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Commentary: UMC's steep price cuts could backfire, driving suppliers to advanced nodes

Friday 3 October 2025

United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) is demanding its upstream materials suppliers cut prices by at least 15%, a rare and aggressive move that has sent shockwaves through the semiconductor industry. The chipmaker issued...

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Analysis: Trump's chip probe threatens to backfire on America

Thursday 2 October 2025

The Trump administration's investigation into semiconductor imports has unleashed deep uncertainty across the global tech industry—and the fallout may hit American companies the hardest, instead of their Taiwanese...

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investigation probe Taiwan

Commentary: Decoding the new semiconductor world order

Wednesday 10 September 2025

The semiconductor landscape has fundamentally shifted. As we move from 2025 to 2026, three forces dominate global technology discourse: semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and the Trump administration's trade...

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2026 2025 semiconductor industry technology Taiwan

Commentary: Who will lead GaN market after TSMC's 2027 exit?

Wednesday 20 August 2025

Gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors are on the brink of a major transformation. Once hailed as the rising star among third-generation semiconductors, this technology has fallen from grace due to intense price...

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GaN TSMC semiconductors business Innoscience

Commentary: TSMC shows no fear despite 300% tariff threat

Tuesday 19 August 2025

US President Donald Trump recently announced that semiconductor tariffs could reach 300%, yet this has not triggered panic in the chip industry. Supply chain players stress that the market's primary concern is the...

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TSMC USA manufacturing Donald Trump Tariffs

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...

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Taiwan Apple supply chain exports manufacturing

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...

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TSMC Apple Donald Trump chips Tariffs

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...

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Intel 1.4nm CEO development production

GlobalFoundries takes MIPS under its wing; Imagination shoots down SMIC takeover talk

Tuesday 15 July 2025

...With TSMC commanding the lion's share of foundry orders for data center AI accelerators, second-tier players like UMC... to stay relevant in a rapidly intensifying competitive field. UMC has been quietly enhancing its advanced packaging...

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GlobalFoundries MIPS RISC-V Imagination SMIC

How Taiwan's EMS evolved: From PCs and smartphones to AI servers and deep semiconductor integration

Friday 11 July 2025

The advent of the personal computer (PC) provided an opportunity for Taiwan's manufacturing services to further evolve.

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Taiwan EMS PC semiconductors AI server

AI without borders: Singapore moves from infrastructure to influence

Wednesday 18 June 2025

The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 sparked a global AI renaissance, compelling governments everywhere to embrace artificial intelligence for both public benefit and...

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Singapore AI infrastructure data center policy

From cold benches to courtroom benches: A tale of two chip visions

Tuesday 20 May 2025

The year 2025 marks a significant moment for the Chinese-speaking semiconductor industry, presenting a striking contrast.

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2025 semiconductor industry Taiwan Tsinghua development

From soy milk to silicon: the untold story of Taiwan's chip ascent

Saturday 17 May 2025

The documentary A Chip Odyssey, directed by Chu-Chen Hsiao and more than five years in the making, is set to premiere on June 13. The...

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Taiwan semiconductors chips

The Great Tech Reset 7: China's ambitious roadmap to semiconductor self-sufficiency

Wednesday 9 April 2025

Compared to the wafer fabrication industry, which is highly restricted by equipment limitations, China's IC design sector—based on the opportunities within its domestic market—appears to have a more...

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wafer semiconductors IC design 2030 2024

The Great Tech Reset 2: Tariff wars push global supply chains toward de-globalization

Monday 31 March 2025

When Donald Trump took office, he pushed hard on using tariffs as a tool to force manufacturers to move their production to the US. His goal was simple: create more jobs for Americans.

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Donald Trump production Taiwan Tariffs

Intel revival hinges on Tan's industry ties, tech expertise

Friday 14 March 2025

Intel has named Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, following a three-month search. The market has reacted positively to this appointment, but some insiders in the semiconductor supply chain remain skeptical. They express...

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Intel CEO TSMC market AMD

Taiwan's mature chip makers need their own major league

Thursday 30 January 2025

Recent US Section 301 tariffs targeting China's semiconductor industry have spotlighted the mature process segment. While the definition of mature processes remains somewhat fluid, it generally encompasses nodes of 15nm...

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TSMC Taiwan mature process semiconductor industry power supply

Geopolitical threats expand to mature wafer fabs as US launches Section 301 investigation against China

Wednesday 25 December 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has imposed export controls and technology restrictions on China's advanced chip sector from 2022 to 2024. Recently, the US announced the initiation of a Section 301 investigation into...

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mature process chips Geopolitics China commentary

Why would TSMC increase stake investment in a mature-node foundry affiliate?

Wednesday 9 October 2024

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on October 8 to subscribe to a NT$3.74 billion cash capital increase (approximately US$116 million) for Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS),...

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TSMC Taiwan investment VIS chips

What Pat Gelsinger can learn from TSMC's last layoff during financial crisis?

Friday 16 August 2024

In his 42 months as CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger recently issued an internal memo announcing layoffs, sharply criticizing Intel's deep-seated issues. He stated that Intel's "costs are too high, profits too low, and the...

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Intel financing Pat Gelsinger TSMC layoffs

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