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Saturday 26 April 2025
TSMC defies margin pressure as second-tier foundries slip
TSMC beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2025, driven by surging AI chip demand, full capacity at its advanced 3nm and 5nm nodes, and effective cost management. Excluding...
Friday 25 April 2025
Trump reciprocal tariff impact on IPC industry

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Friday 25 April 2025
NB Industry accelerates global shift despite US overtures to China
Despite recent softening in rhetoric from President Trump and the US Treasury Secretary toward China, American diplomatic overtures have done little to slow the exodus of NB brands...
Friday 25 April 2025
Why Singapore is the launch pad for AI: SYSTEX Asia chief explains
Singapore is investing SGD150 million (US$114.2 million) in a government-led "Enterprise Compute Initiative" to boost enterprise computing capacity and accelerate advanced AI development...
Thursday 24 April 2025
Cloud market braces for key Amazon earnings update amid lease cuts, supply snags, and tariff tensions
Amazon and Microsoft have reportedly paused selected external data center lease agreements, impacting third-party colocation centers but not their self-built facilities. The move...
Thursday 24 April 2025
Texas Instruments navigates uncertainty with strong results and optimistic outlook
Texas Instruments reported strong first-quarter results, with revenue of US$4.07 billion, surpassing forecasts, driven by a 13% rise in its Analog segment. The upbeat outlook signals...
Thursday 24 April 2025
Sk Hynix completes validation for CXL-based DRAM module, boosting server capacity
SK Hynix has completed customer validation for its 96GB Compute Express Link (CXL) Memory Module, a DRAM solution that has attracted significant industry attention for its potential...
Wednesday 23 April 2025
AWS reportedly follows Microsoft in slowing data center expansion amid economic uncertainty
Due to rising economic uncertainties, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly paused some data center leasing negotiations, indicating a cooling demand for artificial intelligence...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Samsung to end DDR4 module production by 2025
Samsung Electronics is accelerating the industry's transition away from DDR4 memory, having informed PC manufacturers that it will discontinue DDR4 modules by the end of 2025, with...
Monday 21 April 2025
PlayNitride eyes stronger 2025 as microLED enters mass production phase
PlayNitride anticipates a stronger operational and financial performance in 2025, driven by the commercialization of microLED technology and growing customer demand. The company expects...
Monday 21 April 2025
Can STMicro pivot? Legacy fab drag echoes Intel's struggle
STMicroelectronics plans to cut 3,000 jobs by 2027, timing the announcement just ahead of its first-quarter 2025 earnings call on April 24. The preemptive move appears designed to...
Saturday 19 April 2025
Huawei's AI ambitions face energy efficiency test

Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 (CM384) is making waves as the most ambitious AI hardware rollout in China to date—a rack-scale system powered...

Friday 18 April 2025
Fan manufacturer YS Tech sees limited impact from US tariff war
Despite the tariff war US President Donald Trump is waging on the world, Taiwanese cooling fan manufacturer Yen Sun Technology (YS Tech) is among the few companies saying the impact...
Thursday 17 April 2025
TSMC denies Intel tie-up, announces CoWoS capacity doubling for 2025 AI boom
Despite weaker smartphone sales and mounting geopolitical risks, TSMC remains unfazed. Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei reaffirmed the chipmaker's strong 2025 outlook during its latest earnings...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Tariff exemptions spur urgent orders, but capacity and cost pressures cloud US smartphone outlook
The US's recent decision to exempt 20 categories of goods—including notebooks, smartphones, tablets, and processors—from tariffs has sparked a wave of urgent procurement...