China’s top three smartphone makers allow inter-device data transfer in battle against Apple amid sluggish sales
An attendee looks at a Xiaomi 13 smartphone device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 27. Photo: Bloomberg China’s top three domestic smartphone companies – Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi – have reached an agreement that will allow users to transfer data between their branded devices, an alliance that could challenge Apple’s popularity […]
Omni Design opens design centre in India
Omni Design Technologies, a provider of high-performance, low-power mixed-signal IP products, is opening a new design centre in Hyderabad, India. This will be the company’s fifth design centre, adding to the existing design centres in Milpitas, California), Fort Collins in Colorado, Billerica, Massachusetts and Bangalore in India. The company specialises in providing high-performance, ultra-low power […]
Koh Young Expands Manufacturing Operations for Increased Capacity and Faster Delivery for its Customers
Koh Young Technology, the industry leader in the True 3D measurement-based inspection solutions, is proudly announcing the grand opening of our new Yeoju production center in South Korea. “Last year marked our 20-year anniversary. During the past two decades, we have solidified our position as the manufacturing standard for SPI (solder paste inspection) and AOI (automated […]
How improving South Korea-Japan ties could further weaken a China-centric supply chain
South Korea could move further away from a China-centric supply chain as it attempts to restore relations with Japan, analysts say, as President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The summit between Yoon and Kishida is aimed at moving forward cooperation in the areas of security, economy and culture, […]
Oxford Quantum Circuits to put quantum computer in Equinix data center in Japan
By Dan Swinhoe UK quantum computing company Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is installing a quantum computer at an Equinix data center in Tokyo, Japan. The company this week announced it would be offering “Quantum Computing as a Service” from a system in Equinix’s TY11 Tokyo International Business Exchange (IBX), delivered by Equinix’s Fabric service, in late […]
China’s Henan province, home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, pushes US$7 billion digital infrastructure expansion programme
By Lilian Zhang Central China’s Henan province, home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, is investing 50 billion yuan (US$7.39 billion) on a digital infrastructure expansion programme that will help move its industries up the value chain, advancing beyond labour-intensive manufacturing activities. Under the 2023 Digital Economy Development Work Plan recently released by the Henan Development […]
China urges Netherlands to safeguard supply chain and keep trade open in face of US curbs on advanced chip tech
By Lo Hoi-ying China has urged the Netherlands to keep its supply chain stable and trade open as the US courts Dutch support to curb China’s access to advanced chip technology. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang spoke to his Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra by phone on Monday and said the Netherlands should “jointly safeguard the stability of the global supply chain […]
Optage to build 14-story data center in Osaka, Japan
By Dan Swinhoe Japanese ISP Optage Inc. is to build a new data center in Osaka, Japan. Announced this week, the company said the ‘Optage Sonezaki Data Center’ will be its fifth facility. Construction is set to begin in November 2023. Located in the Higashi-Umeda area of the city, the 14-story carrier-neutral facility will span 24,100 […]
Dutch, US officials to talk chip-making gear export controls on China, with potential deal by end of January
Dutch and US officials will meet in Washington on Friday to discuss potential new controls on exporting semiconductor manufacturing gear to China, with a deal possible by the end of the month, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A deal could be announced as soon as Friday if the two sides can agree on the […]
Taiwanese manufacturers to speed up investments in Mexico
Foxconn has reportedly secured new EV clients in Mexico, which is said to be a key location for the EMS provider’s investments this year, a person with insight told Nikkei Asia. “Foxconn will have three local manufacturing options for EV clients in North America: Ohio, Wisconsin and Mexico.” Changes in U.S. policy and customer requests, […]