Taiwan’s Coretronic disrupts drone market, outflanks DJI with non-red supply chain edge

Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC), a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Coretronic Group, is carving a niche in the global drone market, capitalizing on its non-red supply chain status to secure a competitive edge over the Chinese giant DJI. Despite acknowledging technological gaps, CIRC’s strategic positioning and robust contract wins signal a promising trajectory, particularly in defense and commercial applications.

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China leans on industrial policy, not tariffs, to fast-track domestic GPU ascendancy

As US-China tech tensions escalate, Washington’s tightened export controls—particularly targeting Nvidia’s H20 chips designed for the Chinese market—are deepening compute shortages for cloud services and AI model training. In response, Beijing is ramping up its “Xinchuang” initiative to foster domestic innovation, accelerating the adoption of homegrown GPUs and AI processors.

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LG Display’s Dream OLED with blue phosphorescent OLED panels is on track to be commercialized

LG Display has become the world’s first company to successfully verify the commercialization-level performance of blue phosphorescent OLED panels on a mass production line. The achievement comes about eight months after the company partnered with UDC to develop blue phosphorescence, and is considered a significant step closer to realizing a “dream OLED” display. In the display industry, “dream…

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Asus ROG Strix XG27ACMS is here with a 320Hz QHD Fast IPS display

Asus ROG Strix XG27ACMS is the latest ROG Strix gaming monitor featuring a Fast IPS display with a 320Hz refresh rate (overclock) and a 0.3 ms MPRT. The QHD display supports 10-bit color bit depth and is DisplayHDR 400 certified with 350 nits of typical brightness and 500 nits of peak brightness. It covers 130% of the sRGB and 94% of the DCI-P3 color space. The AMD FreeSync Premium and NVIDIA…

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Samsung U8000F and Samsung U8005F specifications and prices for Europe and the U.S.

The Samsung U8000F in Europe is also known as Samsung U8005F for France, Spain, and other markets, and as Samsung U8079F / Samsung U8099F in Germany. This is the top series of Crystal Clear 4K UHD TVs for 2025. They deliver crystal-clear 4K resolution, powered by the advanced Crystal 4K Processor, ensuring sharp and vibrant visuals. With 4K Upscaling, the models also enhance lower-resolution…

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AOC Q27G4K debuts with a 400Hz QHD Fast IPS display

AOC Q27G4K was unveiled in China boasting a 27–inch Fast IPS display with a 400Hz refresh rate and 0.3 ms MPRT. The screen has a QHD resolution and delivers a peak brightness of 450 nits, meeting the VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification requirements. It covers 100% of the sRGB and 95% of the DCI-P3 color space. The monitor is fitted with a fully ergonomic stand enabling up to 130 m of height…

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UBTech, Midea fast-track humanoid robots as China races toward industrial AI supremacy

China is accelerating the commercialization of humanoid robots, with key players UBTech Robotics Inc. and Midea Group Co. rapidly advancing deployments in factory environments. UBTech has initiated small-batch shipments of its Walker S1 and Walker C humanoid robots, according to reports from South China Morning Post, Zol.com, and The Paper. These units are being introduced into automotive plants for both manufacturing operations and customer engagement roles.

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Network infrastructure crucial to growth for Nokia and Chunghwa Telecom

Nokia saw lower-than-expected performance in the first quarter of 2025, with net sales sliding by 3% year-over-year to EUR4.39 billion (US$5 billion), as well as EUR156 million in operating profits, according to the company’s recently released financial report. Even so, president and CEO Justin Hotard remains optimistic about growth in the company’s network infrastructure, and cloud and network services businesses.

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Silicon Motion optimistic about consumer recovery in second half of 2025 amid strong AI inference demand

Silicon Motion, a NAND controller provider, reported that its first-quarter revenue and profit almost met the high end of prior forecasts, largely due to increased demand for AI inference applications despite macroeconomic challenges. The company anticipates a strong recovery in the consumer market by the latter half of 2025, which is expected to sustain growth into the second quarter.

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Semco and Daeduck poised to power Tesla’s autonomous Cybercab with key substrate supply

South Korea’s leading substrate manufacturers, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and Daeduck Electronics, are preparing to supply crucial components for Tesla’s next-generation autonomous taxi, the Cybercab. With production slated to begin in the second half of 2025, both companies are positioned to deliver ABF substrates (FC-BGA) for the high-tech vehicle by the end of 2025.

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