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Tuesday 21 October 2025
Micron lures Korean engineers to Taiwan with premium salaries
The world's third-largest memory manufacturer, Micron Technology, is reportedly recruiting Korean engineers to work in Taiwan. Sources indicate that Micron's hiring targets engineers...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Taiwan government reassures chip ecosystem will stay local despite US pressure
Vice President Bi-khim Louise Hsiao's recent remarks on the US's 50-50 chip production proposal have drawn widespread attention. She stated that Taiwan's semiconductor presence is...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Google's growing TPU empire fuels Broadcom–MediaTek upside
Google's "TPU as a Service" is drawing an increasing number of enterprise clients keen to expand cooperation, pointing to strong growth prospects. The key beneficiaries are expected...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Samsung's HBM4 business shows promise as 1c DRAM yield nears 80%
Samsung Electronics has boosted its sixth-generation 1c DRAM yield to nearly 80%, enhancing its HBM4 competitiveness. Production is ramping up at the Pyeongtaek plant, with tests...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
China races to cut ASML reliance: AMIES unveils lithography lineup
China's semiconductor industry is stepping up its drive for self-sufficiency. In its latest move, AMIES Technology, a subsidiary of Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE), introduced...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Column: Advanced packaging's standardization challenge

While advanced packaging technologies first gained traction in high-end smartphones, it was the supply crunch of AI chips in 2023 that...

Tuesday 21 October 2025
AI boom revives ASML's confidence for 2026 growth
AI's surging momentum has finally reached the upstream semiconductor equipment sector. At ASML's second quarter of 2025 earnings call in July 2025, the company stated that growing...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Potens enters AI market with new Hot-Swap MOS
Demand for hot swap power supply in servers is increasing as AI data centers proliferate. Potens Semiconductor Chairman Hsiang-Chi Meng stated that in addition to continuing its expansion...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey urges Taiwan to leverage tech edge as defense
Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey says Taiwan's semiconductor and manufacturing ecosystem gives it a decisive advantage in a world where technology and defense are increasingly...
Monday 20 October 2025
Silan Microelectronics to build US$2.8B analog IC plant in Xiamen

Silan Microelectronics has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Xiamen Municipal Government and Haicang District Government...

Monday 20 October 2025
Holtek eyes double-digit revenue growth in 2025 with CGM medical market push
Targeting the global continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) market, microcontroller IC design house Holtek has unveiled its latest CGM application integrated with edge AI computing to...
Monday 20 October 2025
SiCarrier builds a new semiconductor arsenal: EDA tools, 3nm testing, and EUV patents
Shenzhen SiCarrier Technologies, a fast-rising semiconductor equipment firm closely linked to Huawei, is once again making headlines with a surge of breakthroughs and strategic moves...
Monday 20 October 2025
Nexperia turmoil deepens as Dutch HQ, China arm clash over control
Tensions are escalating at Nexperia as a dispute between its Dutch headquarters and Chinese subsidiary intensifies. Chinese media reported that Nexperia's China branch claimed in...
Monday 20 October 2025
Taiwan lead frame makers raise prices as metal costs soar
Taiwan's top three lead frame manufacturers are implementing sweeping price increases for the first time in four years. The move comes as surging prices for gold, silver, and copper...
Monday 20 October 2025
Arrow Electronics regains US export license after delisting from Entity List
The US Department of Commerce has removed export restrictions on Arrow Electronics' China and Hong Kong units, taking the semiconductor distributor off the Entity List. Arrow Electronics...