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Thursday 16 January 2025
TSMC drives record investment into US, Japan in China decoupling
Taiwan's companies invested a record amount of money in the US and Japan last year while the figure for China stagnated — highlighting supply-chain shifts resulting from worsening...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
US AI chip export control looms over China cloud computing giants
The latest US restrictions on AI chip exports have sent shockwaves through the global tech industry, casting a shadow over China's burgeoning tech sector. The restrictions create...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
US tightens AI chip restrictions, threatening China's autonomous vehicle ambitions
The Biden Administration seized the opportunity during its last days in office to introduce new regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) chip controls, categorizing China as a...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
China SiC makers hit by quality concerns amid 301 probe
Chinese silicon carbide (SiC) substrate manufacturers are facing mounting pressures as quality issues and a looming US trade investigation threaten their market position. Despite...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
US chip curbs accelerate China's push in autonomous vehicles and AI robotics
The US's tightened semiconductor restrictions have propelled China's drive for self-sufficiency, spurring advancements in autonomous vehicles, AI robotics, and industrial-grade semiconductors...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
US sharpens focus on China's semiconductor ambitions with new lithography sanctions
To curb China's domestic advancements in semiconductor technology, particularly in photolithography, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) has recently intensified its efforts against...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
How US chip sanctions threaten Nvidia's global stronghold
Nvidia has voiced strong opposition to the Biden administration's proposed AI chip export restrictions, calling them a "sweeping overreach" that would impose "bureaucratic control"...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Acer's Asia Pacific operations to grow against trend, says company exec
Uncertainties will cloud the forecast in the Asia Pacific region in 2025, according to Acer's president of Pan-Asia operations Andrew Hou. Even so, the company still expects high...
Tuesday 14 January 2025
China's rumored interference disrupts Apple's India supply chain shift
China's government is reportedly interfering with Apple's efforts to relocate its supply chain, creating significant challenges for manufacturing partner Foxconn in its expansion...
Monday 13 January 2025
China's dual-use export controls disrupt supply chain relocation, affecting Apple and ODMs
China's recent export controls on dual-use items are disrupting the supply chain, impacting companies like Apple and causing delays in shipments. China's regulations, effective in...
Monday 13 January 2025
Etron shifts focus to practical AI solutions, secures new partnerships at CES 2025
At CES 2025, Taiwanese IC design house Etron Technology demonstrated its successful transformation from a component supplier to a solutions provider, showcasing an array of innovative...
Monday 13 January 2025
MSI partners with Syrma SGS to make notebooks in India
India-based Syrma SGS Technology Limited and Taiwan-based MSI have partnered to initiate local notebook production in India amid India's push for local IT hardware manufacturing.