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Wednesday 20 August 2025
Cambricon Technologies to raise CNY3.98B to advance AI chip autonomy
China's artificial intelligence (AI) industry is rapidly developing, with the Chinese government actively promoting increased procurement of domestically produced AI chips by local...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
China unveils e-beam lithography machine with precision near ASML's High-NA EUV, but faces mass production hurdles
China has unveiled its first domestically developed commercial electron-beam lithography (EBL) tool, marking a symbolic step forward in efforts to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Chip toolmakers diverge: AI drives windfalls, China demand fades
Half of the world's 10 largest chip equipment makers reported profit declines or markedly slower growth in the second quarter of 2025, highlighting an uneven cycle driven by booming...
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Arm reportedly hires Amazon AI exec to advance chip ambition
Chip designer Arm has hired Amazon's artificial intelligence chip director Rami Sinno as it pushes into developing its processors, Reuters reported, citing people familiar...
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Huawei data center chip stuck on outdated 5nm node, teardown reveals
A recent teardown of Huawei's new Kunpeng 930 data center processor suggests the chip may still rely on TSMC's five-year-old 5nm manufacturing node. The finding underscores how US...
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Samsung to challenge SK Hynix, Micron in Nvidia HBM supply after delays

Samsung Electronics is intensifying its bid to break into Nvidia's high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply chain after lagging behind SK Hynix...

Tuesday 19 August 2025
China's demand for AI chips and HBM equipment persists despite uncertainty over Nvidia H20 sales
China's semiconductor industry continues to expand capacity in mature process chips while strengthening self-production of AI chips, especially as the Chinese AI sector gained momentum...
Monday 18 August 2025
Beijing reportedly pushes local chip usage as H20 sales resume in China
As Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chips become a focal point in US-China tech competition, Beijing is taking a cautious and increasingly assertive approach toward their...
Monday 18 August 2025
Weekly news roundup: Apple's US$599 MacBook, China's HBM3 breakthrough, and TSMC 2nm leak update
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from August 11 to 17, 2025. Leading the headlines: Apple is preparing to launch a US$599 MacBook, with mass production of key components expected...
Monday 18 August 2025
Samsung DRAM market share sinks to decade low, consumer electronics cushion the blow
Samsung Electronics' global DRAM market share slipped to 32.7% in the first half of 2025, down 8.8% from 41.5% a year earlier, according to its August 14 semiannual earnings report,...
Saturday 16 August 2025
Tesla’s Dojo shutdown marks a strategic turn in its AI ambitions

Tesla's Dojo team has been disbanded—an announcement that has sent ripples through the tech industry. The decision to abandon Dojo...

Friday 15 August 2025
Can Tesla's chip shift uplift Samsung foundry services?
Over the past two weeks, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promoted his company's new partnership with Samsung Foundry for manufacturing its AI chips. At one point, South Korean media speculated...
Friday 15 August 2025
China pushes back against Nvidia H20 chip exports amid US trade tensions
Chinese authorities have recently voiced concerns about the reauthorization of shipments for Nvidia Corporation's H20 AI chips, highlighting fears that these chips could be remotely...
Friday 15 August 2025
Samsung chair tipped to court Nvidia as 12-high HBM3E deal nears
Samsung Electronics is expected to supply Nvidia with its newest 12-high HBM3E memory chips, as multiple industry sources say the companies are in advanced talks over shipment volumes...
Friday 15 August 2025
Trump's corporate crackdown: When national security overrides boardroom independence
Since the US first announced reciprocal tariffs in early April 2025, President Donald Trump has frequently delivered "surprises" to the global market over nearly four months. Recently,...