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Monday 28 July 2025
Analysis: Tesla's US$16.5b chip deal gives Samsung major lift in 2nm race against TSMC
Tesla has signed a 7.5-year, US$16.5 billion contract with Samsung to produce its next-generation A16 chip using Samsung's 2nm process at its Texas facility. The deal represents a...
Monday 28 July 2025
Update: Samsung scores Tesla chip contract as Elon Musk confirms $16.5B AI6 deal
Samsung Electronics has secured a $16.5 billion contract to produce Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chips, marking a major boost for its foundry business. The chips will be manufactured...
Monday 28 July 2025
Intel to spin off Network and Edge Group as part of strategic refocus
Intel has announced plans to spin off its Network and Edge Group (NEX) as an independent company, continuing a wave of restructuring aimed at sharpening the company's focus on core...
Monday 28 July 2025
Apacer profits from DDR4 shortage as memory shift creates supply gaps
Taiwan's Apacer Technology reported 44% revenue growth in the second quarter as DDR4 memory shortages drove demand for the older standard, highlighting how the industry's transition...
Monday 28 July 2025
Weekly News Roundup: MediaTek wins Meta's ASIC orders, Asus revives Xbox hardware, and YMTC plans China-made NAND Line
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from July 21 to 27, 2025. The top three topics include MediaTek winning Meta's order for 2nm ASIC; Asus, Microsoft revive Xbox hardware with...
Monday 28 July 2025
STMicro swings to loss, scoops up NXP sensors in US$950 million reset
STMicroelectronics posted its first operating loss in over a decade, driven by US$190 million in restructuring and impairment charges amid soft automotive and industrial chip demand...
Monday 28 July 2025
Commentary: Intel's 14A pivot clears runway for TSMC
The competition to bring 1.4nm process nodes to market is splitting the industry's leading chipmakers. TSMC is moving steadily toward its 2028 mass production target, while Intel...
Sunday 27 July 2025
Missed connection with Nvidia haunts Samsung as Lee Jae-yong marks 1000 days of leadership
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong recently marked his 1,000th day in office, a tenure that Korean media describes as filled with challenges and crises. Even though Lee officially...
Saturday 26 July 2025
Rapidus unveils 2nm chip prototype in race to challenge TSMC's dominance
Japanese chip startup Rapidus has unveiled its first 2-nanometer chip prototype, marking a symbolic step toward its goal of mass production by 2027. The milestone comes just three...
Friday 25 July 2025
SK Hynix accelerates investment for 2025 HBM boom as Samsung targets Nvidia certification in third quarter
The surge in demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) driven by AI servers has positioned SK Hynix as the clear leader in the HBM market, with Micron also posting strong operational...
Friday 25 July 2025
Nvidia's flagship chips pour into China via gray channels: US$1B smuggled in 3 months
Despite stricter AI chip export controls under the Trump administration, over US$1 billion worth of Nvidia's high-end GPUs have reportedly entered China through black-market channels...
Friday 25 July 2025
Taiwan's NSTC unveils results of 33 chip development projects based on mature processes
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has outlined four main strategies for the development of semiconductor technology in Taiwan: sustaining current advantages, global...
Friday 25 July 2025
Trump's Nvidia breakup idea fizzles as Intel cries for intervention
At the "Winning the AI Race" summit in Washington, President Donald Trump revealed he once considered breaking up Nvidia to spur competition in the US artificial intelligence (AI)...
Friday 25 July 2025
Wolfspeed collapse triggers Renesas's first interim loss in 5 years
Renesas Electronics posted a net loss of JPY175.3 billion (approx. US$1.19 billion) in the first half of 2025, swinging from a JPY139.5 billion profit a year earlier. It was the Japanese...
Friday 25 July 2025
Qualcomm's 2nm wildcard: is Samsung back in play or just leverage?
Qualcomm is reportedly weighing a return to Samsung Foundry for its 2nm flagship smartphone SoCs in 2026, raising questions about a potential pivot from TSMC. Yet conflicting reports...