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Thursday 12 June 2025
TSMC and University of Tokyo launch joint lab to bolster Japan's chip R&D and talent pipeline
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and the University of Tokyo have inaugurated a new research center in Japan, marking a strategic expansion of their long-running partnership...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Chips losing bargaining power? Rare earth emerges as strategic leverage in US-China trade talks
In mid-June, high-level China-US economic and trade talks held in London concluded with both sides reaching a preliminary agreement on a trade framework, according to Chinese Vice...
Thursday 12 June 2025
In the shadow of global layoffs, Google ramps up hiring in Taiwan
While waves of layoffs continue to ripple through Google's global operations, the company is quietly embarking on an ambitious hiring drive in Taiwan. According to industry sources,...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Chinese MCU providers pivot to humanoid robots amid genAI boom
As generative AI and humanoid robotics converge, Chinese microcontroller unit (MCU) manufacturers are shifting their strategic focus away from the automotive sector toward humanoid...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Trump's tariff reversals roil global markets, but Taiwan finds unexpected gains
Since returning to the office, President Donald Trump has once again made unpredictability a cornerstone of US trade policy. His shifting stance on tariffs, particularly toward China,...
Thursday 12 June 2025
How the US is targeting China's chip ambitions at the design source
In the escalating battle over semiconductor supremacy, the United States has struck at the brain of China's chip industry—its design software.
Thursday 12 June 2025
Honda plans investment in Rapidus to support Japan's 2nm chip ambitions
Honda Motor is preparing to invest in Japanese semiconductor startup Rapidus during the second half of fiscal year 2025 (October 2025 to March 2026), with a commitment expected to...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Tokyo Electron to triple output with US$728 million smart fab
Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL), Japan's top semiconductor equipment manufacturer, held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 2, 2025, for its state-of-the-art production site in Taiwa, Miyagi...
Thursday 12 June 2025
China rolls out AI chip design system 'Qimeng' to cut reliance on US EDA tools
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has introduced an AI-driven chip design system named "Qimeng" ("Enlightenment"), signaling a major move in China's drive to accelerate semiconductor...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Memory price rally drives May gains for Adata and Team Group; 3Q outlook remains upbeat
Taiwan-based memory module vendors Adata Technology and Team Group Inc. saw notable revenue gains in May 2025, driven by continued price increases for DRAM and NAND flash. Adata reported...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Taiwan unveils breakthrough in 8-inch quantum chip fabrication
Academia Sinica announced on June 10, 2025, the successful development of several advanced fabrication processes for superconducting qubits on an automated 8-inch platform, positioning...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Nan Ya PCB sees another executive change as president Andy Tang retires
IC substrate manufacturer Nan Ya PCB announced that company president Andy Tang will retire and step down on June 16, 2025. The company has yet to announce a successor.
Wednesday 11 June 2025
DDR4 crunch sends prices soaring 50%
Memory manufacturers are reducing production capacity for older processes, driving DDR4 prices to skyrocket. Although Samsung Electronics' last buy order (LBO) for DDR4 was originally...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Taiwan unveils US$9.3 billion chip subsidy as AmCham seeks collaboration
Taiwan's Executive Yuan announced a NT$300 billion (approx. US$9.3 billion) semiconductor subsidy program running through 2033, the island's largest-ever government investment in...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Taiwan-Korea alliance targets semiconductor materials dominance
PCB wet process equipment and semiconductor materials agent Ampoc recently announced a strategic technical partnership with South Korean semiconductor materials leader DCT Material...