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Friday 3 October 2025
Mature chip pricing squeeze deepens for UMC as Taiwan IC design houses foresee challenges lasting into 2026
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) recently issued a notice to its suppliers demanding a 15% price reduction, signaling heightened cost pressures within the semiconductor supply...
Thursday 2 October 2025
Taiwan's UMC seeks 15% price cuts from suppliers in rare written notice
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has formally demanded that its suppliers propose price cuts of more than 15% to take effect on January 1, 2026, an unusually aggressive move...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Galaxy S26 Ultra: Samsung taps Mcnex for periscope lens, reportedly curbing Sunny Optical's role
Samsung Electronics is overhauling its flagship smartphone camera supply chain for the Galaxy S26 Ultra, with South Korea's Mcnex taking over folded zoom (periscope) module supply...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
US carmakers are in a struggle with the cost of Trump's “America First”

Under the banner of "America First," President Donald Trump sought to revive US manufacturing by wielding tariffs as a blunt-force economic...

Saturday 27 September 2025
When LLMs outgrow the chip: Huawei's P/D separation redefines design choices
At Huawei Connect 2025, Huawei rolled out its Ascend 950, 960, and 970 AI chips with a three-year roadmap, headlined by the Ascend 950's new "P/D separation" design. The architecture...
Friday 26 September 2025
South Korean startup to launch Samsung 4nm-process LPU chip, at one-tenth cost of Nvidia's H100
South Korean startup HyperAccel—an IC design firm focusing on AI semiconductors for large language models (LLM)—will launch a language processing unit (LPU) AI chip using...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Why your next PC or smartphone will cost more: chipmakers, suppliers raise prices amid AI frenzy
Escalating tariffs, high inflation, and a shift in supply chains to the US are driving up manufacturing costs, leaving little room for prices on consumer electronics and business...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Global memory prices set to surge 15-25% in Q4 amid tightening supply
Consumers and businesses should brace for a surge in the cost of everything from smartphones to servers, as the global memory chip market stages a dramatic rebound. The industry's...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Micron sees tight DRAM supply extending into 2026 as demand from AI and servers drives pricing strength
Micron Technology expects tight DRAM supply conditions to persist into fiscal 2026, underpinning pricing strength and margin expansion. Executives highlighted robust data center and...
Monday 22 September 2025
Carmakers squeezed as profits plunge 55%, China bucks the trend
As the global automotive sector accelerates its transition toward electronic and electrical (E/E) architectures, a silent profit crisis is taking hold. According to a new report from...
Saturday 20 September 2025
Zyxel launches drone countermeasure system with hard/soft kill integration and low cost advantages
Zyxel Communications plans to showcase its latest drone defense system at the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition 2025 (TADTE 2025). The system offers a comprehensive,...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Nissan launches cost reduction project with expanded use of China-made components and logistics optimization
Nissan Motor held a media briefing on September 17 to outline its plans to reduce variable costs in vehicle production, aiming to cut JPY250 billion (approx. US$1.7 billion) by fiscal...
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Tesla co-founder says future of EV depends on charging networks and cost curves
Martin Eberhard, Tesla's co-founder, recently shared his entrepreneurial insights and outlook on the future of electric vehicles (EVs) in South Korea. He emphasized that the key to...
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
NVIDIA's Rubin CPX may reshape AI memory demand, boosting GDDR7 over HBM
Nvidia is preparing a potential shake-up in the AI semiconductor memory market with the introduction of its next-generation AI processor, Rubin CPX, which is designed for large-context...