LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery supply deal worth KRW5.94 trillion (approx. US$4.25 billion). Although the customer was not named due to a confidentiality clause, industry sources widely identify Tesla as the likely buyer.

Transmission component giant Hiwin has unveiled a new collaborative development with US-based Dexterity: an intelligent robot specifically designed for warehouse use. The partnership aims to expand deployment of this AI-powered robot across markets in North America, Asia, and Europe.

Leading memory manufacturers have successively announced end-of-life (EOL) plans for DDR4 DRAM, with memory module vendors reporting strong order momentum from end customers in the second quarter of 2025 that is expected to continue into the second half of the year. Although industrial PC (IPC) customers unable to upgrade immediately are gradually shifting toward certifying “new suppliers” for DDR4, the price hike effect for DDR4 is expected to persist through the end of 2025.

Chinese regulators have summoned Nvidia to address mounting concerns that its H20 artificial intelligence chip may contain backdoor vulnerabilities and tracking features, in a move that threatens to derail the company’s sales prospects in the world’s second-largest AI market.