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Wednesday 16 July 2025
Penang's OSAT boom: ASE, Tongfu, Inari lead charge in advanced packaging
Malaysia has steadily developed its outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) industry, with Penang — often called the "Silicon Valley of the East" — at its...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
From decline to recovery: Japan's semiconductor lessons for South Korea
Facing mounting challenges at home and intensifying global competition, South Korea's semiconductor industry is at a crossroads. Now, a growing chorus of experts is urging Seoul to...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Hanmi Semiconductor says hybrid bonders too costly for HBM4, HBM5 production
Hanmi Semiconductor's chairman dismissed hybrid bonder equipment as impractical and too expensive for next-generation high-bandwidth memory production, as the South Korean company...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Malaysia's swift crackdown on AI chip exports aims to safeguard data center boom
The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has announced that exports, transshipments, and transit of US-origin artificial intelligence (AI) chips will now require...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
US chip policy reversal boosts AMD and Nvidia, ties AI sales to rare earth trade with China
The US has cleared AMD and Nvidia to resume sales of AI chips to China, marking a major shift in tech trade policy. The move signals a softening stance on export controls and could...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Exclusive: Intel ends reorg by July, stability ahead
Intel's annual conference shifts to Phoenix amid sweeping CEO-led reforms
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Apple turns to US rare earths in US$500M supply chain shift
Apple Inc. has struck a US$500 million deal to buy rare-earth minerals from MP Materials Corp., the US producer that just last week secured backing from the Pentagon.
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Taiwan's PCB supply chain gains momentum as AI & ASIC server shipments surge
AI server GB200 has begun volume shipments, and cloud service providers (CSPs) are ramping up demand for servers equipped with their own ASICs. Despite reciprocal tariffs and New...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Lee Jae-yong’s global sprint: Samsung chair courts partnerships in US, China, and Japan

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to South Korea on July 14 following a whirlwind trip to the exclusive Sun...

Wednesday 16 July 2025
Goldkey gears up for August IPO as DDR4 demand takes off
A tight supply of DDR4 DRAM has triggered a buying spree. Goldkey Technology chairman Vicky Tseng said that since May and June 2025, DDR4 spot prices have skyrocketed more than 100%,...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Nvidia's continued H20 chip sales to China will benefit Samsung, SK Hynix
Nvidia has received approval from the US government to resume exports of its H20 graphics processing unit (GPU) to China, CEO Jensen Huang confirmed during a July 15, 2025, interview...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
TSMC in crosshairs: tariffs, currency, and AI growth at stake

As TSMC prepares to deliver its earnings report on July 17, all eyes are on how the world's largest contract chipmaker will navigate...

Tuesday 15 July 2025
Nvidia regains China access as Trump reverses H20 ban, but at what cost?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is engaging in a high-stakes diplomatic and commercial push across Washington and Beijing, positioning artificial...

Tuesday 15 July 2025
GlobalFoundries takes MIPS under its wing; Imagination shoots down SMIC takeover talk
With TSMC commanding the lion's share of foundry orders for data center AI accelerators, second-tier players like UMC, GlobalFoundries (GF), and SMIC are urgently repositioning to...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Broadcom's plant investment in Spain reportedly canceled, dealing blow to Southern Europe's chip ambitions
Broadcom has reportedly scrapped its plan to invest US$1 billion in an assembly, test, and packaging (ATP) facility in Spain. Reuters and Europa Press cited insiders...