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Saturday 29 March 2025
No quick fix: Renesas tightens belt with layoffs, pay freeze
Renesas Electronics CEO Hidetoshi Shibata said on March 26 that layoffs and a pay freeze are necessary responses to the prolonged slump in the global semiconductor market. Speaking...
Saturday 29 March 2025
Global fab equipment spending to surge 18% in 2026, says SEMI
Global investment in front-end fab equipment is projected to increase by 2% year over year to US$110 billion in 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth since 2020, according...
Saturday 29 March 2025
Taiwan's new IDA director to focus on industrial transformation, economic resilience
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) promoted Chyou-Huey Chiou to director general of the Industrial Development Administration (IDA) on March 26. The ceremony was presided...
Friday 28 March 2025
AI Expo 2025: PLAB Technology to bridge edge AI innovation and hardware through one-stop PCB solutions

As edge AI adoption accelerates, printed circuit boards (PCBs) play a crucial role in bridging AI and hardware. Serving as the foundation...

Friday 28 March 2025
SiCarrier bets on DUV for 5nm chips as SMIC's yield stalls at one-third of TSMC's
As US export controls tighten on advanced semiconductor technologies, Shenzhen-based SiCarrier unveiled new 5nm-capable fabrication tools at SEMICON China 2025. The company claims...
Friday 28 March 2025
Taiwan's economic outlook shows positive momentum in February 2025
On March 27, the National Development Council (NDC) of Taiwan released its economic outlook for February 2025, revealing a positive momentum in the country's economic activities,...
Friday 28 March 2025
South Korea teams up with Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and DB Hitek to boost semiconductor competitiveness
The South Korean government recently announced a collaboration with Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and DB Hitek to enhance the operational quality of the national public foundry platform,...
Friday 28 March 2025
Primarius to acquire Actt, accelerating China's EDA consolidation
Primarius Technologies, a Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) company that is publicly traded, announced on March 27 that it would acquire equity in Chengdu Analog Circuit...
Friday 28 March 2025
SMIC profit slides 23% in 2024 despite record revenue surge
SMIC released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results on March 27, reporting record revenue and wafer shipments. However, profitability declined amid persistent US...
Friday 28 March 2025
Hooked by Huawei? SiCarrier's bold debut tests the depth of China's chipmaking ambitions
Semiconductor equipment vendors have historically operated in stealth mode, relying on proprietary technologies and patents as their main defense. Product launches were subdued, often...
Friday 28 March 2025
SK Hynix to finalize 2026 HBM production target by mid-2025 amid rising AI demand
SK Hynix announced during its 77th shareholders' meeting that it will determine product volume for its high bandwidth memory (HBM) lineup in the first half of 2025. CEO Noh-Jung Kwak...
Friday 28 March 2025
Risk-taking backfires: How Intel's missteps paved the way for TSMC's supremacy
Former TSMC co-CEO Shang-yi Chiang and renowned immersion lithography expert Burn Lin have weighed in on TSMC's dominance in the global semiconductor market. Chiang noted that competitors...
Friday 28 March 2025
Silicon Motion joins AI humanoid robotics supply chain
Silicon Motion Technology has entered the AI humanoid robotics supply chain and anticipates substantial growth from this area over the next five years, according to the flash device...
Friday 28 March 2025
Chinese expansion floods global UV curing materials market
Chinese manufacturers continue expanding production capacity for UV curing materials, creating market oversupply and triggering intense price competition across global markets. Despite...
Friday 28 March 2025
PCB marker ACCL expands production to meet AI server demand amid market shifts
Allied Circuit (ACCL), a PCB manufacturer backed by Compal, is navigating a pivotal shift in the server market as traditional server demand wanes and AI servers gain dominance. By...