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Monday 28 April 2025
China's Cambricon rides DeepSeek wave, but dethroning Nvidia is still a long shot
Following the Trump administration's regulation of Nvidia's China-specific H20 chips, Cambricon Technologies—billed as China's first domestic AI chip stock—delivered standout...
Monday 28 April 2025
TEL bolsters chip equipment production R&D to counter Chinese competition
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, opened a cutting-edge research and development facility at its Taiwa-cho campus in Miyagi Prefecture on April...
Monday 28 April 2025
Weekly news roundup: China's chip merger, Samsung delays, CXMT's rise, and TSMC's global expansion battle
These are the top-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 21 – April 27.
Monday 28 April 2025
Nvidia scraps modular GB300 redesign to fast-track production

Server suppliers confirm GB300 will retain the GB200's Bianca architecture, abandoning a planned redesign that promised expanded business...

Monday 28 April 2025
Taiwan's tech service providers expand across Southeast Asia as clients relocate from China
Taiwanese software and IT service providers are expanding across Southeast Asia as manufacturers relocate operations from China, creating new regional opportunities in the shifting...
Sunday 27 April 2025
China reportedly plans mega-merger of chip toolmakers—from 200 players to merely 10
China is pushing forward a major consolidation plan to restructure its fragmented semiconductor equipment sector, reportedly cutting more than 200 domestic firms down to just 10 core...
Saturday 26 April 2025
Taiwan challenges Trump's tariff formula, rolls out support for semiconductor sector
Amid preparations by the US to introduce new tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, concerns are growing within Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain. On April 22, 2025, Premier...
Saturday 26 April 2025
Japan passes law to buy into Rapidus, boosting control over chip strategy
Japan's upper house has passed legal revisions that enable the government to acquire an equity stake in Rapidus, part of a broader push to strengthen the country's next-gen semiconductor...
Saturday 26 April 2025
TSMC defies margin pressure as second-tier foundries slip
TSMC beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2025, driven by surging AI chip demand, full capacity at its advanced 3nm and 5nm nodes, and effective cost management. Excluding...
Friday 25 April 2025
China reportedly considers exempting some US goods from 125% retaliatory tariffs
Chinese authorities are reportedly considering exempting certain US-imported products from the increased 125% retaliatory tariffs imposed on American goods. This move aims to help...
Friday 25 April 2025
Parade foresees robust Q2 amid tariff uncertainties, bullish on AI PC growth
Parade Technologies, a leading high-speed interface IC supplier, projects a resilient second quarter of 2025, with demand poised to match the vigor of the first quarter. The company's...
Friday 25 April 2025
China's Montage Technology storms into global DDR5 top three as AI chip demand explodes

Montage Technology reported robust first-quarter 2025 results, with revenue climbing 65.78% year-over-year to CNY1.222 billion (approx...

Friday 25 April 2025
Surging demand for advanced AMC monitoring fuels Tricorntech's record growth in 2025
Tricorntech, a leading provider of advanced airborne molecular contamination monitoring solutions in Taiwan, has announced first-quarter 2025 revenue of NT$130 million (US$4.01 million)...
Friday 25 April 2025
STMicro offers rosy outlook, but guidance clouds persist amid tariff uncertainty

STMicroelectronics offered a better-than-expected revenue forecast for the second quarter, suggesting a potential recovery...

Friday 25 April 2025
AI lifts Taiwan's substrate leaders: 2025 supply crunch nears resolution
Soaring demand for AI servers has propelled Taiwan's ABF substrate leaders—Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology, and Nan Ya PCB—to double-digit annual...