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Monday 7 April 2025
China's aggressive SiC price war set to halve cost by 2025
The Sino-US trade war has accelerated global competition in compound semiconductors, with Chinese manufacturers now aggressively targeting price reductions in silicon carbide (SiC)...
Monday 7 April 2025
Shift in Taiwanese manufacturers' investment strategy under Trump's policies
The US is the world's largest economy, and following Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025, there have been significant changes across various policies, including trade, domestic...
Monday 7 April 2025
With chip tariffs on the horizon, China goes solo—Is Taiwan prepared?
Just when the global supply chain thought it had a breather, US President Donald Trump's administration is stoking renewed tensions with China by threatening sweeping new tariffs....
Monday 7 April 2025
Supply chain forced to reinvent survival playbooks as US-China tariff war redefines industry rules
On April 3, 2025, the United States announced a 34% "reciprocal tariff" on Chinese goods. The next day, China retaliated with a 34% punitive tariff, marking the most significant escalation...
Monday 7 April 2025
Machvision eyes strategic opportunities; US reciprocal tariffs to yield limited fallout
As the US gears up to implement reciprocal tariffs, Taiwan's Machvision, a company specializing in PCB and semiconductor AOI equipment, has carefully assessed potential challenges...
Monday 7 April 2025
Trump's tariff policy signals shift from globalization to protectionism
Trump's April 2 tariffs are not a transitional measure but core to his second-term ideology, marking a fundamental shift from globalization to isolationism and protectionism that extends...
Monday 7 April 2025
Weekly news roundup: US hits Asia with steep tariffs; Samsung, TSMC, Intel ramp up AI and chip strategies
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 31 – April 5. From sweeping US tariff hikes to strategic moves by major tech players, here's a quick look...
Monday 7 April 2025
No retaliation: Taiwan aims to stabilize US trade ties after tariff hike
Taiwan President William Lai (Lai Ching-te) delivered a national address on Sunday in response to the US decision to impose a 32% tariff on Taiwanese exports, part of the Trump administration's...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Tata Electronics appoints semiconductor veteran KC Ang to lead manufacturing push in India
Tata Electronics has made a significant move to bolster its semiconductor manufacturing ambitions by appointing industry veteran KC Ang as President and Head of Tata Semiconductor...
Friday 4 April 2025
China strikes back: 34% tariffs on US goods, 27 American companies hit with restrictions
The US President Trump announced a reciprocal tariff rate, imposing an additional 34% tariff on China, effective April 9. In response, China declared on April 4 that it would also...
Friday 4 April 2025
US latest tariff policy favors those who buy American chips
The US government announced on April 2 a new tariff policy imposing a uniform 10% duty on all imported goods. Additionally, the policy introduces reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10%...
Friday 4 April 2025
TSMC, Intel reportedly reach preliminary deal on US fab JV amid tariff exemption on chips
TSMC and Intel have reached a preliminary agreement to establish a joint venture for operating a semiconductor fab in the US, Reuters reported, citing The Information...
Thursday 3 April 2025
Watch: A 10-minute recap of Trump's "kind" reciprocal tariff plan
In his "Liberation Day" speech on April 2, former U.S. President Donald Trump singled out key players in the global tech and trade landscape — including TSMC, its chairman C.C...
Thursday 3 April 2025
US imposes 10% blanket tariff starting April 5; Taiwan, Asia exporters face country-specific rates up to 49%
The White House has announced a significant shift in US trade policy, asserting that access to the American market is "a privilege, not a right." The Trump administration emphasized...