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Wednesday 2 July 2025
Samsung lags a year behind TSMC in 1.4nm race, shifts focus to 2nm reset
Samsung Electronics has delayed mass production of its 1.4nm process node to 2029, two years later than its original timeline and trailing TSMC's 2028 target. The shift reflects a...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Thailand's 70% local hiring rule challenges Taiwanese PCB expansion
Taiwanese PCB manufacturers expanding in Thailand face a challenge as new government rules require foreign-invested firms to have at least 70% local employees and no more than 30%...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Samsung pitches 12-stack HBM3E to Nvidia after AMD's AI accelerator win
Samsung Electronics is intensifying its push to secure a major HBM3E supply deal with Nvidia, as Device Solutions chief Jun Young-hyun visited Nvidia's Silicon Valley headquarters...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Taiwanese IC packaging and testing advances into Malaysia for auto and robotics
Since US President Donald Trump championed the "Made in America" initiative, technological competition between the US and China has intensified, rapidly escalating global geopolitical...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
China-backed IC designer Unisoc kicks off IPO process amid push for profitability
Unisoc (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. has filed IPO counseling documents with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), signaling plans to list on the Shanghai STAR Market...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Singapore bets on AI governance and manufacturing to anchor tech giants
Singapore is positioning itself as a trusted AI hub through a US$740 million five-year investment plan while leveraging political neutrality and supply chain advantages to attract...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Chipmakers win bigger tax credit under bill passed by Senate
Sweeping tax legislation passed by the Senate Tuesday would make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the US, delivering a win to chipmakers and boosting...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
TSMC's global fab push sparks Taiwan to form 18-firm chip alliance
As global semiconductor production shifts toward localization, Taiwan's chipmaking ecosystem is responding with a unified alliance strategy to expand its presence in the US, Europe,...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
India reportedly eyes 2D materials as next-gen chip opportunity
India is exploring two-dimensional (2D) materials as a potential leapfrog in semiconductor technology, sources told CNBC-TV18. Unlike traditional silicon, 2D materials—just...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Wolfspeed bankruptcy reshuffles SiC supply chain: Renesas and SAS next moves in spotlight
The leading third-generation semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) supplier, US-based Wolfspeed, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization. Its major creditors recently reached a restructuring...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
TSMC announces leadership change at its Arizona unit
According to a corporate filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange on July 1, TSMC Arizona Corporation, a key subsidiary of TSMC, announced a leadership change. Rick Cassidy resigned...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Samsung shifts focus to consolidating existing ecosystem, cancels SFF
Samsung Electronics will no longer hold its customary Samsung Foundry Forum (SFF) in 2025, opting instead to host partner-exclusive events, drawing attention from industry observers...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Taiwan-India JV powers breakthrough as MiPhi launches India's first enterprise-grade SSDs
According to the Business Standard, BW Business World, and EE Herald, MiPhi Semiconductors, a joint venture between India's Micromax Informatics and Taiwan's...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Taiwan's Southern tech hubs boom on Nvidia chip demand and expansion
Fueled by booming global demand for Nvidia's GB200 chips—and the anticipated launch of the more powerful GB300 in the second half of 2025—Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
China's AI chip companies struggle for survival as four key players hold less than 1% market share
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has recently warned multiple times that the Trump administration may further tighten US export controls, inadvertently allowing Chinese domestic AI chips,...