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Wednesday 25 March 2026

Xiaomi flags memory pressure, sees Apple user conversions, and pushes embodied AI strategy

Xiaomi executives outlined the group's 2025 performance and strategic priorities during an investor earnings call and webcast on March 24. Management highlighted record annual revenue...

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Xiaomi reports record 2025 revenue as EV growth offsets smartphone pressure

On March 24, Xiaomi reported fourth-quarter revenue of CNY116.92 billion (approx. US$16.2 billion), up 7.3% year-over-year and slightly above Bloomberg consensus estimates,...

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Agentic AI shift puts CPUs at the core as Arm rolls out first chip

Arm has officially launched the Arm AGI CPU, a new class of mass-production-ready processor built on its Neoverse platform and designed to power next-generation AI infrastructure....

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Arm unveils AGI CPU aimed at scaling agentic AI, promising higher rack performance and lower data center costs

Arm on March 24, 2026, announced the Arm AGI CPU, its first mass-produced chip product, designed specifically for AI data centers and built on TSMC's 3nm process. The company presented...

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Taiwan Mask poised for advanced packaging growth in 2H26 off semiconductor rebound

Riding a semiconductor industry recovery and AI-driven demand for advanced packaging, Taiwan Mask Corporation (TMC) President Lidon Chen said the company expects significant and substantial...

Wednesday 25 March 2026

At AI Expo, Google Quantum AI software engineering manager sees shifts toward fault-tolerant quantum computing

The annual AI industry showcase hosted by DIGITIMES, AI Expo, is set to open from March 25 to 27 at the Taipei Expo Park. This year's event...

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Taiwan drone camera demand stalls over unclear specifications

Imaging technologies are expanding beyond time-lapse photography and consumer applications into higher-barrier military uses as the industry repositions in the post-pandemic era.

Wednesday 25 March 2026

How one recycler firm turns TSMC's chip waste into steel mill gold

Every advanced chip leaves behind a chemical trail. The solvents, acids, and sludge generated in semiconductor fabrication are growing faster than the fabs themselves — and for...

Wednesday 25 March 2026

SoftBank-backed SAIMEMORY plans post-HBM shift with vertical memory tech

SAIMEMORY, a Japanese startup backed by SoftBank, is positioning its proprietary Z-Angle Memory (ZAM) as a potential successor to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) as physical limits begin...

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Team Group posts 50x profit surge in January; annual procurement impact seen in 2Q26

Memory module maker Team Group reported a record-high monthly profit for January 2026, with earnings soaring over 50 times year-over-year. Although shipments declined in February due...

Wednesday 25 March 2026

CATL, BYD drive China's next energy frontier with sodium-ion and perovskite solar

As the rest of the world scrambles to catch up with China in lithium-ion batteries, Chinese companies are already pushing into new frontiers — racing to scale up sodium-ion batteries...

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Why Switzerland chose a bottom-up approach over big tech grandstanding

During the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF), Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made an impassioned case for digital sovereignty. "Build your own AI, take advantage of your fundamental natural...

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Sharp taps BD chief as CEO in post-restructuring shift

Sharp Corporation, a subsidiary of Foxconn, has named its Chief Business Development Officer, Tetsuji Kawamura, as its next president and CEO, placing an executive with deep overseas...

Tuesday 24 March 2026

WWDC26: Apple signals AI maturity and 'charm approach' to China amid Tim Cook's visit

Apple officially confirmed on Monday that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will return from June 8 to June 12, 2026. While the...

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Analysis: How Nvidia is reshuffling partners for the inference era

On August 15, 2023, a routine press release landed in the inboxes of semiconductor analysts and tech journalists worldwide. Titled "Groq Selects Samsung Foundry to Bring Next-gen LPU...

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