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Wednesday 27 August 2025
Japanese chip equipment makers missing out on Nvidia AI boom, says Marumae CEO

Japanese makers of semiconductor equipment parts that cater to niche markets are struggling to cash in on the AI boom, even as it drives...

Wednesday 27 August 2025
Samsung Display restructures OLED business to strengthen Apple ties and fend off Chinese rivals

Samsung Display (SDC) is executing a sweeping organizational overhaul across both its IT and small-to-medium panel businesses, aiming...

Wednesday 27 August 2025
China-based USI 1H25 earnings under pressure: what's behind the decline?

While Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) Shanghai posted a modest revenue drop in the first half of 2025, its profit during the time...

Wednesday 27 August 2025
China's cloud giants diverge on AI strategies with spending surge
China's top cloud providers are charting different courses in artificial intelligence (AI) as the nation's tech boom enters a new stage. Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and Huawei are...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
China reportedly turning to second-hand Nvidia A100, H100 GPUs after H20 ban
China's AI hardware market is facing an unexpected shake-up after authorities banned Nvidia's H20 accelerator, prompting a surge of second-hand AI training systems from overseas....
Wednesday 27 August 2025
China-based Cambricon posts surging 1H25 revenue as local AI chip demand soars
Chinese AI chip developer Cambricon Technologies reported a sharp turnaround in its first-half 2025 results, driven by booming demand for AI computing power.
Wednesday 27 August 2025
South Korea, US deepen ties with focus on nuclear energy projects
South Korean and US companies signed a total of 11 agreements across various sectors, including shipbuilding, nuclear energy, aviation, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and minerals,...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
TSMC leak case does not affect Taiwan-Japan chip cooperation, says board member
On August 25, 2025, at the Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit, Paul Liu, National Development Council (NDC) Minister and a board member of TSMC, addressed the incident involving the suspected...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Toshiba and SICC collaborate on SiC technology; alliance with Rohm faces bottlenecks
Toshiba's semiconductor and electronic components subsidiary, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage, has reached a basic agreement with China's silicon carbide (SiC) wafer manufacturer...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix face pivotal test as Nvidia targets 1Q26 for HBM4
South Korean media reports suggest Nvidia plans to complete final qualification tests for sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) in the first quarter of 2026, a milestone that...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
South Korean telecos tackle challenges from AI-6G integration
The era of 6G is approaching, with the integration of AI becoming a central focus. South Korea's telecommunications industry emphasizes the interdependence between AI and networks:...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
South Korean and US firms sign 11 agreements in shipbuilding, energy, and aviation during Lee’s visit to Washington
South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung's three-day trip to Washington began with a flurry of business deals, as companies from both countries signed 11 agreements and memoranda of understanding...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
6G represents more than a 5G upgrade: kicking off global race for AI autonomous networks
With the rapid advancement of AI technology, the global telecommunications industry is entering a new phase of transformation. The development of 6G networks will not merely be an...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Seoul maps record US$25B R&D push for 2026: AI, green tech in focus
South Korea will allocate a record KRW35.3 trillion (approx. US$25.2 billion) to R&D in 2026, up 19.3% from a year earlier. The budget shift underscores a decisive break from...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
China launches NeoKylin V11, advancing homegrown operating system ambitions
China's domestic operating system sector took a significant step forward Monday with the launch of NeoKylin V11, the latest version of its homegrown OS, during the China Operating...