its latest flagship foldable phone, the Find N5, on February 20 in Singapore, highlighting the company's advancements in mobile phone research and development. With...
Friday 21 February 2025
Alibaba reports 8% revenue growth in 4Q24, commits to AI and cloud investments
Alibaba Group's financial report for the fourth quarter of 2024 reveals an 8% year-over-year revenue increase, driven by the year-end shopping season. The revenue totaled CNY280.2...
Friday 21 February 2025
Ant Group ramps up recruitment for humanoid robot efforts
Ant Group is recruiting developers for AI-equipped humanoid robots as it prepares to enter the field. According to Chinese media outlets Jiemian News and South<..
Friday 21 February 2025
BYD, other Chinese auto vendors face CIS shortage
Following BYD's debut of its "God's Eye" intelligent driving system, the already limited supply of 8-megapixel (8M) automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) has quickly become a shortage,...
Friday 21 February 2025
Huawei CEO hints at 'Backup Plan 2.0'; HiSilicon launches new automotive chip
HiSilicon is keen to grow its chip business beyond mobile phones and computing to the automotive industry, according to industry sources in China. During a recent summit for private...
Friday 21 February 2025
Samsung, Micron ramp up global search for HBM talent
Memory firms are stepping up recruitment efforts, as global demand intensifies for manpower supporting development of semiconductors for AI applications.
Friday 21 February 2025
Ex-Samsung executive sentenced for alleged 18nm DRAM tech leak to CXMT
A former Samsung Electronics senior manager was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined KRW200 million (approx. US$138,820) by a South Korean court for allegedly leaking core...