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Monday 1 September 2025
TSMC to raise foundry prices by 5-10% across advanced nodes in 2026
TSMC plans to increase foundry prices for its advanced semiconductor processes by approximately 5% to 10% in 2026, according to sources in the IC design industry.
Monday 1 September 2025
Cambricon's second act: From Huawei's castoff to China's AI hopeful
China's Cambricon Technologies, a leading domestic AI chip startup, has endured a turbulent rise marked by the brilliance of its founding brothers and the pressure of shifting geopolitics...
Monday 1 September 2025
Samsung steps up hiring in US as Tesla and Apple orders drive expansion
Samsung Electronics is stepping up hiring for its US semiconductor operations, posting a wave of openings for engineers and process specialists in Austin and Taylor, Texas. The roles,...
Monday 1 September 2025
South Korea’s HBM pioneer highlights hybrid bonding and compute-in-memory trends
As artificial intelligence and high-performance computing continue to advance rapidly, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) paired with GPUs has become a critical battleground in the semiconductor...
Monday 1 September 2025
India roundup: Modi turns US 50% tariff blow into reform push
The US's 50% tariff on India took effect on August 27, dealing a blow to Indian exporters. India's semiconductor push is gaining traction.
Sunday 31 August 2025
Intel veteran to head ADI’s Oregon fab as leadership exodus deepens

Narahari Ramanuja, a 25-year Intel veteran and former director of advanced packaging technology development, is leaving the company to...

Sunday 31 August 2025
Women lead 18% of listed firms in Taiwan, championing AI innovation in 2025
The Taiwan Women on Boards Association and EY jointly hosted the 2025 Hard Talk, Soft Power, Bold Future Forum on August 27, attracting nearly 300 female directors, CEOs, and professional...
Saturday 30 August 2025
Huawei develops AI SSDs to cut reliance on HBM, putting Korean chipmakers on edge
Huawei is preparing to commercialize solid-state drives tailored for artificial intelligence, a move that industry analysts say could challenge the dominance of high-bandwidth memory...
Saturday 30 August 2025
TSMC supplier AMC rewires its future with warpage-control materials after LCD collapse

Taiwan's LCD panel industry, which peaked at over NT$1 trillion in 2007, collapsed within years and became unprofitable. The decline...

Saturday 30 August 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix lose US waiver for China fabs
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the revocation of waivers that allowed a select group of foreign semiconductor manufacturers to export U.S.-origin semiconductor manufacturing...
Friday 29 August 2025
South Korean media points to TSMC as main cause of Samsung's AP procurement cost surge
Samsung Electronics' smartphone division is reportedly struggling with escalating cost pressures, largely attributed to the rapid rise in prices for mobile application processors...
Friday 29 August 2025
Naura's 1H25 profit rises 15% amid cash strain, Kingsemi takeover

Naura Technology posted strong first-half 2025 results on August 28, with revenue climbing 29.5% year-over-year to CNY16.142 billion...

Friday 29 August 2025
Hybrid models, local servers, and Netweb's role in India's AI ecosystem
India's ambition to become a trillion-dollar digital economy is creating demand for AI infrastructure that can support both rapid experimentation and cost efficiency.
Friday 29 August 2025
TSMC to tighten supplier audits, targeting firms with deep China ties ahead of 2nm rollout
Reports of TSMC halting Chinese equipment use and auditing Taiwanese suppliers have raised concern. The company said it does not comment on rumors, stressing its focus on risk management...
Friday 29 August 2025
VeriSilicon to buy RISC-V pioneer Nuclei, shares halted in Shanghai
VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai), China's top semiconductor IP and custom chip design service provider, said on August 28 that it will acquire Nuclei System Technology, a Shanghai-based...