Notebook shipment update, August 2025
Driven by seasonal stocking momentum and rush orders, the combined shipments of the top five notebook brands increased by over…
US generals warn China poses top space threat, say Beijing developing orbital ‘kill chain’
Senior US Space Force generals warned that China has become the nation’s top threat in space, rapidly expanding its orbital…
Qualcomm’s 2025 Snapdragon Summit: solid upgrades but AI vision falls short
Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Summit officially concluded last week and benchmark scores for the new products are now being released. Overall,…
Samsung advances Exynos 2600 production as 2nm yield rises to 50%
Samsung Electronics has begun mass production of its next-generation application processor (AP), the Exynos 2600, which is expected to power…
DDR4 price surge pressures IPCs to transition to DDR5
The global market for key components has recently seen another wave of price fluctuations. Memory products are experiencing especially significant…
Hotai Motor expects strong Q4 despite lingering market uncertainty
Despite ongoing uncertainty in Taiwan’s auto market and a slower-than-expected recovery in showroom traffic, Hotai Motor Co. remains cautiously optimistic…
Cerebras raises US$1.1 billion in Series G funding, valuation hits US$8.1 billion
US AI chip startup Cerebras Systems has completed a US$1.1 billion Series G funding round, elevating its valuation to US$8.1…
Taiwan rejects US proposal for 50-50 chip production split
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick recently proposed a 50-50 split in chip manufacturing between Taiwan and the US, claiming…
OpenAI posts US$7.8b operating loss despite US$4.3b revenue in 1H25
OpenAI’s revenue in the first half of 2025 reached US$4.3 billion, already surpassing its full-year 2024 revenue. However, due to…
China’s Zhaoxin unveils KH-50000 server chip in direct shot at AMD
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor has unveiled the Kaisheng KH-50000 server CPUs, aiming squarely at AMD’s EPYC line. Debuting at Alibaba Cloud’s…