South Korea’s multi-chip packaging (MCP) exports continued to climb sharply in August 2025, with the share of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) exports to Taiwan steadily increasing.

Chinese tech giant Huawei, the first company in the world to launch a tri-fold smartphone, has unveiled its latest tri-fold model, the Mate XTs Ultimate Design, just one year after its initial launch. Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, revealed that the new device is powered by the Kirin 9020 chip. This marks the first time in four years that Huawei has publicly disclosed a new generation of Kirin chips at a product launch event.

Chinese semiconductor equipment maker SiCarrier has booked over CNY10 billion (US$1.4 billion) in orders and is mobilizing upstream suppliers for large-scale production. With nearly 20,000 employees, the Shenzhen-based firm is emerging as a key force in China’s drive to localize chipmaking gear as global export restrictions tighten.

Taiwanese AI vision solution provider Altek announced on September 4 that it has obtained AS9100 certification for quality management systems in the aerospace and defense industries. This achievement marks the company’s successful entry into the global drone and aerospace supply chain and demonstrates its capabilities in high-reliability and high-safety manufacturing, as well as highlights the international competitiveness of its research and design abilities.