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Tuesday 10 June 2025
Edge AI stalls, cloud AI soars: a new divide in Taiwan’s chip industry
Taiwan's IC design firms remain optimistic about the long-term trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI), but their outlook for the second half of 2025 has turned markedly cautious...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
US-China trade talks rekindled in London: rare earths, export curbs, Nvidia chips in focus
US-China trade talks resumed in London on June 10, extending a new bilateral economic and trade consultation mechanism launched with more than six hours of discussions the day before...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Arm unveils Zena compute subsystem to accelerate Automotive AI innovation and solve OEM bottlenecks
As artificial intelligence accelerates the reshaping of the automotive sector, Arm has once again positioned itself at the forefront. Following the rollout of its Armv9 architecture...
Monday 9 June 2025
Qualcomm agrees to buy chip firm Alphawave for US$2.4 billion

Qualcomm Inc. has agreed to buy London-listed semiconductor company Alphawave IP Group Plc for about US$2.4 billion in cash to expand...

Monday 9 June 2025
Taiwan semiconductor suppliers deepen SEA ties with US$19 million in deals
Taiwan's semiconductor equipment industry made a strong impression at this year's SEMICON Southeast Asia, as the Innovative Technology and Product Launch, jointly organized by the...
Monday 9 June 2025
Intel to enforce 50% gross margin rule, may halt low-profit projects
Intel is implementing a stricter profit policy as part of efforts to regain financial stability after years of declining margins. At the Bank of America Global Technology Conference,...
Monday 9 June 2025
TSMC adjusts global growth plans as Washington ramps up demands

TSMC, under growing pressure from Washington to accelerate its American operations, is reconsidering its global capacity expansion plans...

Monday 9 June 2025
Coincidence? EDA access quietly restored to some Chinese companies following Xi-Trump call
Following a direct high-level phone call between China and the US on the evening of June 5, 2025, Beijing time, subtle shifts have emerged in semiconductor and electronic design automation...
Monday 9 June 2025
Weekly news roundup: Arm's rebrand, Huawei's R&D blitz, and Asia's rising AI chip challengers
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from June 2 to June 8, 2025. Top highlights include Arm's strategic rebrand and entry into proprietary chip design, Huawei's...
Sunday 8 June 2025
Cloud ASIC market gains momentum as AI demand soars
The cloud application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) market continues to gather steam as both the US and Taiwanese semiconductor players ramp up investments and innovation to...
Saturday 7 June 2025
MediaTek executive: AI still in early phase, edge inference to drive chip growth
The NTU SoC Center hosted a forward-looking technology forum on June 5, 2025, with artificial intelligence (AI) robotics as the central theme. During the event, MediaTek senior director...
Saturday 7 June 2025
Samsung pushes into smart mobility with 5nm auto SoCs backed by Infineon, NXP
Samsung Electronics has partnered with Infineon Technologies AG and NXP Semiconductors NV to co-develop next-generation automotive chips using its advanced 5-nanometer process, according...
Friday 6 June 2025
Can Huawei break Nvidia's hold? 2 key issues undercut Ascend 910C push
Huawei's efforts to displace Nvidia as the leading AI chip supplier in China with its Ascend 910C processor are facing significant setbacks. Industry insiders cite both entrenched...
Friday 6 June 2025
Broadcom reports strong earnings growth on robust AI-driven demand and VMWare boost
Broadcom reported a 20.2% year-over-year revenue jump to a record US$15 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, driven by surging demand for AI chips and strong contributions...
Friday 6 June 2025
Broadcom sees sustained AI momentum, eyes continued growth through fiscal 2026
Broadcom delivered a strong second-quarter performance for fiscal 2025, with AI-driven growth continuing to dominate the company's outlook. In the earnings call, President and CEO...