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Friday 18 July 2025
Pegatron chair hails Indonesia tariff cut, urges balance in US-China AI strategy
Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung welcomed the sharp reduction in US tariffs on Indonesian exports to 19%—the lowest among Asian countries to date—as a timely boost for the...
Friday 18 July 2025
TSMC to step up 2nm deployment to meet AI demand
High-tech Innovators are all partnering with TSMC thanks to its industry-leading 2nm and A16 process technologies, which offer a crucial competitive edge in meeting the endless demand...
Friday 18 July 2025
Nvidia's return to China faces trust deficit as domestic rivals gain ground
Nvidia announced at China's International Supply Chain Expo that its H20 chips received US government approval to resume sales in the world's second-largest economy, marking a pivotal...
Friday 18 July 2025
US greenlights Nvidia, AMD chip sales to China— Is Trump setting up for grand bargain?
Three months after the US abruptly halted shipments of downgraded AI chips to China in April, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returned to the country in mid-July to announce that Washington...
Friday 18 July 2025
GB300 production underway: Nvidia's strategic shift brings relief to ODMs
Nvidia has begun limited production of its next-generation AI server platform, the GB300, with volume shipments expected to ramp up starting in September 2025, according to sources...
Friday 18 July 2025
JS Foundry's collapse hands China the keys to power chip market
Japan's JS Foundry, a state-backed contract manufacturer specializing in power semiconductors and analog ICs, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure a buyer or new investment...
Friday 18 July 2025
Malaysia's road from foreign capital to homegrown innovation
Malaysia's semiconductor industry traces back to the 1970s. In August 1972, Malaysia's first free trade zone, the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ), was launched...
Friday 18 July 2025
TSMC raises revenue outlook as AI demand offsets consumer electronics weakness
TSMC lifted its full-year dollar revenue forecast and signaled stable second-half orders, providing relief to a supply chain grappling with tariff uncertainties and softening consumer...
Friday 18 July 2025
China's chip architect says country is entering 'uncharted territory,' could shed tech reliance within a decade
As US-China tech tensions intensify, China's semiconductor industry is reaching a pivotal inflection point. Ahead of its 15th Five-Year Plan rollout in 2026, Chinese policymakers...
Friday 18 July 2025
TSMC shrugs off macro headwinds with bold guidance hike — here's what's driving it

TSMC has shrugged off currency volatility, reciprocal tariff threats, and looming chip trade duties to raise its 2025 US dollar revenue...

Friday 18 July 2025
SK Key Foundry, LB Semicon announce next-gen packaging tech for auto semiconductors
South Korean foundry SK Key Foundry and semiconductor packaging and testing specialist LB Semicon have jointly developed "Direct RDL," a key semiconductor packaging technology that...
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,...