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Friday 8 August 2025
GlobalWafers and Apple form new partnership
Under the Trump administration's ambition to restore US leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, GlobalWafers America (GWA) announced its partnership with Apple on August 7, 2025...
Friday 8 August 2025
DDR4 price rally stalls as market shifts toward DDR5
Spot market prices for DDR4 memory, which soared during the second quarter of 2025, have begun to lose steam in the third quarter as demand from end customers shows signs of coolin...
Friday 8 August 2025
Airoha projects strong 1H25 growth on European expansion and optical shipments

Airoha, MediaTek's chip subsidiary, reported strong growth for the first half of 2025 driven...

Friday 8 August 2025
Macronix launches eMMC solutions to fill MLC NAND shortage
As major memory manufacturers, including Samsung Electronics, exit legacy process products, Macronix to expected to benefit by filling the supply gap in the MLC market.
Thursday 7 August 2025
Micron launches AI-focused SSD line featuring world's first Gen6 NVMe drive
Micron Technology has launched three data center SSDs aimed at the AI application market, featuring 232-layer stacked G9 NAND technology and introducing the world's first PCIe Gen6...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Fujifilm posts record earnings on chip material sales, considers backing Rapidus
Fujifilm Holdings posted an operating profit of JPY75.2 billion (approx. US$510 million) for the April–June 2025 quarter, a 21% year-over-year increase and the second straight...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Tokyo Electron fires Taiwan employee tied to TSMC leak
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, announced on August 7 2025 that it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over alleged involvement in...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Huawei's HiSilicon moves upstream with Zhuque AI display chips, pressuring Novatek and Raydium
Amid intensifying US-China tech rivalry, China is accelerating its push for semiconductor self-reliance. Huawei's chip unit HiSilicon has stepped into the smartphone touch and display...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Nvidia's hiring plans intensify Taiwan's semiconductor talent crunch

At the 2025 COMPUTEX in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced plans to establish the company's Taiwan headquarters, dubbed "Nvidia...

Thursday 7 August 2025
TSMC's exemption gamble: four critical unknowns in Trump's chip tariff war
US President Donald Trump has revived his "America First" stance, proposing a 100% tariff on imported semiconductor products. This has put global technology industries, especially...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Qualcomm's smartphone struggles deepen as Apple, Samsung chart own paths
Qualcomm is at a critical crossroads as it attempts to pivot beyond its reliance on the smartphone business in the era of artificial intelligence and expands into growth areas such...
Thursday 7 August 2025
AP Memory optimistic on IoTRAM and IPC growth despite FX losses
Memory IC design house AP Memory reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2025, due to approximately NT$980 million (US$32.7 million) in foreign exchange losses caused by the...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Global chip giants unleash US$135 billion fab spending spree as AI demand soars
Capital expenditures by the world's top ten semiconductor manufacturers are projected to reach US$135 billion in 2025, marking a 7% increase from the previous year. This rebound signals...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Rohm's operating profit plunges 80% in 1QFY25; new SiC MOSFET launched early to counter China competition
Japanese manufacturer Rohm experienced a significant drop in operating profit during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. However, the company has decided to accelerate the launch...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Taiwan’s Scientech posts record 1H25 profit, warns on FX impact as orders surge
Semiconductor equipment provider Scientech posted record revenue, gross margin, and operating profit for the second quarter of 2025. However, a sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan...