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Friday 26 December 2025
FineMat pivots to drones, chip packaging amid China's display supply chain localization
FineMat Applied Materials is retooling its business as China's push to localize its display supply chain cuts into demand for the Taiwanese company's core products, prompting new investments...
Friday 26 December 2025
Hygon outlines dual-chip roadmap for system-level AI computing

At the Hygon-initiated HAIC 2025 Artificial Intelligence Innovation Conference in Kunshan from December 17 to 19, Hygon Information Technology...

Friday 26 December 2025
YF Capital backs InnoStar Semiconductor, extending Jack Ma's China memory chip push
YF Capital, the private equity firm founded by Jack Ma, has taken a stake in China's memory chip sector, renewing market focus on semiconductor investment trends. As the US tightens...
Thursday 25 December 2025
South Korean prosecutors charge 10 individuals over alleged Samsung DRAM technology leak to CXMT
South Korean prosecutors have charged ten individuals over an alleged large-scale leak of 10nm-class DRAM process technology from Samsung Electronics to China's leading memory maker...
Thursday 25 December 2025
US and European chipmakers lead GaN push for data centers
Gallium nitride power devices are rapidly penetrating AI data centers as soaring electricity demand forces operators to rethink power efficiency and density. The shift is pushing US...
Thursday 25 December 2025
Nvidia's Groq deal signals a strategic push to defend its AI inference turf
Nvidia has agreed to buy key assets from AI accelerator startup Groq in the company's largest acquisition to date, a move that underscores how the battle in artificial intelligence...
Thursday 25 December 2025
TEL Taiwan shake-up: Chairman and president replaced following legal scrutiny
Japanese semiconductor equipment giant Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) announced on December 24, that it will launch a major organizational restructuring and executive management reshuffle...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Japanese startup pushes diamond semiconductors toward commercialization in EVs and satellites

A Japanese startup originating from Waseda University, Power Diamond Systems (PDS), showcased its diamond-based semiconductors at SEMICON...

Wednesday 24 December 2025
PC giants rush to lock in memory supply as prices surge toward a new supercycle
As the global memory market enters its sharpest price upswing in nearly five years, one top-tier PC maker has moved quickly to lock in supply, dispatching senior executives to negotiate...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Unimicron leases Dajia plant to Uniflex, spins off flexible PCB business
Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Unimicron recently announced that it will sublease part of its Taichung Dajia land and factory to its flexible PCB (FPCB) subsidiary Uniflex Technology...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly hike HBM3E prices nearly 20% ahead of 2026 shift
South Korean memory giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have reportedly hiked prices for fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory by nearly 20% for 2026 deliveries, as soaring demand...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Innolux shifts FOPLP from volume to validation as US client drives orders, plant closures loom
Chairman Jim Hung said Innolux will deprioritize shipment volume for its fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) business in 2026, shifting its focus to redistribution layer (RDL) and...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
TSMC's N-2 restrictions hand Samsung US advanced chip opening
Samsung Electronics is poised to capitalize on US demand due to Taiwan's N-2 policy restricting TSMC's advanced process transfers and its capacity being booked by Apple and Nvidia...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Softstar rebrands as Star Fusion Group in major pivot toward chips and power tech beyond gaming
On December 23, 2025, Softstar Entertainment held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to approve its official name change to Star Fusion Group, signaling a decisive transformation...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
TSMC Nanjing in no danger of operation disruption, says branch head
As US-China technology controls continue to shape the global semiconductor supply chain, the operation of TSMC in China remains under close scrutiny from the market.