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Tuesday 16 September 2025
China's SiC pricing war forces Japan to retreat while Europe holds its line
A new phase in the global race for silicon carbide (SiC) dominance is unfolding—one shaped as much by geopolitics as by market forces. As Chinese manufacturers make rapid strides...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Commentary: HiSilicon 2.0 moves from survival mode to leadership under Trump 2.0
On September 10, 2025, HiSilicon, a subsidiary of Huawei, completed significant personnel changes in its business registration—Eric Xu stepped down as chairman and legal representative,...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Huawei’s Ren says failed Motorola deal set stage for chip self-reliance
Since Huawei established Shenzhen HiSilicon Semiconductor in 2004, its semiconductor business has supported over two decades of development and innovation within Huawei's product ecosystem...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Han's Laser expands from semiconductors to new markets, as industrial laser demand slides
The booming semiconductor industry has led to a surge of emerging Chinese laser manufacturers, yet weaker players are being weeded out based on precision and accuracy as competition...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Kumamoto University revises education strategy as result of TSMC's Japan fab
Jun Otani, executive vice president of Kumamoto University, highlighted the university's 268-year history during a Taiwan-Japan semiconductor supply chain talent forum. Following JASM's...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Chips and optics converge at Shenzhen twin expos
The 2025 SEMI-e Shenzhen International Semiconductor Exhibition and the Integrated Circuit Innovation Expo have concluded. The twin events drew a significant crowd, with 43,986 professional...
Monday 15 September 2025
Nvidia antitrust ruling clouds US-China trade talks

US and Chinese officials entered a second day of negotiations in Madrid on Monday, just as Beijing announced a preliminary ruling that...

Monday 15 September 2025
Taiwan's government-built 12-inch fab to come online in 2028, integrating industry and academia capabilities
TSMC has donated several sets of used 12-inch chipmaking equipment to the government, which has had the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) under the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 15 September 2025
Chipmakers bet big on AI glasses as market momentum builds
Although the AI glasses market has yet to experience clear explosive growth, major system manufacturers, brands, and startups are continuously increasing their resources and development...
Monday 15 September 2025
Samsung Foundry secures order for Israeli automotive chip production
Following its major deal with Tesla, Samsung Electronics has won an order from Israeli IC design company Valens Semiconductor to manufacture next-generation automotive system chipsets...
Monday 15 September 2025
Jorjin chairman: Chip and display breakthroughs fuel AI-AR symbiosis
AR glasses represent a revolution for displays that incorporate key technologies such as near-eye displays, microLED, and waveguides, with AI and AR now sharing a symbiotic existence...
Monday 15 September 2025
China targets CoWoP leapfrog as Taiwan holds tech edge
Recent market reports indicate that CoWoP has shown preliminary test results exceeding expectations. Nvidia, which leads its development, is expected to accelerate mass production...
Monday 15 September 2025
Japan grants up to JPY536 billion subsidy to Micron for advanced DRAM production
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan announced on September 12, 2025, that it will provide Micron Technology with subsidies amounting to as much as JPY536 billion...
Monday 15 September 2025
ASML's Asian pivot: How the chip giant ditched the US for Taiwan and Korea
Marc Hijink, technology reporter for Dutch newspaper NRC and author of Focus: The ASML Way, introduced his new book at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 on September 12. Speaking...
Monday 15 September 2025
Omnipotent combination of semiconductor and AI ushers in new phase of technological explosion, says former TSMC R&D VP
Former TSMC R&D vice president Jack Sun, who currently serves as senior vice president at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), emphasized that semiconductors can no...