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Monday 28 July 2025
Weekly News Roundup: MediaTek wins Meta's ASIC orders, Asus revives Xbox hardware, and YMTC plans China-made NAND Line
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from July 21 to 27, 2025. The top three topics include MediaTek winning Meta's order for 2nm ASIC; Asus, Microsoft revive Xbox hardware with...
Friday 25 July 2025
Google quietly develops smart glasses while promoting Gemini AI
Google is discreetly restarting its smart glasses project. Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has given minimal details, but assures that the progress is exciting.
Friday 25 July 2025
Asus, Microsoft revive Xbox hardware with ROG handheld launch, target 400,000-unit holiday debut
Asus is doubling down on gaming handhelds through a partnership with Microsoft, with plans to launch the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X in November and December 2025. Targeting the...
Thursday 24 July 2025
Uniplus subsidiary gains key North American transformer certifications
Sanjiang Electric, part of Uniplus, has received safety certifications from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Canadian cUL, allowing the sale of their 15kV-25kV transformers in North...
Thursday 24 July 2025
xAI's significant expansion in AI computing capabilities sparks concerns over energy supply
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, aims to exponentially increase its computing power to the equivalent of 50 million Nvidia H100 GPUs within five years. This ambitious plan raises concerns...
Thursday 24 July 2025
'Awkward' fit: Nvidia's H20 snubbed in China as Qihoo 360 turns to Huawei AI chips
Nvidia's H20 chip has re-entered the Chinese market but is facing an underwhelming reception, as influential tech leaders increasingly favor local semiconductor alternatives. Zhou...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Taiwan rallies industry to fast-track AI robot development with three-phase strategy
As artificial intelligence increasingly converges with robotics, humanoid machines are moving beyond the realm of science fiction and into the spotlight of global technology and investment...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
This week on GeoWatch: Nvidia's H20, TSMC, and Pegatron Chair
Nvidia's H20 chip gets the green light for China after US policy shifts; TSMC breaks records and joins the trillion-dollar club; and Taiwan's tech community quietly backs a grassroots...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Taiwan sees June 2025 export orders grow 24.6% YoY
Taiwan's export orders for advanced process semiconductors and AI servers continued to perform well in June 2025, despite ongoing uncertainties with US trade policy and geopolitical...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Dixon accelerates growth through Chinese partnerships, gains edge in smartphone components
Dixon Technologies is accelerating growth through strategic joint ventures with leading Chinese firms, including Q Tech, HKC, and Chongqing Yuhai. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026,...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Dixon crowned India's mobile phone manufacturing leader
Dixon Technologies posted strong first-quarter results for fiscal year 2026, led by a 125% year-over-year surge in mobile phone revenues to INR116.63 billion (US$1.36 billion). With...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Hygon's 4GHz C86 chip marks China's shift from policy-driven to performance-led PCs

China's IT localization strategy has entered a new phase with the launch of Hygon Information Technology's C86 processor, a 4.0GHz x86-compatible...

Monday 21 July 2025
Taiwan AI server makers boost North America investment ninefold on tariff fears
Although the US has yet to finalize its reciprocal tariffs on Taiwan, Taiwanese AI server manufacturers have already taken aggressive preemptive measures. In the first half of 2025,...
Saturday 19 July 2025
Forward Science's AI-powered vacuum systems win major orders from PSMC, Macronix
Taiwan's Forward Science Corp. (Forwardtek), a leading vacuum pump supplier, has launched its new V-pro smart vacuum pump and EcoNanoPur energy-saving system — an integrated...
Friday 18 July 2025
CviLux aims to consolidate China production capacity with new plant
Connector maker CviLux held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Dongguan's Changping region, as part of the company's plan to accelerate the consolidation of production...