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Wednesday 24 December 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly hike HBM3E prices nearly 20% ahead of 2026 shift
South Korean memory giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have reportedly hiked prices for fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory by nearly 20% for 2026 deliveries, as soaring demand...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Innolux shifts FOPLP from volume to validation as US client drives orders, plant closures loom
Chairman Jim Hung said Innolux will deprioritize shipment volume for its fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) business in 2026, shifting its focus to redistribution layer (RDL) and...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
TSMC's N-2 restrictions hand Samsung US advanced chip opening
Samsung Electronics is poised to capitalize on US demand due to Taiwan's N-2 policy restricting TSMC's advanced process transfers and its capacity being booked by Apple and Nvidia...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Softstar rebrands as Star Fusion Group in major pivot toward chips and power tech beyond gaming
On December 23, 2025, Softstar Entertainment held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to approve its official name change to Star Fusion Group, signaling a decisive transformation...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
TSMC Nanjing in no danger of operation disruption, says branch head
As US-China technology controls continue to shape the global semiconductor supply chain, the operation of TSMC in China remains under close scrutiny from the market.
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Taiwan remains key AI and semiconductor hub in new digital economy era
Deloitte Taiwan released a report on December 23, 2025, highlighting that AI has moved beyond proof of concept to large-scale commercial deployment, rapidly expanding across core...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Taiwan's November export orders up nearly 40%, driven by US AI demand
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on December 23, 2025, that export orders from the US reached US$28.45 billion in November 2025, up 12.5% sequentially and 56.1%...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Exclusive: Samsung slows DDR4 phase-out, reportedly requires NCNR contracts for server customers
Memory giant Samsung Electronics is slowing its planned DDR4 DRAM production phase-out in the fourth quarter of 2025 amid surging market prices and tightening supply. Sources say...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
SMIC signals mature-node price turnaround with reported 10% hike
China's leading foundry, SMIC, is reported to have issued price increase notices to selected customers, marking the start of a pricing adjustment. The company has yet to formally...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Malaysia's semiconductor packaging and testing industry gains momentum with Taiwanese investments
Malaysia's semiconductor packaging and testing sector is experiencing rapid growth driven by Taiwanese and other foreign investments, according to PwC Taiwan. The firm highlights...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Samsung boosts Texas staff and upgrades gear to hit 2026 targets for Tesla and xAI
Samsung Electronics is reportedly advancing preparations for its 2026 wafer foundry scale-up at the Taylor, Texas, fab by increasing local headquarters staff and reorganizing production...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
US sets June 2027 deadline for China chip tariff spike
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has concluded a year-long Section 301 investigation into China's acts, policies, and practices related to its semiconductor industry,...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
2D materials: from memory entry to logic's future
Two-dimensional (2D) materials were once regarded as important candidates for extending semiconductor scaling. Because they are only an atom thick, they are theoretically very suitable...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Taiwan advances 'dream memory' R&D beyond DRAM for AI era
Once a low-cost commodity underpinning global computing, dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) has become a strategic chokepoint as AI-driven demand reshapes supply chains. With prices...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Moore Threads challenges Nvidia as S5000 targets Hopper-class LLM training
Just 15 days after listing, China-based AI chip maker Moore Threads moved quickly to signal confidence. At a new-generation chip launch, founder and CEO James Zhang said companies...