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Friday 8 August 2025
Hua Hong plays down tariff risks, cites limited exposure to US
Hua Hong Semiconductor struck a cautious yet confident tone in its second quarter 2025 earnings call, addressing tariff risks, pricing adjustments, and global partnerships while reaffirming...
Friday 8 August 2025
Imported chips to face 100% tariff under Trump plan; Apple, Nvidia to be exempt

President Donald Trump, in a sweeping move with significant implications for the global tech industry, announced on Tuesday a 100% tariff...

Friday 8 August 2025
SMIC reports mixed 2Q25 results, forecasts modest growth as stimulus boost fades
On late August 7, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) posted mixed financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reflecting sequential softness but continued...
Friday 8 August 2025
Hua Hong Semiconductor signals optimism for 3Q25 on 12-inch ramp-up
Hua Hong Semiconductor reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of US$566.1 million, marking an 18% year-over-year increase, driven by strong momentum in its 12-inch wafer business. Net...
Friday 8 August 2025
Trump and Senate target Intel CEO over China ties, tech transfer controversy
Intel is facing mounting political pressure as both US President Donald Trump and Senator Tom Cotton scrutinize CEO Lip-Bu Tan's past investments in Chinese semiconductor firms and...
Friday 8 August 2025
GlobalWafers and Apple form new partnership
Under the Trump administration's ambition to restore US leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, GlobalWafers America (GWA) announced its partnership with Apple on August 7, 2025...
Friday 8 August 2025
DDR4 price rally stalls as market shifts toward DDR5
Spot market prices for DDR4 memory, which soared during the second quarter of 2025, have begun to lose steam in the third quarter as demand from end customers shows signs of coolin...
Friday 8 August 2025
Airoha projects strong 1H25 growth on European expansion and optical shipments

Airoha, MediaTek's chip subsidiary, reported strong growth for the first half of 2025 driven...

Friday 8 August 2025
Macronix launches eMMC solutions to fill MLC NAND shortage
As major memory manufacturers, including Samsung Electronics, exit legacy process products, Macronix to expected to benefit by filling the supply gap in the MLC market.
Thursday 7 August 2025
Micron launches AI-focused SSD line featuring world's first Gen6 NVMe drive
Micron Technology has launched three data center SSDs aimed at the AI application market, featuring 232-layer stacked G9 NAND technology and introducing the world's first PCIe Gen6...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Fujifilm posts record earnings on chip material sales, considers backing Rapidus
Fujifilm Holdings posted an operating profit of JPY75.2 billion (approx. US$510 million) for the April–June 2025 quarter, a 21% year-over-year increase and the second straight...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Tokyo Electron fires Taiwan employee tied to TSMC leak
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, announced on August 7 2025 that it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over alleged involvement in...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Huawei's HiSilicon moves upstream with Zhuque AI display chips, pressuring Novatek and Raydium
Amid intensifying US-China tech rivalry, China is accelerating its push for semiconductor self-reliance. Huawei's chip unit HiSilicon has stepped into the smartphone touch and display...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Nvidia's hiring plans intensify Taiwan's semiconductor talent crunch

At the 2025 COMPUTEX in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced plans to establish the company's Taiwan headquarters, dubbed "Nvidia...

Thursday 7 August 2025
TSMC's exemption gamble: four critical unknowns in Trump's chip tariff war
US President Donald Trump has revived his "America First" stance, proposing a 100% tariff on imported semiconductor products. This has put global technology industries, especially...