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Wednesday 5 November 2025
China's chipmakers cash in on localization momentum
China's semiconductor sector is entering a structural growth phase in 2025, fueled by persistent demand from artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs), and advanced man...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Why Malaysia is attracting the world’s biggest AI data centers

"Electricity is computing power," said Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), predicting that global data center power...

Tuesday 4 November 2025
European and US IDMs see slow recovery in automotive and industrial control
Key European and US IDMs like Texas Instruments (TI), NXP, and STMicroelectronics (STM) have released their latest earnings reports, some showing solid recovery performance in the...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
iPhone 17 sales exceed expectations to drive strong momentum in China for first quarter of FY26
Just two weeks after its launch, the iPhone 17 has provided strong momentum for Apple's fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, and the trend is expected to continue into the fiscal 2026 first...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Apple enters top five brands in India for the first time as iPhone 17 demand soars; MediaTek retains 46% share in smartphone chipsets
India's smartphone market grew 5% year-over-year in shipments and 18% in value in the third quarter of 2025, reaching its highest-ever quarterly value, according to Counterpoint Research...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix face capacity dilemma amid rising HBM profits and DDR5 demand
Driven by the corporate AI boom, demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is expanding beyond its traditional niche into general-purpose memory. Prices for mainstream DRAM products...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
IT panel market slows in 4Q25, makers look to AI PCs for 2026 recovery
As the fourth quarter begins, IT panel demand has entered its usual seasonal lull, with shipments expected to fall from third-quarter levels. Notebook panel prices are forecasted...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
HPC and smart power reshape auto semiconductor market
The global automotive semiconductor market is expected to reach US$78 billion in 2025, according to Mike Cheng, regional president of Avnet Taiwan, one of the world's largest electronic...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Ibiden raises fiscal 2025 financial forecast as GenAI orders exceed expectations
Japanese IC substrate giant Ibiden announced an upward revision of its fiscal year 2025 financial forecast, running April 2025 to March 2026, with revenue, operating profit, and net...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Sanmina beats estimates, raises guidance on AI demand, and ZT Systems deal
Sanmina reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued upbeat guidance, citing strong demand from communications networks and cloud, and AI infrastructure, and momentum...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
China localizes network infrastructure chips; Taiwanese IC design houses turn to the West

China's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency has extended to networking infrastructure, with Taiwanese IC design firms Realtek Semiconductor...

Tuesday 4 November 2025
Global smartphone shipments hit record high in 3Q25 amid new product wave
Despite ongoing challenges from tariffs, inflation, and geopolitical tensions impacting the 3C and consumer sectors, the smartphone industry showed unexpectedly resilient demand in...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Samsung SDI reportedly in talks with Tesla for US-based energy storage batteries
Samsung SDI is reportedly negotiating with Tesla to supply batteries for energy storage systems, aiming to leverage rising demand from AI data centers and renewable energy projects...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
MediaTek and Realtek see glimmers of growth in a sluggish auto market
While global carmakers and supply chain players remain cautious about automotive market prospects, several Taiwanese chip designers are signaling quiet optimism. Leading international...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Chinese PCB firms quietly advance next-gen CoWoP packaging
A significant divergence emerged as Taiwan and China concluded their major PCB industry exhibitions in late October 2025. While Taiwanese manufacturers focused on supply bottlenecks...