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Friday 7 November 2025
AP Memory revenue doubles as S-SiCap enters growth phase, eyes higher 4Q25
Memory design IC firm AP Memory reported consolidated revenue of NT$1.495 billion (US$48.3 million) in the third quarter of 2025, up 17.3% year-over-year, driven by multiple interposers...
Friday 7 November 2025
Memory price surge amid supply tightness pressures Chinese smartphone makers
The surge in AI computing has led to a significant price increase in DRAM and NAND Flash, with major manufacturers raising prices by up to 30% in late 2025, putting cost pressure...
Friday 7 November 2025
HDD delivery delays extend to 2 years as QLC NAND capacity sells out early
The surge in storage demand driven by AI servers has caused a severe shortage of traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), with delivery times reportedly extending beyond two years. Major...
Friday 7 November 2025
Samsung Foundry teams up with Anaflash on AI MCU in sign of recovery
Edge AI startup Anaflash has unveiled a new AI microcontroller built on Samsung Electronics' 28nm foundry process. The move marks another design win for Samsung as it works to revive...
Friday 7 November 2025
CXMT adopts SK Hynix's MR-MUF tech to close China's HBM gap by 2026
China's DRAM maker CXMT plans to start mass production of fourth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM3) in 2026 using mass reflow molded underfill (MR-MUF) packaging, the same technology...
Friday 7 November 2025
TPK to acquire 23.83% stake in Ilitek, entering semiconductor sector
Touch panel maker TPK Holding announced plans to acquire a 23.83% stake in IC design firm Ilitek for NT$5.807 billion (approx. US$188 million), at NT$49.5 per share, making TPK the...
Friday 7 November 2025
AI-driven chip shortages disrupt connector and power supplies
The global semiconductor industry is facing widening supply-demand imbalances amid the AI boom, with memory and processor chips in particularly short supply. Prices have surged while...
Friday 7 November 2025
Elan Microelectronics posts solid results, eyes AI-driven growth in 2026
Touch IC leader Elan Microelectronics held an earnings call on November 6, reporting that third-quarter performance exceeded internal forecasts despite a weaker consumer market than...
Friday 7 November 2025
Samsung Galaxy S26 prices may increase because of memory demand surge
Every year's new flagship phones bring questions regarding pricing. This year, Samsung's Galaxy S26 series is expected to see a price increase from its predecessor. As the memory...
Friday 7 November 2025
Google launches new TPU and Arm-based instances for AI workloads
Google has introduced Ironwood, its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), designed for large-scale AI model training, reinforcement learning, and inference.
Friday 7 November 2025
Taiwan machinery leverages AI for defense push
Taiwan's machinery industry is leveraging artificial intelligence to transform from a traditional manufacturing base into a high-tech powerhouse, with growing ambitions in the global...
Friday 7 November 2025
Update: Jensen Huang dined with CC Wei tonight in Tainan, and will attend TSMC's annual sports day in Hsinchu
Update: Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is already in Tainan, a city about 300 kilometers south of Taipei. He dined with several key executives of TSMC, including CC Wei, chairman and...
Friday 7 November 2025
Hanmi to launch Wide TC Bonder for HBM5 high stacking in 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor announced it will release a dedicated device called the "Wide TC Bonder" by the end of 2026, designed specifically for next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Friday 7 November 2025
Trump's trade policies trigger Taiwan's US$400 billion US investment surge
Amid US President Donald Trump's tariff threats and new incentives under the US "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," foreign companies are increasingly planning major investments in the...
Friday 7 November 2025
ASE unveils AI-enhanced IDE 2.0 to accelerate chip design and packaging
ASE has announced a significant upgrade to its in-house integrated design ecosystem (IDE) platform, introducing IDE 2.0, which features AI integration to speed up design iterations...