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Monday 11 August 2025

Chipone circles back to STAR Market IPO after unraveling—and a CNY30B rebound

Chipone Technology (Beijing) Co., Limited, a top-tier Chinese display chipmaker valued at CNY30 billion (US$4.2 billion), has restarted...

Monday 11 August 2025

Formosa Plastics optimistic about market rebound despite capacity dip in 3Q25

Formosa Plastics released its outlook for the third quarter of 2025 on August 7. Despite a slight reduction in production capacity due to scheduled maintenance, the company remains...

Monday 11 August 2025

CATL's permit lapse halts key lithium mine, jolts global supply chain

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), the world's largest EV battery manufacturer, confirmed it has halted output at its Jianxiawo lithium mine in Jiangxi after its...

Monday 11 August 2025

Novatek expects weak 3Q25 seasonality; notebook and smartphone momentum insufficient to drive growth

Taiwanese DDI leader Novatek held an earnings call on August 6, 2025, sharing its outlook amid challenging market conditions. Impacted by unfavorable factors such as the appreciation...

Monday 11 August 2025

China's EV strategy: build local, sell smart, win global

As Western automakers wrestle with supply chain bottlenecks and regulatory shifts, China's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are rapidly...

Monday 11 August 2025

Against the odds, Toyota and Nissan find footing in China’s EV market

After years of defense, Japanese electric vehicles are mounting a quiet yet striking comeback in China—a market now dominated almost...

Monday 11 August 2025

South Korea accelerates AI data center expansion amid global compute race

With the rapid development of the global AI industry, demand for high-performance computing and GPU resources continues to rise, and the global AI data center market is expanding...

Monday 11 August 2025

China's Qihoo 360 retools cybersecurity with AI agent swarms to meet 'machine vs. machine' threat

The 13th Internet Security Conference (ISC.AI 2025) kicked off on August 6 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. Co-hosted...

Monday 11 August 2025

Toshiba's Japan Semiconductor to boost foundry output 50% by 2029, eyes SiC and GaN chips

Japan Semiconductor, a chipmaker under Toshiba, is seeking to significantly expand its contract chip manufacturing operations, aiming to lift output by 50% from 2024 levels by the...

Monday 11 August 2025

Kioxia net profit drops 74% annually in 2Q25 due to slow NAND flash market recovery

Kioxia announced a substantial drop in revenue and profits for the second quarter of 2025, primarily driven by sluggish sales of NAND flash memory for smartphones and PCs, as well...

Monday 11 August 2025

Wiwynn scales up US investments, expanding Taiwan headquarters

Wiwynn Technology's board has approved a capital increase of US$500 million for its US subsidiary, Wiwynn International, to bolster operating funds and improve financial structure...

Monday 11 August 2025

Goertek channels US$100M into UK microLED pioneer Plessey for AR glasses breakthrough

Goertek, a major Apple supply chain partner, is ramping up upstream AR/VR investments with a US$100 million deal to acquire UK-based...

Monday 11 August 2025

OpenAI's GPT-5 fails to impress market despite advanced claims

OpenAI's recent release of its GPT-5 model alongside the open-weight gpt-oss series has generated mixed reactions, with the much-anticipated GPT-5 falling short of expectations in...

Monday 11 August 2025

Weekly news roundup: 'China for China' Strategy, Xiaomi's open-source voice AI, and Broadcom at OCP APAC

Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from Aug 4 to Aug 10, 2025. The top three topics include 'China for China' drives Western chipmakers' strategy, Xiaomi releases open-source...

Monday 11 August 2025

GlobalWafers partners with Apple to bolster US chip supply chain, expand advanced wafer production

Sino-American Silicon Products Group (SAS) recently announced that its subsidiary, GlobalWafers, has entered a strategic partnership with Apple to target the US market jointly. The...

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