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Monday 17 March 2025
Weekly news roundup: China's EUV breakthrough and Chinese lawmakers' proposal for anonymous semiconductor purchases
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 10 – March 15.
Monday 17 March 2025
India roundup: VCI Global to establish India's first semiconductor wire plant in Chennai
India's semiconductor industry is experiencing growth with key investments, such as VCI Global's semiconductor wire plant and Jabil's second factory. However, challenges persist, such...
Monday 17 March 2025
NAND flash prices set to rebound as Micron and YMTC hike rates due to tight supply conditions
Following SanDisk announcing a price rise effective in April, reports suggest that Micron, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Yangtze Memory Technology Corp (YMTC) will also hike prices...
Monday 17 March 2025
Texas Instruments shrinks MCU innovation: Meet the world's smallest 1.38mm² microcontroller
Texas Instruments (TI) unveiled the MSPM0C1104 at Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany. This device is now the world's smallest microcontroller (MCU). Measuring just 1.38mm²—smaller...
Saturday 15 March 2025
TSMC's advanced semiconductor know-how defies simple regulation, says Taiwan govt official
TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei announced in early March in the US that the company would increase its investment by US$100 billion, drawing significant attention and raising concerns about...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Intel signals overhaul of IDM 2.0 and foundry strategy with Lip-Bu Tan's appointment, says DIGITIMES
On March 12, 2025, Intel appointed semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, a move that has garnered significant industry attention. DIGITIMES analyst Eric Chen notes...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Alibaba open-sources QwQ-32B: a lifeline for China's AI chip sector?
On March 6, 2025, China's AI scene is brimming with confidence, with some media even suggesting that domestic firms could outpace OpenAI. Newcomer Manus is being positioned as a rival...
Saturday 15 March 2025
AMD Greater China president outlines plan to fuse consumer GPUs with AI innovation
Recently, AMD held a launch event in China for its latest GPU product, the Radeon RX 9070 series, highlighting its commitment to the Chinese market. The introduction of DeepSeek enhances...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Samsung bets on an Apple-style shift to rescue faltering Exynos chip ambitions
Samsung Electronics is considering a major overhaul of its semiconductor division as Exynos chip losses mount. Reports suggest the company may transfer its Exynos application processor...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Phison upbeat about UFS QLC NAND penetration in mobile devices
As QLC NAND technology is rapidly penetrating the market, NAND controller chip vendor Phison Electronics expects UFS QLC to become the mainstream storage spec for mobile devices, with...
Saturday 15 March 2025
Embedded World 2025: Altera bets on FPGAs in AI race, but skeptics remain
At Embedded World 2025, Altera made a bold case for FPGAs in AI computing, arguing they can rival ASICs in edge AI. While FPGAs are already entrenched in industrial control, they trail...
Friday 14 March 2025
US in dire need of Taiwanese chips, says governor of Taiwan's Central Bank
According to Chin-Long Yang, governor of Taiwan's Central Bank, the US is desperately in need of Taiwanese chips.
Friday 14 March 2025
Taiwan's IC test interface solutions providers see strong 1Q25, fueled by AI and HPC chip demand
The late 2024 surge in enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) continues strong, driven by global cloud providers developing their own chips...
Friday 14 March 2025
India overlooking chip design as key strength, says Ajai Chowdhry
Ajai Chowdhry, chairman of EPIC Foundation & MGB, National Quantum Mission of India, believes that despite significant recent progress in India's semiconductor sector, the country...
Friday 14 March 2025
At Embedded World 2025, Taiwanese chipmakers put operational flexibility in diverse AIoT applications to test
This year, Taiwanese chipmakers are participating extensively in Embedded World 2025. Many industry players have openly stated that in the past few years, downstream solution providers...