Asus has launched its latest gaming phone model, the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate. It contains MediaTek’s newest flagship phone application processor (AP), the Dimensity 9000+, marking the first time MediaTek and Asus collaborated on gaming phones.

Macroeconomic factors and changing investment strategy have taken their bites on China’s semiconductor startups. As Financial Times reported, weakening market demand, especially in the consumer sector, has changed investment strategy, hitting Chinese startups in the process. In 2020, approximately 23,100 semiconductor companies were founded, while 1,397 chip companines closed. While 2021 saw the creation of 47,400 new semiconductor companies, the number of shutdown also rose to 3,420. Between January and August 2022, it is estimated that 3,400 Chinese semiconductor companies ran out of business.

Shortly after a report claiming that Samsung was expecting to return to the Russian market, the South Korean electronics giant responded by saying “no decision” had been made on the matter, according to Reuters.

Companies specializing in probe cards for wafer tests and load boards for final tests may see their profits erode in 2023 as chipmakers including foundry TSMC and fabless firm MediaTek strengthen their cost controls, according to industry sources.