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Monday 21 April 2025
BenQ Materials says tariff impact manageable
Taiwan-based polarizer maker BenQ Materials, which has diversified into the healthcare and semiconductor markets, has not seen much impact so far from the US tariff war as only a...
Monday 21 April 2025
US$37 billion on the line: Samsung's delayed Taylor fab nears critical juncture
Samsung Electronics is moving forward with plans to launch operations at its advanced semiconductor fab in Taylor, Texas, by late 2026, after multiple delays stemming from both internal...
Monday 21 April 2025
AI gold rush or policy trap? Taiwan IC firms weigh Nvidia's US lure
Taiwanese IC packaging and testing firms express a mix of opportunity and caution as Nvidia's US$500B AI push unfolds. While Nvidia's US-centric AI supply chain creates demand for...
Monday 21 April 2025
Samsung lifts HBM yield as US tariffs loom over China-made chips
South Korean media have reported that Samsung Electronics has made notable progress in developing next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM). According to Chosun Biz, the...
Monday 21 April 2025
Taiwan's Yageo raises the stakes in bidding war for Japan's Shibaura
Taiwan’s Yageo Corp., a prominent player in the global passive components market, has stepped up its efforts to acquire Japan’s Shibaura Electronics. This move has escalated...
Monday 21 April 2025
Hon Hai Research Institute invests in ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor development
The Semiconductor Research Center at the Hon Hai Research Institute (HHRI), together with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYMCTU) in Taiwan and the University of Texas at...
Monday 21 April 2025
Cadence to acquire Arm's Artisan foundation IP business
According to the official press release, Cadence has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Arm's Artisan foundation IP business, expanding its design IP portfolio and entering...
Monday 21 April 2025
Tenstorrent aligns with Rapidus for 2nm chip validation, targets year-end tape-out
Tenstorrent, a US-based semiconductor design firm, held a press conference on April 17 at its newly established Tokyo office to discuss its deepening collaboration with Rapidus in...
Monday 21 April 2025
Samsung faces delays in 1c DRAM development, raising concerns over HBM4 timeline

Samsung Electronics is encountering delays in the development of its next-generation 1c DRAM chips, according to sources familiar with...

Monday 21 April 2025
Tong Hsing eyes stronger G2 growth amid minimal tariff impact and Philippines expansion
Tong Hsing Electronic, a major backend services provider for CMOS image sensors (CIS), reported that while first-quarter operations saw a slight year-over-year decline, performance...
Monday 21 April 2025
China's CXMT muscles into DRAM's top tier—Is 'Big Three' era over?
Forecasts suggest ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's leading DRAM supplier, will dramatically expand its output in 2025—far surpassing previous expectations. If current...
Monday 21 April 2025
Cambricon posts breakout 1Q as AI chip revenue soars over 4230%
Cambricon Technologies, a top Chinese AI chip designer, reported its full-year 2024 and first quarter 2025 earnings, revealing a sharp turnaround. After ending 2024 with losses, the...
Monday 21 April 2025
Taiwan supports global AI supply chain, says DIGITIMES chairman in new book 'SEMI Country'
As the tariff war between the US and China intensifies, undermining the existing global supply chain order, DIGITIMES chairman Colley Hwang has released his latest book, "SEMI Country."...
Monday 21 April 2025
Nvidia's China workaround crumbles as Huawei, domestic rivals race to fill void
Nvidia's China strategy recently suffered a major blow as the US Department of Commerce placed its China-specific H20 chip under indefinite export control. The move came just a day...
Monday 21 April 2025
IC distributor Supreme reports sharp rise in orders as us tariffs trigger stockpiling
Supreme Electronics, a Taiwan-based IC distributor, is seeing a significant uptick in customer demand and price levels as US tariff policies prompt inventory stockpiling across global...