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Friday 4 July 2025

Japan's chip tool market to top JPY5 trillion in FY26 amid AI boom

The Japan Semiconductor Equipment Association (SEAJ) has updated its sales forecast for Japanese-made semiconductor manufacturing equipment over the next three fiscal years, projecting...

Friday 4 July 2025

With d-Mode GaN, Renesas seeks edge in high-power semiconductor market

Following its acquisition of US-based GaN pioneer Transphorm, Renesas Electronics is ramping up its ambitions in the wide-bandgap power semiconductor space. With a bold pivot away...

Friday 4 July 2025

OpenAI's chip strategy remains unclear as demand for customized functions stays vague

Amid speculation about its chip strategy, OpenAI has denied plans for large-scale use of Google's TPUs, saying it is only experimenting. The company aims to develop its own chips,...

Friday 4 July 2025

SEMICON Taiwan 2025 to launch AI chip packaging alliance, highlighting advanced packaging and ecosystem resilience

SEMICON Taiwan 2025 is scheduled to take place from September 10 to 12 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, with a series of technical forums kicking off on September 8. A key...

Friday 4 July 2025

Renesas ditches SiC to focus on MCU, GaN products for AI sector

Japanese semiconductor firm Renesas has halted mass production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and will now launch new products including microcontroller units (MCU)...

Friday 4 July 2025

Pegatron chair warns Taiwan's chip edge hinges on 3 critical fixes

Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung, speaking as President of the Monte Jade Science & Technology Association of Taiwan at the Yushan–KPMG Technology Forum on July 2, highlighted...

Friday 4 July 2025

Infineon targets 4Q25 for 12-inch GaN sample rollout as scaling accelerates

Infineon Technologies AG has announced progress in its scalable gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor manufacturing using 12-inch wafers, aiming to supply customer samples by the fourth...

Friday 4 July 2025

TSMC, suppliers ride AI wave as Nvidia GB series powers record demand

Taiwan's semiconductor and electronics industries are entering a new period of explosive growth, driven by the full-scale rollout of...

Friday 4 July 2025

South Korea cuts reliance on Japanese chip materials, but faces hurdles in advanced technologies

In the high-stakes world of semiconductors, materials are everything. In South Korea, the issue became a national priority after a 2019 trade dispute with Japan sent shockwaves through...

Friday 4 July 2025

Taiwan's Kenmec leverages AI simulation to slash factory build times by three months

Kenmec Mechanical Engineering is using Nvidia's Omniverse platform to transform factory construction, enabling "one-click deployment" that cuts build times by over three months while...

Friday 4 July 2025

Tata and Tower Semiconductor reportedly shortlisted for India's SCL upgrade

Tata Semiconductor and Tower Semiconductor have advanced to the financial bidding stage to modernize the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, Mint reports. The shortlisted...

Thursday 3 July 2025

Samsung completes development of 1c DRAM, paving way for HBM4 rollout

Samsung Electronics has successfully developed its sixth-generation DRAM, known as 1c DRAM, built using a 10nm class process. The product...

Thursday 3 July 2025

Details of the US-China trade agreement remain unclear, with no consensus on rare earths and chip controls

On June 26, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that the US had signed a trade agreement with China on June 25, which was also confirmed by China's Ministry of Commerce. From...

Thursday 3 July 2025

US unleashes Section 232 tariffs, global trade talks in disarray

With the July 9, 2025, deadline for new tariffs fast approaching, trade talks between the US and key partners like Japan, India, and France are showing signs of strain. At the heart...

Thursday 3 July 2025

Intel plans to abandon in-house glass substrate development, shift to external procurement

According to Computerbase, under the leadership of new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Intel might no longer push forward with in-house R&D of glass substrates but instead turn to purchasing...

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