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Tuesday 22 April 2025
China's CIS turn spurs a foundry revival at legacy nodes
As US-China tensions escalate, semiconductors have emerged as a strategic flashpoint. Beijing has tightened oversight of chip origin labeling, with the China Semiconductor Industry...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Belt and Road Initiative 2.0: COMAC makes high-profile push into SEA skies
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), once shadowed by international concerns over China's overseas expansion, is now entering phase 2.0 amid the intensifying US-China trade war and...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
CATL teases five-minute EV charge with longer range than BYD
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world's biggest producer of batteries for electric vehicles, unveiled the latest versions of its cells, playing up the durability and...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Taiwan's machine tool industry targets China at CIMT 2025 amid tariff challenges
As the China International Machine Tool Show (CIMT 2025) commences on April 21 in Beijing, Taiwanese machine tool manufacturers are making a concerted push to secure new orders in...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Goertek's 1Q25 paradox: sinks in sales, soars in profit with AR/VR in focus
Goertek Inc., headquartered in Shenzhen, published its first-quarter 2025 earnings on April 21, reporting sharp revenue declines both annually and sequentially. Despite this, the...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
TSMC warns of limits of ability to keep its AI chips from China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. listed the challenges of ensuring export control compliance by its customers, months after the company's artificial intelligence silicon was...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Nvidia CEO lobbies Japan for more power, data centers to fuel AI
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on April 21 to push for more electricity generation to meet artificial intelligence's...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Huawei, Tencent, ByteDance scale up AI hiring to counter US tech blockade
As US-China tensions over artificial intelligence reach new heights in 2025, the tech conflict has entered a critical stage. The US Commerce Department has launched an export review...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Tariff pressure triggers Chinese companies' southbound shift — Lenovo, Haier expand India manufacturing
With US-China trade tensions escalating, the Trump administration has hiked tariffs on Chinese imports to as high as 245%, sharply increasing pressure on Chinese exporters. In contrast,...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
IBM CEO sounds alarm on chip supply risk; backs Rapidus as strategic counterweight
As the semiconductor industry shifts toward geographic diversification and manufacturing resilience, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says Japan-based Rapidus is emerging as a critical player—not...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Taiwan-Japan chip alliance gets a boost with Fukuoka trade outpost
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) inaugurated a new Taiwan Trade and Investment Center in Fukuoka on April 21, marking a key step in deepening Taiwan-Japan industrial ties...
Monday 21 April 2025
China's JCET hits all-time high in 2024 revenue, cements global OSAT third position
JCET Group, China's top OSAT provider, reported record revenue of CNY35.962 billion (US$4.9 billion) for 2024, up 21.24% compared to the previous year. Net income attributable to...
Monday 21 April 2025
US$37 billion on the line: Samsung's delayed Taylor fab nears critical juncture
Samsung Electronics is moving forward with plans to launch operations at its advanced semiconductor fab in Taylor, Texas, by late 2026, after multiple delays stemming from both internal...
Monday 21 April 2025
Samsung lifts HBM yield as US tariffs loom over China-made chips
South Korean media have reported that Samsung Electronics has made notable progress in developing next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM). According to Chosun Biz, the...
Monday 21 April 2025
Taiwan's Yageo raises the stakes in bidding war for Japan's Shibaura
Taiwan’s Yageo Corp., a prominent player in the global passive components market, has stepped up its efforts to acquire Japan’s Shibaura Electronics. This move has escalated...