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Friday 29 August 2025
South Korean media points to TSMC as main cause of Samsung's AP procurement cost surge
Samsung Electronics' smartphone division is reportedly struggling with escalating cost pressures, largely attributed to the rapid rise in prices for mobile application processors...
Friday 29 August 2025
Naura's 1H25 profit rises 15% amid cash strain, Kingsemi takeover

Naura Technology posted strong first-half 2025 results on August 28, with revenue climbing 29.5% year-over-year to CNY16.142 billion...

Friday 29 August 2025
Hybrid models, local servers, and Netweb's role in India's AI ecosystem
India's ambition to become a trillion-dollar digital economy is creating demand for AI infrastructure that can support both rapid experimentation and cost efficiency.
Friday 29 August 2025
TSMC to tighten oversight of Taiwan suppliers ahead of 2nm rollout
Reports of TSMC halting Chinese equipment use and auditing Taiwanese suppliers have raised concern. The company said it does not comment on rumors, stressing its focus on risk management...
Friday 29 August 2025
China-based etching powerhouse AMEC posts 44% revenue gain, expands into epitaxy systems
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) reported sharp first-half 2025 revenue growth, driven by robust demand for advanced etching systems used in cutting-edge logic and memory...
Friday 29 August 2025
IBM and AMD partner on quantum-centric supercomputing to advance next-generation computing
IBM and AMD announced plans to develop next-generation computing architectures that combine quantum computers with high-performance computing (HPC), a concept known as quantum-centric...
Friday 29 August 2025
Nvidia bets big on optical networking with 2026 launch of Quantum-X and Spectrum-X to power AI data centers
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems scale at breakneck speed, the vast flows of data inside GPU clusters are overwhelming traditional interconnect methods. Legacy copper-based...
Friday 29 August 2025
Trump warns of tariffs after US-Korea summit, puts Seoul digital rules in spotlight
The US-Korea leaders' summit ended without touching on the issue of so-called "digital barriers," a long-standing grievance for US tech firms. Yet hours later, President Donald Trump...
Friday 29 August 2025
AEMC, Nanpao, and Trusval form JV targeting high-end semiconductor packaging adhesives
AEMC, Nanpao, and Trusval, on August 28, 2025, announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) with a capital of NT$500 million (US$16.4 million). The shareholding is divided...
Friday 29 August 2025
SMIC revenue surges 23% in 1H25, underscoring China’s chip ambitions
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) reported strong results for the first half of 2025, with revenue rising 23.4% year-on-year to CNY31.99 billion (US$4.47...
Friday 29 August 2025
CG Semi launches $870m OSAT facility in Gujarat to boost India’s chip ambitions
According to BusinessWire, CG Semi Private Limited, a subsidiary of CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited and part of the Murugappa Group, has inaugurated its first Outsourced...
Friday 29 August 2025
China reportedly plans to triple AI chip output by 2026, with 3 fabs for Huawei
China is preparing to triple its domestic AI chip production by 2026, according to people cited by the Financial Times. Three new wafer fabs...
Friday 29 August 2025
Lutnick to TSMC: no free ride on Biden's US$6.5B chip grant
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a CNBC Squawk Box interview on the 26th that one of his first actions after taking office...
Thursday 28 August 2025
US weighs equity stakes in chipmakers under CHIPS Act, but Nvidia off the table
The Trump administration's move to take a 10% stake in Intel has intensified debate over whether CHIPS and Science Act subsidies could be linked to equity ownership, fueling concerns...
Thursday 28 August 2025
Google's new TPU Ironwood delivers leap in computing power, integrating 9,216 chips
The AI infrastructure arms race is escalating at an unprecedented pace. At Hot Chips 2025, Google unveiled more details about its next-generation TPU platform, Ironwood, and how it...