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Monday 26 May 2025
AI gives small chipmakers a shot at the big leagues
Taiwanese IC design companies made a strong showing at Computex 2025, using the global stage to spotlight cutting-edge technologies developed for AI applications. While tech giants...
Monday 26 May 2025
Shibaura Electronics revises stance on bidding war, withdraws opposition to Yageo's hostile offer
Shibaura Electronics announced on May 21, 2025, a shift in its stance regarding the competing tender offers (TOBs) from Japan's MinebeaMitsumi and Taiwan-based Yageo for its shares...
Monday 26 May 2025
Wolfspeed's collapse threatens SiC market: US$2B Renesas deal in jeopardy
Wolfspeed, the US-based chip component maker, is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy—sending shockwaves through the global semiconductor industry. The news has sparked...
Monday 26 May 2025
Hygon, Sugon unify to cement China's HPC leadership
China's Dawning Information Industry Company (Sugon) and Hygon Information Technology announced plans for a strategic merger on May 25 to consolidate the country's computing power...
Monday 26 May 2025
Xiaomi takes the long road on custom chips as Qualcomm shrugs off the XRing O1
Xiaomi has unveiled its new in-house smartphone processor, the XRing O1, positioning it as a direct competitor to flagship system-on-chips from Qualcomm and MediaTek. Designed with...
Monday 26 May 2025
Memory chip prices surge as supply constraints offset weak demand
Memory prices have climbed steadily despite sluggish end-user demand, with manufacturers expecting improved operations in the first half of 2025 and price stability through year-end...
Monday 26 May 2025
Samsung edges toward Nvidia HBM3E approval, but SK Hynix remains dominant

Samsung Electronics may clear Nvidia's certification for its 12-layer HBM3E memory, but industry sources say the achievement is unlikely...

Monday 26 May 2025
Malaysia's neutrality tested: Huawei AI project draws G2 heat
Malaysia is walking a diplomatic tightrope as a locally initiated artificial intelligence project involving Chinese tech giant Huawei has drawn scrutiny from both the US and China,...
Monday 26 May 2025
Yageo's bid for Shibaura: landmark M&A precedent in Japan
The ongoing takeover battle for Japan's Shibaura Electronics between Taiwan-based Yageo Corporation and its Japanese white knight, MinebeaMitsumi, has emerged as a critical case study...
Monday 26 May 2025
Zhen Ding eyes server market as Foxconn-Nvidia alliance signals new AI chapter

In a landmark announcement at Computex this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled plans to partner with Foxconn in establishing Taiwan's...

Monday 26 May 2025
Taiwan's President Lai calls for resilient chip alliances to counter dumping and fortify innovation
Taiwan's President Ching-te Lai, speaking at the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership Forum held in Taipei on May 23, warned that the semiconductor industry is facing increasing...
Monday 26 May 2025
Innatera's Pulsar: first neuromorphic RISC-V MCU, TSMC-fabbed for edge AI era

Innatera, a Dutch semiconductor company, has unveiled Pulsar—the world's first mass-market neuromorphic microcontroller tailored...

Monday 26 May 2025
TSMC's advanced packaging booms on Middle East AI orders, boost by Apple's WMCM
Semiconductor industry analysts project a bright future for TSMC's advanced packaging systems, driven by significant demand from the Middle East for AI-centric CoWoS chips and Apple's...
Monday 26 May 2025
Nvidia reportedly develops new lower-cost AI chip for China to skirt US export curbs
Nvidia is reportedly developing another lower-cost AI chip for China, pricing it at US$6,500–8,000—well below its restricted H20 model. The new GPU, based on Blackwell...
Monday 26 May 2025
Weekly news roundup: Huawei's 5G lead, DeepSeek's LLM moves, and TSMC's packaging gap
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 19 – May 25. Highlights include China's accelerating push for tech self-sufficiency with new AI...