While Tesla Optimus is still adding fuel to the robotic market buzz, Chinese robotics company Unitree released its G1 humanoid robot in May, with the price starting at CNY99,000 (about US$13,631). The robot was sold in a third-party store on JD.com.
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs typically anticipate a flat or only minor increase in third-quarter shipments due to the high base from the previous quarter.
Due to government policy, India's electronics and component production values are expected to grow fivefold by the end of the decade. However, challenges remain as India still relies heavily on imports from other manufacturing powerhouses.
Taiwan-headquartered electronics manufacturer Wistron, a major Apple supplier, is investing $24.5 million in a new factory in Vietnam's northern province of Ha Nam, according to a report published by a local media, the Investor Vafie Magazine.
Amid souring ties over geopolitical tensions, India has been tightening visas for incoming Chinese nationals, which Indian electronics industry insiders believe to have a negative economic impact on its supply chain development.
Air cargo freight prices have been rising, despite the traditionally off-peak summer season. Industry experts in air transportation told DIGITIMES that AI chips are the reason behind this anomaly.
AcBel Polytech is navigating a strategic transformation aimed at doubling its revenue by 2028. The company, which acquired ABB Power Conversion Division—now OmniOn Power—early in 2023, has yet to fully realize the benefits of this acquisition. AcBel Polytech announced that 2024 will be pivotal for its transformation, focusing on advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and electric vehicles (EVs).
The US-based Avnet, a distributor of IC products and electronics components, is supporting Taiwan's Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) in venturing into the global automotive market through a comprehensive global alliance.
In response to the growing corporate demand for generative AI, Japanese electronics giant Hitachi announced in 2024 that it has signed a three-year partnership contract with Microsoft. This partnership enables users of Hitachi's Lumada platform to leverage Microsoft's services, prominently featuring generative AI. Additionally, it establishes a talent development system poised to potentially create a multibillion-dollar global market.
As Xiaomi is expected to celebrate its tenth anniversary in entering India in July, the company is strategizing to pivot towards premiumization, AIoT, ecosystem integration, and local manufacturing to reclaim its leadership position in the country.
Taiwan Fertilizer, the island's largest ammonia supplier, has inaugurated its Advanced Business Research Center at its Miaoli plant, marking a significant pivot towards clean energy.
The US and India enhanced their technological cooperation under the iCET initiative to reduce their reliance on China. India is still dependent on imported electronic components from China despite its ambitious target of building a local ecosystem.
Since the beginning of May, several well-known Large Language Model (LLM) enterprises in China have announced price reductions, including Aliyun, Baidu, KU Xiaofei, Tencent Cloud, ByteDance, and other operators.
The recent reports of Apple's delayed launch of the next-generation Vision Pro cast a shadow over the market outlook for OLED on Silicon (OLEDoS) technologies.
Taiwan's CyberLink, a specialist in multimedia software and AI facial recognition technology, has joined the AI PC bandwagon and is set to finalize new collaborations with PC manufacturers in the second half of 2024 to capitalize on the generative AI (GenAI) surge.
Samsung Electronics is reportedly investing in GPUs, after discontinuing its collaboration with AMD to launch the Exynos 2500's GPU architecture, pending release in 2025.
Driven by the trend of electric vehicles (EV) and AI data centers, investments in infrastructure are also boosting the demand for heavy electrical equipment.
Though not yet available for shipment, Nvidia's GB series of Superchips, which debuted at the 2024 GTC conference, have already generated significant chatter and altered customer payment behaviors.
Amazon.com Inc., the world's largest provider of cloud computing services and data storage, said it will invest an additional €10 billion ($10.7 billion) into its cloud infrastructure and logistics network in Germany as the technology giant expands its network of data centers globally.
Russia-based state-owned technology firm Rostec has introduced the MP21, a single-board computer powered by the domestically developed Elbrus 2S3 processor.
The Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories (BTDRL) of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced a strategic partnership agreement with major ICT conglomerate Qisda Group.
