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Tuesday 30 September 2025
Rising AI glasses challenge next-generation smartphone designs
The AI glasses jointly launched by Meta and Ray-Ban have been selling well. With strong promotion from other major brands such as Google and Samsung Electronics, AI glasses are now...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Allied Circuit, Meiko to co-build high-layer PCB plant in Vietnam for AI servers
Compal Electronics' PCB subsidiary, Allied Circuit Co., Ltd. (ACCL), has announced a joint venture with Japan's Meiko to establish a high-layer count (HLC) printed circuit board plant...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Qualcomm balances AI PC tech and user experience, cites Apple as WoA ecosystem cornerstone
Qualcomm has launched its new Snapdragon X2 Elite PC chip platform in 2025, aiming to expand its reach in the AI PC market. Mandar Deshpande, senior director of product management...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
DB HiTek expands foundry presence in India through SmartSoC partnership
SmartSoC Solutions has entered a strategic partnership with South Korea's DB HiTek to strengthen access to specialty foundry services for India's semiconductor ecosystem. Under the...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
GlobalFoundries opens Beijing office, doubles down on localizing production for China market
US-based foundry GlobalFoundries (GF) has faced numerous challenges in its China strategy, from halting investment in a 12-inch fab in Chengdu to shifting toward mature process partnerships...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
DeepSeek launches new open-source AI model with Huawei, Cambricon, Hygon support
DeepSeek unveiled its next-generation large language model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, on September 29, 2025, and released it as open source on Hugging Face. The new model features a sparse...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Richard Yu to lead Huawei's Investment Review Board in strategic AI pivot

Huawei is doubling down on its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions. On September 29, company founder Ren Zhengfei personally signed...

Tuesday 30 September 2025
Commentary: How a US$20M TSMC tape-out led to Xiaomi's 3nm breakthrough
At Xiaomi's 2025 annual conference, founder Lei Jun spoke with calm restraint about the company's self-developed Xring O1 chip. Yet beneath that composure were moments of risk and...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
LCD TV panel prices hold steady as China cuts production, rebound expected in Q1 2026
Prices for LCD TV panels stabilized in the third quarter, following months of decline, and remained flat across all sizes in August and September. As the industry moves into the fourth...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Lei Jun’s ten-year bet: Why Xiaomi chose hard road to chip independence

On the evening of September 25, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun took the stage for his sixth annual keynote, titled simply: "Change."...

Tuesday 30 September 2025
Samsung chair sees humanoid robots as new growth engine
Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong is making humanoid robots a central pillar of the conglomerate's future, pursuing an aggressive investment strategy that analysts say could reshape the...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
China's Zhaoxin breaks into healthcare: 6,000+ hospital PCs run x86 chips against Intel, AMD

Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor has scored a breakthrough in China's healthcare sector. On September 23, the x86 chipmaker announced that...

Tuesday 30 September 2025
Qualcomm engages with India's chip packaging sector, open to partnerships with local players
Qualcomm is in active discussions with multiple Indian suppliers, including the Tata Group, to leverage the country's semiconductor packaging capacity and is open to collaborating...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Pimax micro OLED VR headsets promise record field of view, face shipping delays
Pimax has introduced three micro OLED VR headsets using its patented ConcaveView optical technology: the entry-level Dream Air SE, the mid-range Dream Air, and the flagship Crystal...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
South Korea's Rebellions raises US$250M from Arm and Samsung, valued at US$1.4B
South Korean AI semiconductor startup Rebellions has raised US$250 million in a Series C round, backed by Arm Holdings Plc, Samsung Ventures, and Pegatron's VC arm, accelerating its...