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Wednesday 16 April 2025
Xiaomi's first in-house SoC set to launch, led by ex-Qualcomm veteran
Xiaomi is restructuring its mobile division ahead of the launch of its first in-house smartphone SoC, branded "Xuanjie." According to ICsmart and Guancha, the company...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Applied Materials acquires 9% stake in BE Semiconductor Industries to strengthen hybrid bonding partnership
In a press release, Applied Materials announced it had acquired a 9% stake in Dutch semiconductor assembly equipment maker BE Semiconductor Industries, marking a deeper commitment...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
TSMC hikes 4nm pricing; US clients scramble under tariff pressure
US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs are already forcing semiconductor firms to rethink production strategies. Supply chain sources say high costs at TSMC's Arizona fab...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
ASML delivers 46% YoY revenue growth in 1Q, flags margin pressure ahead
ASML, the global leader in semiconductor lithography systems, posted a strong year-over-year revenue gain for the first quarter of 2025, alongside its highest gross margin in over...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Beyond tariffs: Taiwan's tech titans call for global focus, strategic patience

As the US continues to recalibrate its trade posture with sweeping reciprocal tariffs, Taiwanese technology leaders are urging measured...

Wednesday 16 April 2025
Strange phenomena in tariff war: low-price washing and ghost containers on the rise
The US-China tariff war has escalated once again, with the US announcing tariffs as high as 145% on Chinese goods. In response, China has implemented a countermeasure of 125% tariffs,...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Huawei debuts 'nuclear-grade' AI supernode, but power-hungry design puts cooling to test

Huawei has launched its CloudMatrix 384 supernode, a significant advancement in AI infrastructure, now undergoing large-scale deployment...

Wednesday 16 April 2025
Trump launches critical minerals probe to weigh new tariffs
President Donald Trump launched a probe into the need for tariffs on critical minerals, the latest action in an expanding trade war that has targeted key sectors of the global econ...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Google DeepMind pushes for faster ASIC design, energy efficiency to meet AI surge
As artificial intelligence accelerates across industries, the demand for high-performance computing fuels the rapid development of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Nvidia's China strategy set back by new US ban on H20 chip
Nvidia Corp. disclosed that the U.S. government has imposed new export restrictions on its H20 AI chip bound for China, a setback for a product line specifically developed to comply...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
China counters US trade pressures with semiconductor raw materials
The escalating trade war between China and the US has led to increased counter-pressure from China. By restricting rare earth exports, subjecting genetically modified agricultural...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
US-China standoff: High likelihood of negotiations amid rising tensions
The US government announced an executive order for reciprocal tariffs on April 2, 2025, imposing additional tariffs ranging from 11% to 50% on 57 countries with significant trade...
Tuesday 15 April 2025
TSMC's global expansion bolsters 'Silicon Shield' amid Intel tie-up concerns
TSMC, the world's leading chip foundry, is embarking on an unprecedented global expansion that is testing the resilience of Taiwan's "silicon shield" while drawing skepticism about...
Tuesday 15 April 2025
Trump tariffs rattle global memory market as Micron shifts costs; Samsung and SK Hynix hold steady

Following President Donald Trump's recent announcement of a sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" policy, a new wave of economic uncertainty...

Tuesday 15 April 2025
Micron reportedly secures Nvidia certification for fifth-gen 12-layer HBM3E supply
Micron Technology is advancing in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market, historically led by South Korean giants SK Hynix and Samsung. Reports indicate that Micron has secured Nvidia's...