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Commentary: China's chip equipment underdog stands up to Applied Materials as local substitution wave rises

Friday 15 August 2025

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has sued US chipmaking equipment leader Applied Materials in a Chinese court, seeking nearly CNY100 million (approx. US$13.9 million) in damages for alleged trade secret misappropriation...

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Commentary: Trump's 50-hour ultimatum to Lip-Bu Tan reshaped Intel's future

Wednesday 13 August 2025

On August 7, 2025, Eastern Time, US President Donald Trump publicly accused Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan of a conflict of interest due to his investments in China and demanded that he resign immediately. Intel and Tan quickly responded...

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Exclusive: Infineon GaN chief on strategy, market gains after TSMC's exit

Wednesday 13 August 2025

Infineon Technologies' acquisition of GaN Systems has bolstered its wide bandgap semiconductor portfolio. The move, combined with its shift to 12-inch gallium nitride (GaN) manufacturing, positions the company to extend...

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The Silicon Stranglehold: Taiwan tech exporters face Washington's tariff siege

Friday 8 August 2025

On August 7, 2025, Washington dropped the hammer. A fresh wave of "reciprocal tariffs" crashed into Taiwanese imports, sending shockwaves through an already jittery tech ecosystem. Yet amid the chaos, one man's diplomatic...

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Analysis: TSMC gains breathing room as US chip tariff exempts domestic production

Thursday 7 August 2025

US President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook held a press conference to announce upcoming semiconductor tariffs and Apple's new US$100 billion investment in the US, increasing their total investment to US$600 billion...

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TSMC's 2nm leak: usual suspects and smoke screens galore

Wednesday 6 August 2025

A recent incident involving employees from TSMC and Japan's Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) has sparked a Taiwanese investigation into a possible breach of national security-level semiconductor technology. But beyond the headlines,...

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Who’s really after TSMC’s 2nm secrets? The trail may not lead to China

Tuesday 5 August 2025

TSMC is dealing with a high-stakes internal security breach after several employees were dismissed over attempts to leak confidential information regarding its 2nm process technology, according to a report from Nikkei As...

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Commentary: Samsung’s Tesla deal opens door to Musk’s fab ambitions

Thursday 31 July 2025

Samsung Foundry has secured an eight-year, US$16.5 billion contract to manufacture Tesla's next-generation AI6 chip. The move is seen as a major strategic win that comes just as Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan signaled potential delays...

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From substrate to system: A deep dive into Nvidia's CoWoP packaging shift

Wednesday 30 July 2025

As artificial intelligence and high-performance computing enter a phase of explosive growth, the limitations of traditional chip manufacturing and the slowing of Moore's Law have pushed the semiconductor industry toward...

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Lip-Bu Tan's 1.4nm Pivot: A lifeline for Samsung Foundry?

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Just four months into his tenure, new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has introduced a decisive shift in strategy. During the company's second-quarter 2025 earnings call, Tan suggested a potential pause in the development of Intel's...

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Huawei's shadow fab (2): Japan-Taiwan veterans architect China's stealth DRAM ambitions

Friday 25 July 2025

As China accelerates its drive for semiconductor self-reliance, DRAM memory has become a crucial yet understated battleground. SwaySure Technology, a relatively unknown company with international roots, is quietly positioning...

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Huawei's shadow fab (1): the secret chip agenda at the heart of Shenzhen

Thursday 24 July 2025

As US–China tech tensions escalate, semiconductors have become the focal point in a broader race for technological sovereignty. Three obscure yet strategically vital wafer foundries, Shenzhen Pengxin Micro Semiconductor...

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Is computing the wrong focus? Lightmatter's 3D photonics tackles AI's data bottleneck

Monday 21 July 2025

As AI workloads hit data movement bottlenecks, MIT spinoff Lightmatter is betting that photonics, not more transistors, holds the key to next-generation infrastructure. After years of pioneering photonic computing, Lightmatter...

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US and China race to set post-quantum cryptography standards

Monday 21 July 2025

As the era of commercial quantum computing inches closer, the United States and China are accelerating efforts to secure the digital world against quantum threats. In July 2024, the US National Institute of Standards and...

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Lee Jae-yong's road to rebuild Samsung after legal scandal acquittal

Monday 21 July 2025

Coming out the other side after nearly a decade of legal troubles, Samsung Electronics stands at a crossroads. Chairman Lee Jae-yong is rebuilding the group leadership structure, driving major mergers and acquisitions,...

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Intel CEO concedes Nvidia's AI lead: a critical shift for the semiconductor giant

Sunday 20 July 2025

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has openly admitted to global employees that Nvidia has surpassed Intel in the AI chip market. This candid acknowledgment underscores the company's dramatic fall from its former dominance in the semiconductor...

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Inside Innolux’s retreat from a fading LCD battlefield

Friday 18 July 2025

With China's domination in the global LCD panel industry, coupled with long-term overcapacity in panel production and the fact that higher-generation fabs are more efficient and cost-effective than older, lower-generation...

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Trump's Nvidia and EDA reversal sparks policy hope for TSMC, ASML, and Apple

Friday 18 July 2025

In a stunning about-face that has left the tech industry reeling, US President Donald Trump has abruptly lifted export restrictions on H20 AI chips to China—effectively erasing months of stringent semiconductor sanctions...

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Malaysia’s states compete to lead national push in IC design

Thursday 17 July 2025

Malaysia is ramping up efforts to grow its domestic integrated circuit (IC) design industry, as key states such as Selangor, Sarawak, and Penang launch competing initiatives...

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What killed China's rising 5G chip hopeful? The untold collapse of Jian Wen Lu Semiconductor

Thursday 17 July 2025

Founded in 2016 by former Tokyo Seimitsu (Accretech) engineer Sheng Jinghao, Jian Wen Lu (Zhejiang) Semiconductor was once considered a standout contender in China's push for...

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