Overview
- TSMC projected the semiconductor market will exceed $1.5 trillion by 2030 with AI and high‑performance computing taking about 55% of demand, and it detailed faster 2‑nanometer and advanced packaging expansion in Taiwan, the United States, Japan, and Germany.
- MediaTek announced its deepest partnership with iQOO, embedding iQOO’s new Monster engine into the Dimensity 9500 in the 15T for a claimed 34% jump in frame stability with lower power draw during games.
- iQOO said the 15T will debut on May 20 with a self‑developed Q3 esports chip, a 2K 144 Hz display, Android‑exclusive full‑scene ray tracing that simulates light for more lifelike graphics, and an 8000 mAh battery.
- Huawei reported the AITO M6 SUV surpassed 10,000 deliveries within 19 days of its April 22 launch and said production will scale to more than 20,000 units per month to meet early demand.
- Vendors kept seeding 618 shopping‑season launches as Xiaomi teased a 200‑megapixel Leica phone with a large battery, RedMagic previewed a phone with a PC emulator using an x86 translation engine for Steam play, and several new laptops and an e‑reader appeared on major e‑commerce sites.