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Wednesday 10 September 2025
China AI surge with 5,000 firms and 788 EFLOPS capacity, yet supply-demand mismatch persists
China's artificial intelligence industry has surged past 5,000 companies with national computing capacity reaching 788 EFLOPS, according to figures from the World Smart Industry Expo...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
TSMC and ASE form 3D IC alliance with 34 members to overcome advanced packaging bottlenecks
To break through the technical, mass production, and yield challenges in advanced packaging processes such as 3D IC and CoWoS, SEMI, together with TSMC and ASE Holdings, has established...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
HBM race intensifies: Micron’s yield confidence fuels supply chain bets
The high bandwidth memory (HBM) market has become one of the most competitive arenas in the semiconductor industry, with Micron Technology signaling its confidence in its position...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Samsung to double GDDR7 output following Nvidia B40 order
Nvidia has reportedly placed an order with Samsung Electronics for GDDR7 graphics memory, with the supply volume doubling compared to previous orders. Samsung's GDDR7 was previously...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
TSMC and OSATs ramp up advanced semiconductor packaging amid AI-driven demand surge
TSMC and major OSAT firms are aggressively expanding their advanced packaging capacity in response to rising demand driven by AI applications. Once considered peripheral, advanced...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
TSMC's new materials management VP to debut at 2025 SCM Forum
TSMC will hold its Supply Chain Management Forum (SCM Forum) on November 13, 2025. Notably, Yuan-Guo Huang, who was promoted to vice president of materials management in early August...
Monday 8 September 2025
Samsung reportedly resumes construction on Pyeongtaek P5 to advance HBM4 mass production plans
Samsung Electronics is reportedly accelerating the construction of its fifth plant (P5) in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Monday 8 September 2025
Commentary: Hyundai-LGES Georgia plant raid threatens to unravel South Korea's US$350 billion EV bet
A major immigration raid at Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution's (LGES) battery plant in Georgia has exposed the labor and visa hurdles facing South Korean firms in the US...
Monday 8 September 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix deploy heavyweight presence at Semicon 2025 to crack Taiwan supply chain
The upcoming SEMICON Taiwan will feature keynote speeches from top executives at South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, in addition to a forum hosted...
Monday 8 September 2025
Semicon Taiwan 2025 sets new records, focusing on AI, advanced packaging, and memory
SEMICON Taiwan 2025 will take place from September 10 to 12, 2025, at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, bringing together over 1,200 global semiconductor and technology companies...
Monday 8 September 2025
Taiwan plots China-alternative chip strategy in response to Beijing's mature-node expansion
Taiwan is drafting new measures to curb China's rising dominance in mature-node chip production, with the Legislative Yuan scheduled to review the plan when its new session opens...
Monday 8 September 2025
Taiwan's high-tech supply chain faces rising pressures amid global expansion and outsourcing trends
Taiwan's high-tech manufacturers are encountering significant challenges as they establish factories overseas, particularly due to cost pressures stemming from US President Donald...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Tech Forum 2025: US-based server assembly surges as Taiwan's EMS leaders navigate rising costs and trade uncertainties
The Trump administration's tariff policy announced in April 2025 is reshaping global server supply chains, prompting Taiwan's leading EMS firms—Foxconn, Wistron, Quanta, Inventec,...
Thursday 4 September 2025
China imposes anti-circumvention duties on US-made optical fibers
China's Ministry of Commerce has ruled that US optical fiber producers circumvented existing anti-dumping measures by altering trade patterns and exporting a different category of...
Thursday 4 September 2025
GlobalFoundries finds new road in China: Zensemi partnership anchors auto chip strategy
GlobalFoundries (GF), the US-based contract chipmaker, is accelerating its "China for China" strategy through a partnership with Guangzhou Zen Semiconductor (Zensemi). The collaboration...