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Tuesday 28 October 2025
TSMC breaks ground on second Kumamoto chip plant, expanding Japan footprint

TSMC's Japanese subsidiary, Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), officially signed an agreement with the local government...

Monday 27 October 2025
Taiwan’s PCB makers enter ‘AI moment’ as complexity nears semiconductor levels
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) chips has brought the printed circuit board (PCB) and semiconductor industries closer together. Zhen Ding Technology chairman Charles...
Monday 27 October 2025
Nexperia dispute threatens legacy chips critical to basic car functions for automakers worldwide
The largest US auto-parts trade group has warned that domestic carmakers may see major production disruptions within two to four weeks, as the escalating dispute over Nexperia risks...
Monday 27 October 2025
Weekly news roundup: TSMC tightens China orders; Micron sees DRAM market tightening; CXMT, Huawei advance HBM3 chips
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from October 20 to 26, 2025.
Monday 27 October 2025
Etron's Nicky Lu sees DRAM rally lasting six months, bets on a strong 2026
The memory industry has recently become a hot topic, with Etron chairman Nicky Lu stating that the current AI boom will drive continuous growth in the semiconductor sector over the...
Monday 27 October 2025
Tesla’s next AI chip taps both TSMC Arizona and Samsung Texas fabs

At its third-quarter 2025 earnings call, Elon Musk revealed a major "Made in America" development: Tesla's next-generation AI chip, AI5,...

Thursday 23 October 2025
AIC to supply AMD's wider Helios AI server cabinets starting 2Q26
AIC and AMD are launching the MI450 series Helios AI server cabinets in the second quarter of 2026, enhancing component placement and supported by partnerships with major tech firm...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Nexperia crisis threatens disruption to EU and US auto production
The unfolding crisis at Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, a subsidiary of China's Wingtech Technology, is rapidly escalating from a regulatory dispute into a transatlantic warning for the...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Broadcom and Marvell land major AI accelerator orders, TSMC remains key manufacturer
Nvidia currently holds over 90% of the GPU market. However, as Google and AWS continue to invest in self-developed AI accelerators and expand their applications, Nvidia's market share...
Thursday 23 October 2025
China's ZJeagles breaks VCSEL funding record, accelerates AI photonics race

ZJeagles Comsemi Technology (ZJeagles) has closed its Series B+ funding round, securing over CNY700 million (approx. US$98 million) —...

Wednesday 22 October 2025
Samsung's Exynos 2600 returns to flagship-level performance
Samsung Electronics will reportedly equip its next-generation Galaxy flagship series with its own flagship mobile SoC platform, the Exynos 2600, resuming a shared chip supply with...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
OpenAI diversifies chip suppliers to challenge Nvidia's infrastructure dominance
OpenAI's recent chip procurement deals with AMD and Broadcom signal a strategic effort to reduce reliance on Nvidia Corporation, the dominant supplier in the AI hardware space. Although...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Foreign investment drives Taiwan's semiconductor output to NT$6 trillion
In 2024, AI drove Taiwan's semiconductor output to surpass NT$5 trillion (approx. US$162.9 billion). It is expected to grow another 20% in 2025 to reach NT$6.3 trillion. Additionally,...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
The Packaging Pivot Driving AI Chip Performance

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the semiconductor landscape-both as a fast-growing end market and as a catalyst for innovation across mobile, automotive, networking,...

Tuesday 21 October 2025
Column: Advanced packaging's standardization challenge

While advanced packaging technologies first gained traction in high-end smartphones, it was the supply crunch of AI chips in 2023 that...