On September 12, Piotech announced a series of filings disclosing that its majority-owned subsidiary, Piotech Jianke, plans to raise up to CNY 1.0395 billion at a pre-investment valuation of RMB 2.5 billion. Among the investors, Guotou Jixin (Beijing) Equity Investment Fund (Limited Partnership) —...

On the 24th, Qualcomm unveiled its next-generation chips at the annual Snapdragon Summit. According to ZDNet, citing Alex Katouzian, Qualcomm Senior Vice President and Head of the Mobile, Compute & XR (MCX) Business Unit, the company has been working with Samsung on the chip design for the Galax...

According to Commercial Times, construction on TSMC’s new 1.4-nanometer fab in Central Taiwan Science Park will break ground in the fourth quarter in 2025, Central Taiwan Science Park Bureau Director-General Hsu Maw-shin said, noting that contractors are still finalizing the schedule. The repo...

According to Bloomberg, sources say Intel has approached Apple to explore a possible investment and ways to deepen cooperation. The reported discussions are described as early-stage and may not result in an agreement. The report, citing sources, also notes that Intel has contacted other companies to...

According to MoneyDJ, citing Nikkei, there are now six “hectocorn” companies worldwide (referring to unlisted firms valued at over USD 100 billion). As of early September, their combined valuation has reportedly reached about USD 1.4 trillion—nearly twice the size of Japan’s national budget....