Interview with Boston Dynamics founder: Robotics growth fueled by AI but humanoid debate continues

The demand for humanoid robots is on the rise, driven in part by the optimism of industry leaders such as Nvidia. However, the practicality of adopting a humanoid form for robots remains a critical topic of discussion. Recent insights from Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, shed light on various aspects of this burgeoning trend during an interview with DIGITIMES.

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Made in China, built to compete: Loongson’s 64-core server takes on Intel in HPC race

At the 2025 ZGC Forum, Chinese chipmaker Loongson introduced the 3C6000/D—its first dual-socket 2U server fully designed and manufactured in-house. The launch highlights China’s efforts to advance homegrown high-performance computing (HPC) technologies amid tightening US export restrictions and signals progress in building domestic alternatives to foreign server chips.

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TSMC’s JASM doubles workforce amid production delays

On April 1, 2025, TSMC’s Japanese subsidiary, JASM, hosted its annual new employee enrollment ceremony, a tradition for many Japanese companies, at its headquarters in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu. Despite delays in the installation of some equipment at JASM’s first wafer plant and a postponed construction schedule for the second plant, the company saw a significant increase in the number of new hires this year.

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Sharp offloads dormant LCD plant to Aoi for semiconductor packaging pivot

Sharp Corporation announced on March 31 that it has agreed to sell an idle LCD panel factory in Mie Prefecture, Japan, to local electronics component maker Aoi Electronics. Known as Mie Plant 1, the facility spans roughly 60,000 square meters (approx. 14.83 acres) and has been inactive since 2015, when Sharp halted small- and medium-size LCD production there.

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