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NEWS TAGGED EAST ASIA

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. The...

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...

Tuesday 7 October 2025

TSMC, Samsung components still found in Huawei's Ascend 910C

Semiconductor intelligence firm TechInsights has concluded, following a teardown of Huawei Technologies' Ascend 910C chip, that some of the components still come from Taiwan Semiconductor...

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Samsung expands B2B footprint with major Toyota smart signage deal

As demand slows in consumer electronics, Samsung Electronics is accelerating its expansion into the B2B digital signage market. The company has secured a large-scale order from Toyota...

Tuesday 7 October 2025

China's SiC industry finds high-value exit in Meta's AR supply chain

As the global semiconductor industry eyes the rise of 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) wafers as potential game-changers in advanced packaging,...

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Weekly news roundup: Intel and TSMC pour billions into Arizona; Memory chip prices soar, Hanmi expands to Singapore to support Micron

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of September 29–October 5.

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