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Friday 17 October 2025

Demand surge for AI and AR smart glasses in China accelerates microLED adoption despite challenges

The rapidly growing demand for AI and augmented reality (AR) smart glasses in China has sparked a tenfold increase in sales during the first half of 2025, significantly accelerating...

Friday 17 October 2025

Samsung targets 3TB/s HBM4E as Nvidia pushes bandwidth race

Samsung Electronics revealed it is developing its seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4E), with a target bandwidth of over 3TB per second. The announcement comes as Nvidia...

Friday 17 October 2025

Taiwan PCB makers seize semiconductor opportunity amid load board shortage

As the AI boom drives demand for advanced packaging, chip testing at the backend is facing challenges in temperature, frequency, and speed. In response, the testing interface industry...

Friday 17 October 2025

Samsung, Vivo reignite MR market with new releases

As the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) glasses continues to heat up, a new wave of sales is expected to emerge, driven by recent launches of augmented reality (AR) glasses and...

Friday 17 October 2025

Tim Cook reaffirms commitment to China amid trade tensions

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China's Minister of Commerce Wentao Wang on October 16, 2025, once again emphasizing that Apple will continue to deepen its presence in the Chinese mark...

Friday 17 October 2025

OCP Summit: In the age of AI, the network is the computer, and Ethernet is winning

As the world races to meet the insatiable computing demands of artificial intelligence (AI), one thing is becoming increasingly clear:...

Friday 17 October 2025

SenseTime links up with Cambricon to tighten China's AI supply chain

SenseTime has signed a strategic partnership with Cambricon Technologies to enhance software-hardware integration, boost chip compatibility, and advance the development of China's...

Friday 17 October 2025

Rebellions joins Arm Total Design to advance next-gen AI infrastructure

AI inference chip startup Rebellions announced on October 15 that it has joined Arm's Total Design ecosystem. The announcement, made at the OCP Global Summit 2025, positions the company...

Friday 17 October 2025

Tesla's South Korea move points to deepening semiconductor alliance with Samsung

Tesla is reportedly expanding its semiconductor operations in South Korea with a new organization in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, the same city that houses Samsung's wafer fabrication...

Friday 17 October 2025

Alibaba Cloud deepens Middle East bet with new AI-powered Dubai data center

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud unit of Alibaba Group, has opened its second data center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — its first in nearly a decade — as the Chinese tech...

Friday 17 October 2025

US auto giants push tariff pain down supply chain in wake of subsidy revokes

President Donald Trump's renewed push for aggressive tariffs — aimed at bringing manufacturing back to US soil — has created...

Friday 17 October 2025

Jabil chairman Mark Mondello to step down in major board shakeup

Jabil announced a significant leadership transition on October 16, stating that Executive Chairman Mark T. Mondello and two other directors will not seek re-election to the board...

Friday 17 October 2025

EU tightens carbon rules for hybrids, forcing automakers into EV pivot

Europe's plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) market is bracing for significant disruption as the European Union prepares to tighten...

Friday 17 October 2025

Why Google Cloud's AI fightback starts in Taiwan

Mike Chen, Country Director of Google Cloud Taiwan, said Taiwan ranked first worldwide in Gemini Enterprise subscriptions in the third quarter of 2025. He noted that Google Cloud...

Friday 17 October 2025

Commentary: TSMC chairman adopts cautious tone despite AI optimism

TSMC reported a record net profit of NT$452.3 billion (approx. US$14.8 billion) in the third quarter of 2025, surpassing expectations and pushing its first nine months' earnings to...

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