Sinbon, Swobbee team up to advance sustainable urban mobility

Sinbon Electronics, a Taiwanese electronics component design and connector manufacturer, announced on September 2 its strategic collaboration with Berlin-based climate technology startup Swobbee through equity investment. The partnership reflects their shared vision of promoting sustainable urban transportation and accelerating the global transition toward a green market economy.

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Asahi Kasei to double chip insulating material output by 2030 as AI data centers soar

Japan’s semiconductor materials suppliers are racing to expand capacity as the AI data center build-out drives unprecedented demand for advanced chips and packaging inputs. Nikkei reports that Asahi Kasei will invest JPY16 billion (US$108 million) to double production of PIMEL, its photosensitive insulating material used in GPUs and other high-end semiconductors, by fiscal 2030.

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Made in China: 5nm GPU clears tape-out, 6nm now sampling

On September 3, 2025, Anhui Anfu Battery Technology announced its portfolio company Xiangdi Xian Computing Technology (XDXCT) had completed tape-out validation of its next-generation “Fuxi” GPU architecture. The chip demonstrated strong graphics rendering and parallel computing performance, with early optimizations confirming it can run the much-anticipated title Black Myth: Wukong.

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China’s EV price war defies govt control, complicating EU tariff strategy

Beijing’s attempts to curb fierce price competition within China’s electric vehicle (EV) market have yielded minimal results, according to industry sources and analysts. The Chinese government’s struggle to control discounting among domestic automakers has also added complexity to the EU’s ongoing debate over tariffs and pricing restrictions on Chinese battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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