Shoucheng sets up Robotics Advanced Materials Company September 02, 2025 The Hong Kong-based Advanced Materials Company will primarily target core materials such as electronic skin, tendon cables, and lightweight PEEK composites, while advancing investment, joint R&D, and incubation projects.
Foxconn invests $30 million in HKSTP partner firm Robocore August 21, 2025 This investment marks Foxconn’s official entry into the smart robotics market, bolstering its smart manufacturing and AI ecosystem, while paving the way for Robocore’s future IPO.
China’s Daimon raises $14M to develop tactile dexterity in robots August 20, 2025 The fresh capital will be used by Shenzhen-based Daimon Robotics to advance the engineering and large-scale application of high-resolution vision-based tactile perception and dexterous manipulation technologies.
Report: Nvidia orders 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC due to China demand July 29, 2025 The Trump administration recently allowed Nvidia to resume sales of H20 GPUs to China, reversing an effective ban that aimed to keep advanced AI chips from reaching China. The new orders with TMSC would add to the existing inventory of 600,000 to 700,000 H20 chips, Reuters reports.
U Power teams up with Beijing Foton to advance battery swapping July 04, 2025 U Power will provide technological support to enable incorporation of battery-swapping capabilities on Beijing Foton vehicles, development and testing of battery-swapping stations to serve electric vehicle models, as well as connection of vehicles with its battery-bank ecosystem.
Drinda, Schmid Pekintas to build 5 GW solar cell plant in Turkey June 24, 2025 The factory will produce solar cells using advanced TOPCon+ technology and under the Turkish government’s HIT-30 program, which is part of a broader strategy to strengthen energy independence through the development of high-tech domestic industries.
Hanwha Qcells launches solar recycling business in US June 18, 2025 At full capacity, Qcells’ new vertical EcoRecycle’s facility in Georgia will have the ability to recycle 250 MW of solar panels annually, repurposing materials like aluminum, glass, silver and copper.
Report: Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China May 26, 2025 The GPU, which will feature Nvidia’s new generation Blackwell-architecture AI processors, may be priced between USD 6,500 and USD 8,000, significantly below the USD 10,000-USD 12,000 the H20 sold for, Reuters reports.
Meet ‘Adam,’ Reitar Logtech’s first humanoid logistics robot April 18, 2025 Hong Kong-based Reitar Logtech will incorporate NEXX’s advanced AI tech to endow Adam with intelligent decision-making capabilities. Adam will take on tasks like cargo handling, sorting and shelving across multiple scenarios.
AMD braces for potential $800 million hit from US export controls April 16, 2025 In an SEC filing, AMD revealed that it has finished a preliminary evaluation of new US export restrictions that may impact its MI308 semiconductor devices.
Nvidia expects $5.5 billion hit as US restricts chip sales to China April 16, 2025 Nvidia said the US government informed the chipmaker that the H20 chip needs a permit to be sold to China. The license requirement for H20 chips would be in effect “for the indefinite future.”
Wingtech sells key assets to Luxshare, shifts focus to semiconductors April 03, 2025 Wingtech Technology Co., Ltd. has announced plans to divest major assets in a strategic move to exit the product integration business (its ODM business) and focus on semiconductors. The company disclosed the proposed transaction in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
XING, PEWC team up to deliver hybrid energy storage system March 31, 2025 At the core of the hybrid system is the integration of PEWC’s vanadium redox flow battery with XING Mobility’s proprietary immersion-cooled lithium-ion battery platform.
CITIC, Sangfor deepen hybrid cloud partnership March 25, 2025 The new SmartCLOUD C-FUSION hybrid cloud series integrates the full-stack SmartCLOUD dedicated private cloud, virtual private cloud and public cloud services.
Xiaomi raises $5.5 billion in share sale amid EV push March 25, 2025 Xiaomi is targeting its nascent EV business to propel growth and has raised its EV delivery target for 2025. The Chinese tech giant is also expanding the size of a planned second factory in Beijing.
CATL’s blockbuster listing aims to raise $5 billion February 14, 2025 The Chinese EV battery giant said the funds raised would be used to fund the company’s European expansion, especially in Hungary.
CATL plans Hong Kong listing to boost global EV battery clout December 27, 2024 Though CATL’s board has approved the plan, the proposal requires approval from regulators, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
The future is here? CATL plots battery swapping revolution December 24, 2024 The Chinese company has announced plans to open 1,000 swap stations next year in China, including in Hong Kong and Macao. CATL’s long-term goal is to open a whopping 10,000 stations with partners.
n-hop, OneAsia partner on data transfer, network solutions December 24, 2024 By leveraging the BATS technology, the two companies intend to develop robust solutions that boost data flow efficiency and responsiveness.
Hong Kong’s Trio AI partners with HKT in AISC solution December 23, 2024 The agreement between Trio and HKT establishes a collaborative framework to explore opportunities to resell, market and promote the AISC solution in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and Southeast Asia.
French Gan chip designer expands across the Atlantic November 20, 2024 Wise-integration is expanding with the opening of its new North American Design & Development Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
SP Manufacturing and Ideal Jacobs join forces November 12, 2024 EMS provider SP Manufacturing (SPM) has acquired the Asia operations of Ideal Jacobs (IJA).
Oppo invests $4.2 million in HK PolyU’s AI imaging center November 05, 2024 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University-Oppo Joint Innovation Lab will be upgraded to the Joint Innovation Research Centre.
Noyce Kilby to set up manufacturing operations in Lithuania October 24, 2024 Noyce Kilby, an electronics manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong with offices in Vilnius and Shenzhen, has started the renovation of its new manufacturing facility in Lithuania.
NCAB completes the acquisition of DVS Global in Italy October 15, 2024 NCAB has closed the acquisition of DVS in Italy which was announced on July 22, 2024.
Hong Kong targets the gallium nitride market July 31, 2024 Hong Kong-based startup MassPhoton is working with the government to build an 8-inch GaN epitaxial wafer pilot production line in the city state.
French distributor acquires Scandinavian specialist June 27, 2024 Milexia Group has signed an agreement to acquire Scandinavian company Cabcongroup, a value-added distributor of passive, electromechanical components and cable harness solutions to the electronics industry.
Extra: Top 10 component distributors list June 14, 2024 The world is outdoing itself in every field, with countries, regions, companies and corporations competing against each other. In the races, goals may differ. It is no different among global distributors of electronic components. After all, who wouldn't want to gain the title of the world's largest player? On June 12, during Evertiq Expo Krakow 2024, Evertiq presented the Top List of the largest electronic component distributors. Who are the biggest among them and what do they do? And who triumphed?
Hong Kong to establish a microelectronics R&D institute May 23, 2024 The Hong Kong government has assigned $364m to the creation of a a new R&D centre located in Yuen Long's InnoPark.
Huawei to develop lithography tech at new R&D centre April 12, 2024 Chinese tech giant Huawei is reported to be building a new research unit in Shanghai. It wants to develop chipmaking tools that could eventually rival those of ASML, Canon, and Nikon.
Sequans bags EUR 10.9m France 2030 grant March 25, 2024 The French government has pledged a EUR 10.9m subsidy to cellular IoT chipmaker Sequans Communications to bolster's France's position in the 5G telecoms space.
Baidu invests in RISC-V firm StarFive March 25, 2024 Chinese search giant Baidu has invested an undisclosed sum in the Shanghai-based RISC-V chip technology company StarFive.