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Monday 6 October 2025
Potential Intel-AMD partnership reshapes semiconductor landscape
US chip manufacturers Intel and AMD are negotiating foundry cooperation, which could bring structural changes to the global semiconductor industry. Besides potentially boosting Intel's...
Monday 6 October 2025
Mitsubishi Electric opens SiC plant amid cooling EV market
Mitsubishi Electric held a completion ceremony on October 1, 2025, for its new power semiconductor factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The facility will produce silicon carbide...
Monday 6 October 2025
Nvidia's stake in Intel raises PC supply chain concerns
Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen stated that if people focus on how Nvidia's investment in Intel impacts TSMC, they are missing the point. For PC brands, the more pressing concern...
Monday 6 October 2025
Gold and copper prices soar as Trump's policies shake global supply chains
Upon US President Donald Trump's return to the White House, his chip containment policy has ignited a rare earth export control battle with China, affecting the already imbalanced...
Monday 6 October 2025
Amkor breaks ground on Arizona packaging facility near TSMC
US-based semiconductor packaging and test services provider Amkor Technology announced it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on October 6, 2025, to officially begin construction of...
Sunday 5 October 2025
Kioxia and Nvidia develop SSDs 100x faster for next-gen servers
Kioxia, Japan's leading memory chip maker, is partnering with Nvidia to develop a revolutionary solid-state drive (SSD) nearly 100 times faster than conventional models. The new drive,...
Sunday 5 October 2025
South Korea's Mobilint expands edge AI reach through Taiwan, US partnerships
South Korean AI semiconductor startup Mobilint is aggressively expanding its presence in the global edge AI computing market. The company recently signed a strategic cooperation memorandum...
Friday 3 October 2025
Hanmi Semiconductor expands to Singapore to support Micron's HBM production
Hanmi Semiconductor has established a local entity in Singapore to provide on-site support for its core customer, Micron. According to Korean media reports, including Financial...
Friday 3 October 2025
ASE Technology launches new factory in Kaohsiung to expand advanced semiconductor packaging
ASE Technology Holding has initiated construction of a new K18B factory at the Nanzi Science Park in Kaohsiung to address growing demand in artificial intelligence (AI), automotive...
Friday 3 October 2025
Shibaura deal clears Japan's national security review; opens path for Yageo acquisition
Yageo announced on October 3 that it has successfully passed a key milestone in its tender offer for Japan's Shibaura Electronics, securing 50.01% of outstanding shares, or 7,624,200...
Friday 3 October 2025
Industrial clusters are key to Taiwan-US high-tech partnership
After returning to Taiwan, Executive Yuan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chun provided updates on the status of Taiwan-US economic and trade negotiations, particularly addressing the contentious...
Friday 3 October 2025
India joins XR optics race with Kaynes-DigiLens waveguide line
Kaynes Technology has opened India's first waveguide manufacturing line in Mysuru in partnership with US-based DigiLens, placing the country in the global supply chain for extended...
Friday 3 October 2025
Qualcomm wins lawsuit to secure Oryon CPU, hints at easing ties with Arm
Qualcomm announced a legal victory this week in its patent dispute with Arm. The US District Court for Delaware dismissed Arm's claims against Qualcomm and Nuvia regarding licensing...
Friday 3 October 2025
Mature chip pricing squeeze deepens for UMC as Taiwan IC design houses foresee challenges lasting into 2026
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) recently issued a notice to its suppliers demanding a 15% price reduction, signaling heightened cost pressures within the semiconductor supply chain...
Friday 3 October 2025
Nvidia's Taiwan HQ faces hurdles as Acer and Asus founders see US-Taiwan science park potential
Nvidia's plan to establish its Taiwan headquarters in the Northern Science Park has recently encountered contract issues, prompting concerns that Nvidia might seek alternative locations...