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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...
Monday 21 April 2025
Jensen Huang's high-stakes gambit: Defying Washington to safeguard Nvidia's future in China
Jensen Huang, the indomitable chief executive of Nvidia, recently grappled with the mercurial and formidable force of US President Donald Trump, whose unpredictability defies conventional...
Monday 21 April 2025
Nvidia CEO's suit diplomacy plays out amid US$5.5 billion China inventory setback
Jensen Huang's Beijing appearance in formal attire rather than his trademark leather jacket signals deeper strategic maneuvers as Nvidia navigates increasingly complex US-China tech...
Monday 21 April 2025
AMEC CEO trades US citizenship for China's chip future
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) disclosed in its 2024 annual report that CEO Gerald Yin has given up his US citizenship to reclaim Chinese nationality, a significant move...
Monday 21 April 2025
Samsung makes headway in HBM4 chip yields, signaling a potential comeback in the high-end memory race

As rivals race ahead in HBM3E, Samsung quietly builds momentum in next-gen HBM4 development, banking on its in-house chipmaking and packaging...

Monday 21 April 2025
Weekly news roundup: Huawei accelerates, Nvidia reels, and TSMC anchors next wave of US chip reshoring
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 14 – April 20.
Monday 21 April 2025
Germany-Taiwan trade grows as German companies eye high-tech
Taiwan and Germany recorded a 2% growth in bilateral trade in the first quarter of 2025, reaching US$5 billion despite mounting geopolitical tensions and concerns over US tariff policies,...
Monday 21 April 2025
Tariff fears cloud ASML's outlook as Intel, Samsung pull back
Amid ongoing tariff disputes, the semiconductor industry is facing a severe test. In addition to the imminent semiconductor tariffs promised by US President Donald Trump, which remain...
Monday 21 April 2025
Can STMicro pivot? Legacy fab drag echoes Intel's struggle
STMicroelectronics plans to cut 3,000 jobs by 2027, timing the announcement just ahead of its first-quarter 2025 earnings call on April 24. The preemptive move appears designed to...
Saturday 19 April 2025
Inside the tariff freeze: Bessent's quiet power play in the White House
Is there a rift within Trump's camp over tariffs? Al Jazeera raised that very question as tensions flared between key figures in early April...
Saturday 19 April 2025
Huawei's AI ambitions face energy efficiency test

Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 (CM384) is making waves as the most ambitious AI hardware rollout in China to date—a rack-scale system powered...

Saturday 19 April 2025
JEDEC rolls out HBM4 standard: 2TB/s memory poised to supercharge AI, HPC
The global push to meet surging demand from AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and advanced data centers has reached a new milestone. JEDEC, the international semiconductor standards...
Saturday 19 April 2025
TSMC's trade war strategy: 3 bold moves to stay on top
As Washington escalates tariff tensions, imposes new AI chip restrictions, and pressures chipmakers to invest in the US, TSMC finds itself navigating three major challenges that could...
Friday 18 April 2025
Micron challenges South Korean dominance in HBM market amid tariff protectionism
Recently, reports from South Korea claim that Micron is set to become a rising star in the HBM market, following Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Although Donald Trump's current...
Friday 18 April 2025
Murata's global patent blitz targets Maxscend, threatens China's TF-SAW exports

China's RF chip sector is facing a major disruption as Murata Manufacturing files five patent lawsuits against Maxscend Technologies...