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Friday 15 August 2025
ChipMOS rebounds after first loss, raises memory chip prices in 3Q25
Memory packaging and testing company ChipMOS faced a net loss of NT$533 million (US$17.8 million) after tax in the second quarter of 2025, impacted by rising overall costs and New...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Nvidia’s 800V push powers GaN boom; Micro Silicon leads in testing
Following Nvidia's announcement to initiate a revolution in AI server power technology, with plans to fully implement 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power architecture designs...
Thursday 14 August 2025
TASA expands domestic satellite manufacturing with industry-led development platform
As Taiwan accelerates efforts to localize satellite manufacturing, the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) recently held a briefing on its new communications satellite manufacturing industrialization...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Rubin testing supply chain takes shape: Taiwanese firms invest heavily in AI accelerator opportunities
With Nvidia's Rubin GPUs powering the next generation of AI servers scheduled to enter the market in the second half of 2026, recent developments show an accelerated expansion in...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
TSMC GaN exit prompts Navitas to shift orders to PSMC for Nvidia AI servers
TSMC will exit the gallium nitride wafer foundry business within two years, a move that has prompted US chipmaker Navitas Semiconductor to redirect its orders to Powerchip Semiconductor...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Micron walks away from China's mobile NAND market, opening doors for rivals
Micron Technology is retreating from the mobile NAND flash market and cutting its China footprint, a shift set to benefit Samsung Electronics and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC)...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Micron reportedly trims China workforce, focusing on R&D and support functions
Micron Technology has reportedly launched a new round of layoffs in its China operations, starting August 11, 2025, affecting embedded research and development, testing, and technical...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
ASE invests US$217 million to expand advanced packaging capacity in Kaohsiung
ASE Technology Holdings, a leading global semiconductor assembly and testing company, will invest approximately NT$6.5 billion (US$217 million) to purchase a factory and related facilities...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
HiSilicon ally SJ Semi taps domestic lithography to scale advanced packaging output
SJ Semiconductor (Jiangyin) Corp. (SJ Semi), a major packaging and testing partner of Huawei's chip design arm HiSilicon, has received domestically developed back-end steppers from...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Taiwan's IC packaging and testing supply chain may avoid tariffs, but US expansion remains challenging
When US President Donald Trump announced increased investment in domestic manufacturing alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook, he also declared a 100% tariff on all chips and semiconductors...
Thursday 7 August 2025
OSAT giants expand in US as Trump pushes for 100% tariff on chip imports
Amkor and ASE, two of the world's top semiconductor packaging and testing providers, are deepening their US presence following the return of Trump-era "Made in America" policies....
Monday 4 August 2025
ASE raises 2025 capex to US$5.5B as AI strains advanced packaging lines
ASE Holdings, the world's second-largest IC packaging and testing company after Amkor Technology, struck a cautious note in its second-quarter earnings call despite booming AI-driven...
Monday 4 August 2025
ACSI maintains 42% gross margin, optimistic about 2H25 cybersecurity market
Acer Cyber Security Inc. (ACSI), a subsidiary of Acer, announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025 on July 30, 2025. The company reported revenue of NT$597 million...
Monday 4 August 2025
Nvidia reportedly seeks new Hsinchu site for SiPh module testing amid growing demand
The long-rumored Nvidia Taiwan headquarters was finalized at the end of May 2025, with CEO Jensen Huang personally announcing its location in the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park (BSTP),...
Monday 4 August 2025
MSSCorps shrugs off tariff concerns as new US facility boosts semiconductor support
The US has implemented a 20% tariff on imports from Taiwan, but Chi-Lun Liu, chairman of MSScorps, claims it won't affect operational costs. MSScorps has opened a new facility in...