Monthly Archives: December 2024

[News] TSMC Sets Key Milestone in Japan as Kumamoto Fab Begins Mass Production

Posted on 2024-12-27 by TrendForce

Another major milestone for TSMC! According to reports from Japanese media outlets asahi news and The Tomiuri Shimnun, the Taiwanese foundry giant confirmed on December 27th that its first fab in Kumamoto has begun mass production. A previous report from …

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[News] Xiaomi to Scale AI Capabilities with New 10,000-GPU Cluster Investment

Posted on 2024-12-27 by TrendForce

According to a report from Economic Daily News, citing Chinese media outlet Jiemian News, Xiaomi is working on building its own 10,000 GPU cluster and currently heavily investing in AI large models. The company established its AI large model team …

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[News] Why Are AR Glasses Reportedly Outselling Apple’s Vision Pro in China, with 284K Units Sold in 2024?

Posted on 2024-12-27 by TrendForce

As the Apple Vision Pro debuted on the market in 2024, it quickly captures a 5% share, making it the third-largest player in the VR/MR segment, as noted by TrendForce. However, Apple Vision Pro’s sales in China have reportedly fallen …

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[News] Chinese Company Cancels $400M BMW Mini LED Backlight Project

Posted on 2024-12-27 by TrendForce

On December 20th, Shenzhen Longli Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Longli”) issued an announcement regarding a significant contract update. The company stated that it recently held further discussions with Germany’s Bosch regarding a previously signed agreement to supply …

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[News] China Introduces First Polysilicon Futures to Address Major Price Volatility

Posted on 2024-12-27 by TrendForce

According to a report from TechNews, citing Bloomberg, China officially launches its first polysilicon futures on December 26 as a tool to hedge against volatile price fluctuations in the polysilicon market. In addition, a polysilicon options contract will be introduced …

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