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Monday 4 August 2025
ASMPT emerges as advanced packaging's next kingmaker amid AI chip boom
Singapore-based ASMPT, founded in Hong Kong in 1975, has grown from a regional distributor into one of the world's most influential semiconductor equipment makers. With AI and hyperscale...
Sunday 3 August 2025
CHPT resumes new plant project amid growing AI chip test demand
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), a leading provider of semiconductor test interface products, has resumed a capacity expansion project to build a new plant in Taiwan, catering...
Sunday 3 August 2025
Ex-Cambricon chip architect takes major step at new venture with major angel backing

Former Cambricon Technologies CTO Liang Jun has taken a significant leap with his new venture. On July 30, Shanghai Fangqing Technology...

Sunday 3 August 2025
Taiwan advances silicon photonics as global market heads toward US$7.8 billion by 2030
Taiwan is positioning itself in the growing silicon photonics market through government investment and university research partnerships, as the technology becomes critical for artificial...
Sunday 3 August 2025
Greatek sees 2Q25 growth but faces currency erosion; flip-chip capacity expansion to complete by 1H26
Benefiting from a tariff buffer period, customers actively stocked up in advance. Powertech Technology Inc. (PTI)'s invested testing and packaging subsidiary, Greatek Electronics,...
Sunday 3 August 2025
Inpaq Technology opens new Penang plant to boost high-frequency antenna production
Inpaq Technology, part of PSA Walsin Technology, has officially launched a new advanced production facility in Penang, Malaysia, aimed at high-frequency antenna module manufacturing...
Saturday 2 August 2025
Tokyo Electron cuts profit forecast amid weaker semiconductor equipment demand and China slowdown
On July 31, 2025, Tokyo Electron (TEL) revised its operating profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 to JPY570 billion (US$3.83 billion), an 18% decline from the previous...
Saturday 2 August 2025
Why Intel is avoiding Tesla's chip orders
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently made headlines with a large order placed with Samsung Foundry. Aside from the reported eight-year contract valued at US$16.5 billion, speculation about...
Saturday 2 August 2025
Apple talent exodus reflects AI strategy transition dilemma

A wave of executive departures at Apple, including the recent exit of AI head Ruoming Pang and...

Friday 1 August 2025
Huawei's shadow fab (4): China's homegrown 'twin' exposure tool challengers
As the global semiconductor arms race intensifies, China's homegrown players are racing to localize critical chipmaking tools. One standout is Shanghai Yuliangsheng Technology Co.,...
Friday 1 August 2025
Realtek's order visibility limited to one quarter, but PC and networking chip upgrades remain strong
Taiwan-based IC design giant Realtek held an earnings call and shared its outlook for the market. The company noted that in the short term, the market will continue to be influenced...
Friday 1 August 2025
Horng Terng fully booked with orders amid AI chip cooling demand surge
Horng Terng Automation, a leading manufacturer of advanced semiconductor packaging equipment, has leveraged its joint development efforts with packaging clients and mastery of critical...
Friday 1 August 2025
Leadframe maker CWTC sustains growth momentum in 2Q25 despite currency headwinds
Chang Wah Technology Co., Ltd. (CWTC), a leading Taiwanese leadframe manufacturer, demonstrated operational resilience in the second quarter of 2025, weathering currency headwinds...
Friday 1 August 2025
ASE maxes out Taiwan backend capacity on AI, automotive demand
ASE Holdings posted solid growth in advanced packaging and testing in the first half of 2025, fueled by robust demand for AI-related high-performance computing (HPC) chips. However,...
Friday 1 August 2025
Taiwan industries to sail into Trump's 20% tariffs storm with contingency plans deployed
Taiwanese exporters are responding with cautious pragmatism after the Trump administration announced a new 20% reciprocal tariff rate on Taiwan. The rate represents a reduction from...