Trump halts Biden-era EV charging program, US plans in disarray

The global electric vehicle market is increasingly dominated by three major regions: China, Europe, and the United States. While China’s EV ecosystem—including vehicle sales and charging infrastructure—continues to accelerate, Germany faces setbacks due to underused public charging stations. In the United States, however, a dramatic policy reversal under President Donald Trump is threatening to unravel recent federal efforts to build a more equitable and accessible charging network.

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China to start mass production of domestic HBM3 chips, paving way for Huawei AI integration

China’s domestic high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technology has reportedly reached a major milestone, with one of the nation’s top DRAM manufacturers beginning mass production of HBM3 chips using a homegrown 16nm G4 process. Industry sources say sample shipments to Huawei are already in progress, and the product is undergoing final verification.

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Wistron Chair pledges 1 million GPU hours to power Taiwan’s AI startups

Simon Lin, Chairman of Wistron Corporation, offered a candid look at the tech giant’s bumpy journey into venture capital during a keynote speech at Taiwan’s Venture Capital Summit on August 12, 2024. Admitting that Wistron’s internal venture arm struggled for three years due to mismatched expectations between corporate executives and startup founders, Lin said the company eventually gave the venture capital unit full autonomy — a shift that has since paid off.

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Taiwanese IC design houses signal caution on 3Q25 outlook amid weak Chinese consumption and fading pull-in momentum

Taiwan’s integrated circuit (IC) design companies have released financial reports and forecasts that signal a cautious outlook for the third quarter of 2025. Tariff-driven pull-ins in the first half of the year are expected to moderate customer purchasing behavior moving forward, raising concerns over overall demand in consumer electronics markets.

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深耕32载,SMC以技术创新与本地化战略赋能中国显示制造

8月7日,DIC EXPO 2025国际(上海)显示技术及应用创新展在上海新国际博览中心盛大开展!这一届由中国光学光电子行业协会企业液晶分会(CODA)主办和上海励程展览有限公司承办的、以“AI·显示 再谋新篇“为主题的展会,汇聚全球显示产业链上下游的领军企业与技术力量,共同探索新一代显示技术的突破与应用。

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