The K-Network 2030 strategy allotted a KRW625.3 billion (about US$500 million) budget for 6G mobile communication technology research and development from 2024 through 2028, eyeing to enhance the country's competitiveness in telecommunication technologies, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest study on South Korea's telecommunication industry.

MIH is an industry alliance led by Foxconn aimed at creating an open EV platform that provides solutions encompassing everything from prototypes to customized designs. There are 14 working groups in MIH, and by organizing its members into working groups based on their areas of expertise, MIH looks to consolidate resources and accelerate the realization of software-defined vehicles (SDV). MIH has designed a software architecture that accommodates all types of software and hardware platforms and simplifies automotive software development, according to DIGITIMES' latest study on MIH.

Despite being one of the primary beneficiaries of global supply chain relocation, Vietnam's electricity shortage has become acute amid the rising demand and supply crunch. DIGITIMES Research analyst Yen Chou said there would be no quick fix for the intense heat waves and imbalance between electricity supply and demand, which may become an issue on Vietnam's way to becoming the rising global production hub.

China's advancement in semiconductor manufacturing will face a slowdown owing to US chip controls, followed by Japan and the Netherlands in imposing tough curbs on chipmaking machine exports. From the fourth quarter of 2022 onwards, China has observed a decline in the import of semiconductor equipment.

After Apple announced the MR headset Vision Pro in June 2023, its top-of-the-market specifications and equally top-of-the-market price have left many wondering what Apple plans to achieve with such an expensive device in the still quite niche XR sector. According to DIGITIMES Research, Vision Pro will be focusing on AR and non-gaming applications at launch, with the long-term goal of giving developers time to create the "killer application" that can truly complete the VR ecosystem.

Based on DIGITIMES Research's studies on Japan's 5G network rollout and applications across different frequency bands, the deployment of mmWave remains challenging and its population coverage is extremely low.

Entering 2023, most countries worldwide, especially emerging markets, are still struggling from high inflation and see weakening consumer demand as a result. DIGITIMES Research estimates that global smartphone shipments slipped 13.2% on year to come to only 264 million in the first quarter of 2023 and will witness an on-year decline of 6.4% to reach volumes of 257 million units in the second quarter, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest report covering the global smartphone industry.

Amidst the rising tension between Washington and Beijing, Tesla is rechanneling its resources to North America for its electric vehicle (EV) market. The EV heavyweight is building a Gigafactory in Mexico, which is expected to begin production in 2024. Following Tesla's new plan, an increasing number of Taiwan-based suppliers are opting for Mexico as their investment destination.

The global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, saw their combined shipments rise over 30% on month in May, while the top-3 ODMs together also achieved a similar shipment growth thanks to a recovery in North America's and Europe's education sectors and vendors' keen price cuts on older-generation consumer models for clearing up inventory, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest monthly notebook shipment update report.

Computex 2023 was hosted at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from May 30 through June 2 and DIGITIMES Research paid a visit to the show to survey and outline the trends that new AI servers showcased at the event, including the increasing popularity of models powered by Nvidia's HGX H100 among the suppliers; AI servers with PCIe support trending toward high-density and high-application-flexibility development; servers powered by Nvidia's GH200 boasting the best performance running Nvidia's Large Language Model (LLM) and Nvidia's release of MGX reference server designs.

After surveying and analyzing the showcases at Taipei AMPA & Autotronics Taipei 2023 and E-Mobility Taiwan 2023 held in mid-April, DIGITIMES Research found that this year's event featured a growing number of high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor applications that significantly boost electrical vehicle (EV) efficiency, while the development of automotive electronics including mmWave radars, head-up displays (HUDs) and rear seat entertainment (RSE) systems are targeting mainly high-end applications, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest report covering the show.

India, with nearly 800 million 4G subscribers, began its deployment of the 5G network in the fourth quarter of 2022 with the country's top two telecom operators – Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel (Airtel) – separately announcing plans to achieve full 5G coverage nationwide by the end of 2023 or at the end of first-quarter 2024, according to DIGITIMES Research's new report on India's telecom industry.