小米：一季度全球智能手机出货量达4180万台 平均售价创新高
5月27日，小米集团在港交所公告，2025年第一季度，公司全球智能手机出货量达到4180万台，同比增长3.0%，持续7个季度实现同比增长。
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NTT showcases next-gen optical network vision at Osaka Expo 2025
At the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, Japan’s NTT presents its corporate pavilion under the theme “Parallel Travel.” Through a narrative that transcends time and space, the company offers an experimental glimpse into the future of communication.
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European startups target Asian chip industry with green manufacturing solutions
Two European cleantech companies are betting that Asia’s semiconductor industry is ready to embrace environmentally-focused manufacturing technologies, as they pursue partnerships in Taiwan to scale their innovations beyond laboratory settings.
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Samsung foundry secures Switch 2 chip production in major win against TSMC
Samsung Electronics has reportedly secured the production order for Nintendo’s next-generation game console, the Switch 2’s core chip, marking a significant turning point for its foundry business. Nintendo is adopting Samsung’s 8nm process, replacing the long-standing manufacturing partnership with TSMC, which adds considerable strategic significance to Samsung’s global semiconductor foundry position.
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TSMC’s message to the world: Taiwan is still the chip capital
TSMC is moving full steam ahead with its cutting-edge 2-nanometer production, reinforcing its commitment to Taiwan even as it expands globally. In a recent statement, TSMC Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Y.P. Chyn confirmed that the company’s new Fab 22 in Kaohsiung will surpass NT$1.5 trillion (US$46.2 billion) in total investment to meet surging global demand.
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Indian GaN firm taps into Japan’s semiconductor ecosystem
An India-based gallium nitride (GaN) startup is exploring partnerships with Japanese companies to strengthen its technology stack and tap into Japan’s advanced semiconductor supply chain, as both countries deepen strategic cooperation in tech and defense.
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Nvidia pulls the plug on Hopper in China—AI giants scramble to adapt
In the first half of 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially announced that the company will no longer release Hopper architecture AI chips tailored for China. This announcement sent shockwaves through China’s tech industry, raising concerns about whether the country’s three major internet giants—Tencent, Baidu, and Alibaba, which have long relied on Nvidia GPUs as the core for large model training and AI development, are prepared to respond.
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Google’s AI reset: I/O 2025 marks a turning point
Following years of trailing its competitors and facing mounting skepticism, Google appeared to turn a corner at this year’s I/O developer conference. Unlike previous events where the tech giant labored to explain the power of its AI models—often to the detriment of product clarity—this year’s showcase offered a focused, product-forward strategy that resonated with both developers and market watchers.
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VisEra eyes AR and silicon photonics with next-gen metasurface tech
VisEra Technologies, the optical component arm of TSMC, announced plans to accelerate development of next-generation optical technologies in 2025, with a focus on metasurfaces and their integration into CMOS image sensors (CIS) and micro-optical elements (MOEs)—the firm’s two flagship product lines.
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Auto parts shift gears: Waffer and Getac hint at a 2025 rebound
The automotive supply chain, battered by a challenging year in 2024, is finally showing signs of recovery, with component manufacturers leading the way into a period of renewed growth. While the automotive market cooled last year, the slowdown was not due to weak sales but rather to automakers’ deliberate inventory reductions—a trend expected to reverse in 2025.