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Wednesday 30 April 2025
TSMC's AI chip plans remain on track; CoWoS capacity to double in 2025
TSMC's advanced packaging capacity for artificial intelligence (AI) chips remains within forecast ranges for 2025, contrary to recent market speculation about order reductions from...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Intel advances 18A, 14A nodes to anchor US foundry strategy

At its inaugural Intel Foundry Direct Connect 2025 event on April 29 in the US, Intel laid out its vision for reclaiming semiconductor...

Wednesday 30 April 2025
Outpaced and overbuilt: Intel’s $20B crisis
For five consecutive quarters through the first quarter of 2025, Intel Corporation has grappled with a staggering cumulative net loss of US$19.57 billion, marking the most protracted...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
K&S partners with Taiwanese semiconductor leaders in advanced packaging push

Despite flat demand for most consumer electronics chips and a muted outlook for traditional wire bonding and packaging equipment, Singapore's...

Wednesday 30 April 2025
Made in America, delayed by parts
Taiwan's electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers are accelerating their North American production plans in response to tariff threats, but component shortages and capacity...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Taiwan semiconductor supplier Chang Wah sees recovery despite Trump tariff uncertainty
Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE) founder Canon Huang described Donald Trump's tariff policies as highly unpredictable but expressed confidence that market conditions for CWE and its...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
China launches 'human wave strategy' for R&D, poaching top-level South Korean scholars
Reports indicate that many outstanding South Korean research scholars have been moving to Chinese universities. These experts hold world-class authority in foundational fields of...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
DeepSeek returns to South Korea, challenges local AI giants despite privacy concerns
Reuters reports that DeepSeek, a Chinese generative artificial intelligence firm previously embroiled in controversy over excessive personal data collection, has partially...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Amkor sees no major tariff-driven pull-ins; new Apple SiP socket order may lift outlook
Amkor Technology reported falling net sales for the first quarter, driven by weakness in its communications and automotive sectors. The company said its expansion plans in Arizona...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
NXP witnesses falling performance, announces CEO transition
NXP Semiconductors released its first-quarter 2025 financial results, reporting revenue of US$2.84 billion, a 9.3% decline compared to the same period last year but aligned with the...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Sony weighs chip spinoff that Dan Loeb called for years ago
Sony Group Corp. is considering spinning off its semiconductor unit, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the PlayStation maker's latest effort to streamline its...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Mature chip processes most vulnerable in Trump's tariff storm
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has temporarily escaped US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff measures announced earlier this month, but industry insiders warn that systemic...
Monday 28 April 2025
How US chip equipment makers could shield US$10B in China sales from tariffs
Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA each generated 31.3%, 31%, and 36% of their revenue from China in 2024, according to recent filings. As mature-node wafer fab capacity expands,...
Monday 28 April 2025
Samsung cautions US on potential risks of China tech sanctions
Samsung Electronics reportedly submitted a statement to the US Department of Commerce (DOC), warning that American sanctions targeting China's advanced technology could lead to "unintended...
Monday 28 April 2025
Renesas hits brakes on EV chip expansion as market uncertainty and tariff woes persist
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics has adopted a cautious stance on expanding its production of power semiconductors for electric vehicles (EVs). During its earnings briefing...