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Japan’s Sojitz to buy 5% of Vietnam’s Masan High-Tech Materials, after $125M deal of US’ Elmet
Japan’s Sojitz Corporation plans to buy 5 percent of Masan High-Tech Materials (UPCoM: MSR) from Masan Horizon, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group.
Mitsui Chemicals and DBJ to acquire JSR for 1.84 trillion yen
Mitsui Chemicals and DBJ agreed to acquire semiconductor-materials supplier JSR for 1.84 trillion yen, subject to regulatory approvals.
Tencent releases Hy4 with visual and computer-use capabilities
Tencent has released the full Hy4 model with visual understanding, computer use, enterprise integrations, and internally tested safety controls.
Hua Hong Grace Q3 profit rises 147 percent
Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor's third-quarter profit rose 147.1 percent as record revenue and stronger specialty-chip demand lifted margins.
Analog Devices completes $1.35B Alif Semiconductor acquisition
Analog Devices has completed its $1.35 billion purchase of edge-AI chipmaker Alif Semiconductor, which has engineering operations in Singapore and India.
AMD, FuriosaAI and MangoBoost plan Seoul AI cluster
AMD, FuriosaAI and MangoBoost will develop a heterogeneous AI infrastructure system and target a Seoul reference deployment in 2027.
Metasurface completes Singapore-Hong Kong dual listing
Singapore precision engineering company Metasurface completed its SGX Catalist debut after raising S$9.72 million in a fully subscribed placement.
Viettel unveils VGC v1.0, first chip in Made-in-Vietnam line
Vietnam’s Government Cipher Committee and top telco Viettel have unveiled a secure semiconductor platform, with the VGC v1.0 chip as its first product.
Vietnam’s FPT starts trial operations at chip testing-packaging plant
Vietnam’s tech giant FPT has put its advanced semiconductor chip testing and packaging plant into trial operation in Bac Ninh province, northern Vietnam.
Neural Semiconductor opens VLSI design center in Penang
Neural Semiconductor Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Neural Semiconductor Inc., United States, has officially opened its VLSI design center at GBS@Mayang, Bayan Lepas, Penang.
