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Thursday 18 September 2025
Nvidia invests US$5 b in Intel CPU-GPU pact, viewed as TSMC positive, says DIGITIMES analyst
Nvidia and Intel announced a wide-ranging collaboration to jointly develop data center and personal computing products that integrate both companies' technologies. The agreement centers...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Sinbon Electronics drives expansion amid strong global semiconductor demand
Sinbon Electronics is actively expanding its production capacity in response to robust global demand in the semiconductor sector. The company recently secured certifications from...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Hanwha E-ssential challenges Ajinomoto's ABF monopoly with 2026 launch
Hanwha E-ssential, a subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions, has successfully localized the production of semiconductor packaging insulation materials in South Korea. The company plans to...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Taiwan bets big on silicon photonics to capture US$100 billion global market
Taiwan is racing to advance its silicon photonics capabilities, aiming to develop high-efficiency 400Gbps optical modules within one to two years, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Murata doubles down on M&A plan, raising capital expenditure target from JPY100B to JPY220B
Murata Manufacturing has announced its Medium-Term Direction 2027, outlining ambitious growth targets and a bold investment strategy as the electronics market undergoes structural...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Huawei charts 6-year Ascend AI chip roadmap, showcasing HBM advances and SuperNode scale
Huawei is pressing ahead with its in-house chip and AI infrastructure strategy despite escalating US–China tech tensions. At Huawei Connect 2025 in Shanghai, deputy and rotating...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Arm inaugurates Bengaluru design center, boosting India's chip ambitions
Arm has opened a new chip design center in Bengaluru focused on advanced 2nm chips. Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called it a milestone for India's semiconductor goals, making...
Thursday 18 September 2025
CoPoS emerges as successor to CoWoS: K&S aligns with AI chip demands
Advanced packaging has emerged as the centerpiece of semiconductor innovation, with industry attention now focused on what will replace the dominant chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS)...
Thursday 18 September 2025
China tightens the reins on Nvidia: antitrust probe reopens Mellanox questions
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced on September 15, 2025, that Nvidia had breached Chinese antitrust law and conditions imposed when Beijing cleared...
Thursday 18 September 2025
FPT eyes leadership in Vietnam's semiconductor packaging and testing sector
Vietnamese technology giant FPT Corporation is intensifying its push into the semiconductor industry with plans to establish a new backend semiconductor manufacturing facility in...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu turn to local AI chips, shaking Nvidia's grip
Tencent said this week it has integrated AI chips from Chinese suppliers and plans to scale up its use in cloud-based AI services. Alongside Alibaba and Baidu, which have already...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Baidu's Kunlun chip nab China Mobile contract, but still trails Huawei Ascend ecosystem
Baidu, one of China's leading internet companies, has cultivated its in-house Kunlun chip for years and recently secured a significant contract with China Mobile, marking the first...
Thursday 18 September 2025
White House taps Samsung for health tech initiative, sidelining Chinese rivals
Samsung Electronics is the only South Korean tech company invited to a new US government initiative focused on modernizing the nation's healthcare system. The program, dubbed "Make...
Thursday 18 September 2025
EU and Japan plan joint rare earth development in Greenland to reduce reliance on G2 supply
Amid uncertainties posed by major powers such as the US and China, Japan and Europe are strengthening their ties. The scope of Japan-EU cooperation could potentially expand to include...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Holiday shopping season cooling off? Taiwan IC design houses' confidence in 2H25 operations wanes
As the third quarter of 2025 draws to a close, a consensus has formed within Taiwan's IC design industry that overall demand remains weak. Notably, an increasing number of chipmakers...