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Monday 22 December 2025
Rafael Micro pivots to optical links and ASICs for 2026 growth

Rafael Microelectronics is positioning optical communications and custom ASIC services as the twin pillars of its growth strategy heading into 2026,...

Monday 22 December 2025
AI servers now compete as much on heat management as on computing power

As AI workloads reshape data center design, performance is no longer defined solely by computing power. Thermal management has emerged...

Sunday 21 December 2025
Notebook shipments expected to defy slow season in 1H26

Rising memory prices are prompting end customers to procure notebooks early, a shift that is expected to keep shipments steadier than...

Sunday 21 December 2025
TSMC's US expansion stirs security debate as Taiwan government reaffirms N-2 rule

TSMC's plan to sharply expand its US footprint has reignited debate in Taiwan over technology security, even as the government insists...

Sunday 21 December 2025
Taiwan academics seek to break through SiPh yield bottlenecks
Cloud computing, GenAI, and high-performance computing continue to drive bandwidth and energy efficiency demands. Line rates have now been pushed beyond 100–200Gbps. The intense...
Sunday 21 December 2025
Biren targets Hong Kong's first GPU listing after US$890M losses

Shanghai-based Biren Technology has cleared its Hong Kong listing hearing, positioning itself as Hong Kong's first listed domestic GPU...

Saturday 20 December 2025
Foxconn's quantum advancement earns UNESCO recognition
Marking the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). The...
Saturday 20 December 2025
Samsung reveals sub-10nm DRAM breakthrough targeting 0a, 0b nodes
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a key technology pathway for sub-10nm DRAM, offering a rare public look at how the company plans to push memory scaling beyond current 10nm-class...
Friday 19 December 2025
US scrutinizes Nvidia H200 chip exports to China as risks mount
The Trump administration has launched an interagency review to determine whether to authorize the first exports of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, Reuters...
Friday 19 December 2025
Taiwan makes silicon photonics a pillar of its new national AI strategy

Taiwan is seeking to anchor itself at the center of the next wave of artificial intelligence infrastructure, with silicon photonics elevated...

Friday 19 December 2025
Japan poised to guarantee 80% of Rapidus chip loans
Japan plans to guarantee up to 80 percent of private-sector loans raised by Rapidus as the government intensifies financial backing for the chipmaker’s plan to mass-produce...
Friday 19 December 2025
TI begins shipping chips from new 300mm Sherman fab in Texas
TI has begun shipping chips from its newest 12-inch semiconductor fabrication plant in Sherman, Texas, marking a key milestone in the company's long-term manufacturing expansion in...
Friday 19 December 2025
Samsung releases Exynos 2600 specs and confirms 2nm AP in mass production
According to Yonhap News and The Korea Herald, Samsung Electronics has posted a full specification sheet for its mobile application processor (AP), the Exynos 2600,...
Friday 19 December 2025
China eases rare earth export curbs as shipments rebound
China has begun easing restrictions on rare earth exports by approving a series of general licenses for qualified suppliers, according to the Ministry of Commerce on December 18,...