Toyota’s two-pronged US-Sino strategy for EV battery production
Toyota has unveiled plans to accelerate its electrification initiatives in the US and China, according to its latest financial report.…
Alibaba’s new Qwen model surpasses DeepSeek V3 in performance
Alibaba Group (Alibaba) has announced that its upgraded Qwen 2.5 Max model has achieved superior performance over the V3 model…
Renesas operating profit drops 43% in 2024 amid industrial slump
Renesas Electronics Corp., a leading Japanese semiconductor manufacturer, reported significant declines in revenue and profit for the fiscal year 2024…
Malaysia says chipmakers face minimal impact from US tariffs
New tariffs by the US on some countries will have a minimal impact on Malaysia’s semiconductor exports, for now, according…
SMI’s automotive SSD controller chip becomes first to achieve ASPICE CL3 certification
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SMI), a leading provider of NAND flash controllers, has achieved a significant milestone as its PCIe…
Taiwan aims for 1,200PF AI computing power by 2029 amid funding concerns
Taiwan’s government has set an ambitious target to expand its AI computing infrastructure to 480 Petaflops (PF) by 2029, with…
OpenAI eyeing more data centers in Texas, other states for Stargate
A joint venture from OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle is close to selecting additional sites for data center campuses in Texas…
Taiwan notebooks, 4Q 2024
Global notebook shipments are seriously influenced by Trump’s tariffs with volumes to decline 7.4% sequentially in the first quarter of…
FDA approves treosulfan with fludarabine as a preparative regimen for alloHSCT in adult and pediatric patients with AML or MDS
On Jan. 21, 2025, the FDA approved treosulfan (Grafapex, medac GmbH) with fludarabine as a preparative regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic…
Logistics real estate rents drop in US, Canada in 2024
Southern California fueled much of the 7% decline, but demand could heat up this year, according to a Prologis report.