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Saturday 27 September 2025
When LLMs outgrow the chip: Huawei's P/D separation redefines design choices
At Huawei Connect 2025, Huawei rolled out its Ascend 950, 960, and 970 AI chips with a three-year roadmap, headlined by the Ascend 950's new "P/D separation" design. The architecture...
Saturday 27 September 2025
Infineon, Rohm sign MOU to support flexible SiC power device shipments
Infineon Technologies announced on September 25, 2025, that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rohm Semiconductor to collaborate...
Friday 26 September 2025
South Korean startup to launch Samsung 4nm-process LPU chip, at one-tenth cost of Nvidia's H100
South Korean startup HyperAccel—an IC design firm focusing on AI semiconductors for large language models (LLM)—will launch a language processing unit (LPU) AI chip using...
Friday 26 September 2025
Xiaomi to invest US$7b in chip R&D over 10 years
Xiaomi founder Lei Jun said in his September 25 keynote livestream that the company will invest at least CNY50 billion (US$7.01 billion) over the next decade in self-developed chips,...
Friday 26 September 2025
Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek pivot toward AI accelerators as 3nm era closes

The 2025 generation of flagship smartphone chips will mark the final run for 3nm processors — closing a chapter in semiconductor...

Friday 26 September 2025
Anpec says share price undervalued in Yageo public tender offer
Taiwanese passive components maker Yageo, on September 11, 2025, unilaterally announced plans to invest over NT$4.8 billion (US$158 million) to acquire a major stake in power management...
Friday 26 September 2025
China's CPU makers deliver strong half-year results, Loongson 3C6000 on track for 2026
China's CPU industry is gaining real traction, with listed players posting strong first-half 2025 earnings, resilient margins, and rising R&D outlays. Driven by state backing...
Friday 26 September 2025
Global chip sector faces 2026 slowdown: AI growth meets consumer market chill
The semiconductor sector is preparing for a muted rebound in consumer electronics in late 2025. What was once a reliable seasonal upswing now appears absent, with third-quarter order...
Thursday 25 September 2025
TSMC and EDA partners use AI to boost chip design energy efficiency tenfold
TSMC and its partners have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) software to enhance the energy efficiency of AI computing chips by roughly ten times. The company presented its latest...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Foxconn pulls ahead of Quanta and Wistron in Nvidia AI server race
Foxconn has jumped out to a significant early lead over rivals Quanta Computer and Wistron in the high-stakes race to build Nvidia's next-generation AI servers, according to industry...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Alibaba stakes out AI chip ecosystem, setting up a clash with Huawei
Alibaba is steadily building a vertically integrated chip ecosystem that spans cloud computing, AI chip design, and advanced packaging. People's Daily recently revealed a...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme with major AI performance gains
Qualcomm officially launched its newest flagship platforms for smartphones and PCs on September 24. The company introduced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 as its latest smartphone platform,...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Intel, Apple reportedly in early talks over potential investments as chipmaker seeks revival
Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources, reported that Intel has held preliminary talks with Apple about a possible investment in the struggling US chipmaker. The discussions,...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Taiwan's three major science parks report chip-driven record revenue in 1H25
The National Science and Technology Council's three major science parks achieved a combined revenue of NT$2.74 trillion (approximately US$90.6 billion) in the first half of 2025,...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Onsemi to acquire Aura Semiconductor's Vcore power technologies
Onsemi has announced an agreement to acquire rights to Aura Semiconductor's Vcore power technologies, including related intellectual property licenses. The acquisition, expected to...