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Monday 23 June 2025
AI chip design seen in second inning, says Synopsys executive
At its annual SNUG Taiwan event this week, Synopsys Senior Vice President of IP Group John Koeter told DIGITIMES that if AI chip development were a baseball game, the industry...
Monday 23 June 2025
French initiative targets chip-level security with FD-SOI technology
Soitec, a leading French provider of semiconductor materials, has partnered with research institute CEA-Leti to develop cybersecurity chips based on Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator...
Saturday 21 June 2025
What Ren Zhengfei didn’t say—lessons for Taiwan’s tech playbook
In a rare and insightful interview with People's Daily, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei shared his perspective under the headline "The
Saturday 21 June 2025
DDR4 prices spike as Nanya sells out 3Q25 output, supply chains brace for 4Q25 crunch
A global surge in demand for DDR4 memory chips is driving prices sharply higher as major DRAM manufacturers reduce legacy production and supply chain constraints push third-quarter...
Saturday 21 June 2025
Applied Materials to set up semiconductor innovation hub in Bengaluru, aiming for US$2 billion impact
The Economic Times reported that Applied Materials is set to establish a cutting-edge Innovation Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing (ICSM) in Bengaluru, India, with the...
Saturday 21 June 2025
Sigurd lifts capex by 75% to chase AI smartphone boom, BIS-driven test orders

Riding a wave of demand driven by AI smartphones, servers, ASICs, optical transceivers, and networking gear, Taiwan-based IC testing...

Friday 20 June 2025
GBM expands AI product line via Lincstech acquisition, focus on Singapore and Malaysia operations
Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), a PCB and EMS subsidiary of Walsin Technology, recently held a shareholders' meeting led by chairman Yu-Heng Chiao to discuss acquiring Japan's Lincstech...
Friday 20 June 2025
Wistron ITS enters chip design race with new semiconductor division
Wistron ITS (WITS), a subsidiary of the Wistron Group, has officially launched a new Semiconductor Business Unit, marking its strategic shift from traditional IT services toward integrated...
Friday 20 June 2025
Taiwan chip packaging sector faces triple threat as Trump tariff deadline looms
Taiwan's semiconductor packaging and testing companies confront three major operational challenges in the second half of 2025 as US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff suspension...
Friday 20 June 2025
Arizona unlikely to replicate Hsinchu's ecosystem, Taiwan chip supplier says
TSMC is deepening its US manufacturing presence with key suppliers including United Integrated Service Co., Marketech International and L&K Engineering supporting the expansion...
Friday 20 June 2025
SK Hynix widens lead over Samsung as HBM race accelerates
South Korea's top chipmakers, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, are heading into 2025 with dramatically diverging fortunes, as the global race for AI-driven memory dominance accelerates...
Friday 20 June 2025
Intel-backed SATAS begins pilot line construction at Sharp's factory in Japan
The Semiconductor Assembly Test Automation and Standardization Research Association (SATAS), spearheaded by Intel Corporation in Japan, announced on June 19, 2025, that it has begun...
Friday 20 June 2025
TDK acquires smart glasses startup SoftEye to expand AI hardware portfolio
Japanese electronics components giant TDK has announced the acquisition of SoftEye, a US-based smart glasses hardware and software developer, in a strategic push to diversify into...
Friday 20 June 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly accelerate VCT DRAM development as stepping stone to 3D DRAM
Samsung and SK Hynix are advancing vertical channel transistor (VCT) technology through 4F² DRAM prototypes as a transitional step toward 3D DRAM, while Micron is bypassing VCT...
Friday 20 June 2025
Samsung bolsters 2nm foundry push with EDA partnerships amid yield concerns
Samsung Electronics is strengthening partnerships with electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property providers to boost the competitiveness of its 2nm foundry process...