CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED CHIPS + COMPONENTS
Thursday 26 June 2025
TSMC joins industry push to guard Taiwan’s semiconductor edge with 150,000 patents
Industries worldwide have been dealing with a surge in litigation risk from non-practicing entities (NPEs), commonly known as "patent trolls." To help Taiwanese players defend against...
Thursday 26 June 2025
AMEC ships first Primo Menova tool as R&D investment surges 94%
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc., China (AMEC) has delivered the world's first Primo Menova 12-inch metal etching system to a top domestic IC design and manufacturing service...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Xiaomi XRing O2 surfaces: new SoC challenger to Qualcomm, Apple?
Xiaomi has filed multiple new trademarks — "XRing O2," "XRing T1," and "XRing O" — signaling continued momentum in its in-house semiconductor development. The move follows...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Intel to cut jobs, exit auto chips as cost pressures mount and global projects face delays
Intel has begun executing a new round of layoffs announced two months ago by CEO Lip-Bu Tan as the chipmaker continues its sweeping efforts to reduce costs amid mounting financial...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
China vows response after Taiwan blacklists Huawei and SMIC
Beijing has strongly condemned Taiwan's recent decision to blacklist Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC),...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
China's 618 shopping festival fizzles as subsidy impact wanes, IC demand stalls
China's month-long 618 shopping festival ended last week, with supply chain sources viewing it as the final boost from fading government subsidies. While past shopping events often...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
GPPC targets semiconductors, EV opportunities in its net-zero transition
Grand Pacific Petrochemical (GPPC) has been undergoing a transition in recent years, introducing new product lines targeting the semiconductor and electric vehicle (EV) sectors.
Wednesday 25 June 2025
China’s 618 shopping festival fails to ignite memory market as prices outpace demand

China's annual 618 mid-year shopping festival — once a bellwether of consumer strength — wrapped up with mixed results this...

Wednesday 25 June 2025
Trade uncertainty weighs on Taiwan despite strong tech demand
After nearly two weeks of conflict, a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has brought a temporary halt to hostilities, easing fears of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and triggering...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Taiwan lab, chip gear maker develop laser tech to speed SiC processing
Taiwan's National Applied Research Laboratories and semiconductor equipment manufacturer Deuvtek have developed infrared nanosecond laser technology for SiC wafer grinding that cuts...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Chip capital to compute catalyst—Taiwan's pivot to innovation leadership
Taiwan is accelerating its shift from a manufacturing base to a tech innovation hub, driven by advances in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). On June...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Chinese GPU startups rush to IPO as US sanctions bite
As the global race for AI computing power heats up, Chinese GPU startups are rushing to go public. Companies such as Moore Threads, MetaX Integrated Circuits (Shanghai) Co., Shanghai...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Local investment momentum remains strong despite Chinese firms reportedly tapping Malaysian data centers to access US AI chips
Amid US export controls on advanced AI chips, Chinese firms are turning to Southeast Asia to maintain their AI development momentum. According to The Wall Street Journal,...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Trump's chip tariff threat sparks pushback from auto industry to tech
Blowback to President Donald Trump's idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, stretching from auto companies and boat makers to the technology industry...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Taiwan's industrial production surges amid global trade uncertainties sparked by US tariffs
Taiwan's manufacturing sector experienced significant growth in May and the early part of 2025 despite uncertainties caused by US President Donald Trump's tariff policies. Increased...