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Tuesday 7 October 2025
China's SiC industry finds high-value exit in Meta's AR supply chain

As the global semiconductor industry eyes the rise of 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) wafers as potential game-changers in advanced packaging,...

Tuesday 7 October 2025
Weekly news roundup: Intel and TSMC pour billions into Arizona; Memory chip prices soar, Hanmi expands to Singapore to support Micron
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of September 29–October 5.
Monday 6 October 2025
South Korea's physical AI drive hits data bottlenecks
With the AI training market firmly dominated by Nvidia and other global leaders, South Korea's AI semiconductor startups are turning their attention to inference as the next frontier...
Monday 6 October 2025
Mitsubishi Electric opens SiC plant amid cooling EV market
Mitsubishi Electric held a completion ceremony on October 1, 2025, for its new power semiconductor factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The facility will produce silicon carbide...
Monday 6 October 2025
Samsung faces petition to oust camera chief amid labor tensions
A petition demanding that Samsung Electronics replace the head of its camera division has gained significant traction, fueled by criticism over the company's smartphone camera performance...
Sunday 5 October 2025
Kioxia and Nvidia develop SSDs 100x faster for next-gen servers
Kioxia, Japan's leading memory chip maker, is partnering with Nvidia to develop a revolutionary solid-state drive (SSD) nearly 100 times faster than conventional models. The new drive,...
Sunday 5 October 2025
PlayNitride bets on microLED tools to drive its next growth phase
PlayNitride is positioning its mass transfer process equipment as a key "microLED 3D printer" to accelerate mass production and expand applications beyond current panel customers...
Friday 3 October 2025
Hanmi Semiconductor expands to Singapore to support Micron's HBM production
Hanmi Semiconductor has established a local entity in Singapore to provide on-site support for its core customer, Micron. According to Korean media reports, including Financial...
Friday 3 October 2025
From scenic city to China's AI Silicon Valley: the driving forces behind Hangzhou's transformation
At the annual China International Supply Chain Expo in July 2025, Alibaba Cloud founder and Zhejiang Lab director Dr. Jian Wang personally invited Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to visit...
Friday 3 October 2025
Shibaura deal clears Japan's national security review; opens path for Yageo acquisition
Yageo announced on October 3 that it has successfully passed a key milestone in its tender offer for Japan's Shibaura Electronics, securing 50.01% of outstanding shares, or 7,624,200...
Friday 3 October 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces backlash from Trump allies after calling 'China hawk' label a badge of shame
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, once praised by President Trump as a patriot, is facing fierce backlash from MAGA hardliners after openly criticizing America's China hawks in a candid podcast...
Friday 3 October 2025
OpenAI visits Samsung's Pyeongtaek plant following Stargate investment agreement
After signing a letter of intent (LOI) for investment cooperation under the Stargate project with Samsung Electronics, OpenAI sent a team to visit Samsung's Pyeongtaek facility to...
Friday 3 October 2025
Nvidia's decades-long China strategy disrupted by deepening US-China tech rivalry
For years, Nvidia treated China as one of its most important growth markets, working closely with local partners to embed its GPUs into the country's AI ecosystem. From data centers...
Friday 3 October 2025
Applied Materials warns of revenue hit from expanded US export blacklist
Applied Materials has warned that new US export restrictions will weigh heavily on its business, underscoring the risks American chip-equipment makers face from Washington's widening...
Friday 3 October 2025
Samsung accelerates humanoid robot R&D to stake future role in robotics ecosystem
Samsung Electronics is stepping up its robotics ambitions, advancing research and development across multiple humanoid robot types while leveraging its ecosystem strengths to secure...