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Friday 18 July 2025
Trump's Nvidia and EDA reversal sparks policy hope for TSMC, ASML, and Apple
In a stunning about-face that has left the tech industry reeling, US President Donald Trump has abruptly lifted export restrictions on H20 AI chips to China—effectively erasing...
Friday 18 July 2025
MediaTek's C-X1 takes market by storm to fuel 2026 revenue
MediaTek has collaborated with NVIDIA since 2023 in developing automotive chips, and the partnership since then has extended into various application fields. Their new C-X1 chip is...
Friday 18 July 2025
TSMC delivers impressive 2Q25 results despite exchange rate crisis
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced its second-quarter 2025 results during an earnings call on July 17, posting a second-quarter consolidated revenue of NT$933.79...
Thursday 17 July 2025
ASML ships first High-NA EUV tool; Intel takes lead as TSMC, Samsung hold back
ASML posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2025 earnings and projected a 15% jump in revenue for 2025 while maintaining a robust gross margin forecast of around 52%. However,...
Thursday 17 July 2025
TSMC raises 2025 US dollar revenue growth forecast to 30% amid tariff and currency relief
Despite ongoing uncertainties in the global market, including tariffs and consumer electronics conditions, TSMC chairman C.C. Wei stated that no significant changes in client behavior...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Advanced packaging boom propels ASE, KYEC through shifting semiconductor landscape

Even as Taiwan's semiconductor tariff policies remain unresolved and the New Taiwan dollar continues to appreciate, major chip packaging...

Thursday 17 July 2025
Section 232 tariffs risk jeopardizing US-Taiwan relations
Since taking office in January 2025, US President Donald Trump has launched a series of economic and trade policies aimed at achieving fair and reciprocal trade with foreign countries,...
Thursday 17 July 2025
The end to nine-year legal saga: South Korea's top Court acquits Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong
Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong has been cleared of all charges in connection with a long-running legal battle over alleged wrongdoing in a controversial merger...
Thursday 17 July 2025
TSMC 2Q25 profit surges 60.7% on robust demand for 3nm, 5nm chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted strong second-quarter results, with profit soaring 60.7% year-over-year to NT$398.27 billion (US$12.59 billion), driven by...
Thursday 17 July 2025
China accelerates RISC-V localization with new Shanghai research hub

China is ramping up its RISC-V ambitions with the launch of the Shanghai Open Source Computing Research Institute, unveiled at the 5th...

Thursday 17 July 2025
Taiwan pushes for sub-25% US tariff, citing strong strategic contributions
As the US recalibrates its tariff rates for global trade partners, Taiwan is striving to secure a rate below 25%, arguing that its economic and strategic contributions rival or even...
Thursday 17 July 2025
India's GIFT City attracts Taiwanese chipmaker, banks as financial hub grows
India's ambitious financial center in Gujarat state is rapidly attracting global institutions, with two major Taiwanese banks pledging to establish operations as the facility positions...
Thursday 17 July 2025
South Korean chipmakers reportedly delay DDR4 phase-out amid supply crunch
Global memory giants are phasing out or discontinuing DDR4 DRAM production to accelerate capacity shifts toward advanced process products such as DDR5 and high-bandwidth memory (HBM),...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Nvidia CEO disclaims US-China trade and export policy influence
During his July 16, 2025, visit to China, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addressed questions about the US H20 chip ban and the US-China tech conflict. He said he had not changed his position...
Thursday 17 July 2025
H20 back online in China — IC design houses, cloud AI chipmakers breathe sigh of relief
The Trump administration's decision to allow Nvidia's H20 chips back into China has triggered a surge of urgent orders from major Chinese cloud providers, reviving not only Nvidia's...