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Friday 12 December 2025

Intel reportedly tests chip tools linked to sanctioned Chinese firms for 14A

Intel has evaluated advanced manufacturing equipment from ACM Research, a US supplier with subsidiaries subject to American trade restrictions,...

Friday 12 December 2025

Japan's major banks and corporations back Rapidus with massive financing and new investments

Japan is accelerating its national push to rebuild an advanced semiconductor ecosystem as Rapidus, the country's flagship next-generation chip venture, secures financing from major...

Friday 12 December 2025

VPEC will focus on optical components in 2026

AI data centers are seeing rapidly increasing demand for HPC and big data processing. The shift from traditional copper wiring to fiber optics boosts data transfer rates while lowering...

Friday 12 December 2025

TSMC pauses work on second Kumamoto wafer fab amid potential shift to AI chip production

TSMC, through its Japanese subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), has halted construction on its second wafer fabrication facility in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto...

Friday 12 December 2025

Foxconn pumps US$509M into new Kaohsiung HQ

Foxconn signed a development agreement with the Kaohsiung city government on December 12 to advance the Y15 mixed-use project along the city's MRT Yellow Line. The company will invest...

Friday 12 December 2025

Advantest unveils next-gen memory handler for AI, targets customer rollout in 2Q26

Japanese semiconductor test equipment manufacturer Advantest has announced the launch of a next-generation memory handler, designed specifically for high-performance memory components...

Friday 12 December 2025

Huawei–SMIC chip hits milestone, still lags TSMC’s 5nm

China is accelerating its semiconductor capabilities through technical gains at Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(SMIC)...

Friday 12 December 2025

Photonics suppliers dominate Taiwan's semiconductor growth rankings on CPO momentum

Silicon photonics is emerging as the strongest growth engine within Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing sector.

Friday 12 December 2025

Exclusive: Ex-TSMC R&D VP on advanced packaging and Morris Chang's vision

Douglas Yu, former TSMC R&D vice president, highlighted the development of TSMC's 3D Fabric platform, including challenges in early adoption and the impact of founder Morris Chang's...

Friday 12 December 2025

Why replicating Taiwan's science park ecosystem in Arizona is harder than it looks

Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain, which produces over 60% of the world's chips, faces growing pressure to expand overseas amid rising geopolitical tensions. Gudeng Precision Industrial,...

Friday 12 December 2025

Rapidus secures Canon, SoftBank backing for 2nm chip ambitions

Canon has reportedly entered final negotiations to invest in a state-backed chipmaker, while SoftBank prepares to increase its financial support, marking a significant step in Japan's...

Thursday 11 December 2025

China's polysilicon glut triggers US-backed supply chain realignment

China's dominance of the global polysilicon market is forcing the industry into two divergent paths: domestic consolidation to manage...

Thursday 11 December 2025

US eases H200 curbs, but China may no longer need the chip, says DIGITIMES analyst

In the latest episode of Tech Insights, DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin argues that Washington's decision to lift export restrictions on Nvidia's H200 accelerator to China signals a shift...

Thursday 11 December 2025

South Korea targets new fabs, HBM leadership, fabless revamp in US$468bn chip push

South Korea has unveiled an expansive semiconductor strategy to secure its lead in next-generation memory and revive weaker segments such as logic chips and the domestic fabless sector...

Thursday 11 December 2025

Singapore unveils US$28.5 billion tech plan, spotlight on 2026 semiconductor drive

Singapore will invest SGD37 billion (approx. US$28.5 billion) over the next five years under its Research, Innovation and Enterprise...

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