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Wednesday 26 November 2025
Kumamoto pushes for third TSMC plant with packaging, R&D focus
Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura visited TSMC's headquarters in Hsinchu on November 24, 2025, as part of a semiconductor investment promotion event in Taipei, saying the chipmaker...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Commentary: ASML hit by explosive spy allegations, testing limits of semiconductor neutrality
Dutch lithography leader ASML is facing an unprecedented wave of scrutiny after the publication of a new book, De belangrijkste machine ter wereld...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
China submits 96 papers to top chip design conference, nearly double US and South Korea
The International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) will take place from February 15 to 19, 2026, in San Francisco, US, with MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai delivering the opening keynote...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
0.18-micron tech makes a comeback in IC design research
While TSMC is actively building and expanding 2nm fabs and MediaTek's chips are advancing to the 3nm process node, the long-overlooked 0.18-micron technology is unexpectedly making...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Kneron unveils KL1140 chip with 3x efficiency and 10x lower costs
Kneron has launched its next-generation KL1140 edge AI chip, introducing a processor that the company claims can reduce inference costs by tenfold and deliver three times higher energy...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Samsung and India-based Reliance expand partnership with focus on AI, 6G and semiconductors
Samsung Electronics and India-based Reliance Industries have deepened their long-standing partnership, exploring cooperation across artificial intelligence, next-generation telecommunications,...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Samsung reverses five-year promotion decline to bolster AI and chip leadership
Samsung Electronics has announced its 2026 senior executive promotions, marking a sharp departure from its five-year pattern of steadily reducing the number of high-level advancements...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Nvidia sparks AI data center power architecture revolution; Taiwan's top wire bonding firms poised to benefit
Nvidia will implement 800V infrastructure in its Vera Rubin platform by 2027, with Taiwanese firms leveraging EV expertise for AI servers, potentially boosting revenue in AI power...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Rapidus plans to build second fab for 1.4nm chips in fiscal 2027
Japanese semiconductor firm Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce 2nm chips by 2027, has initiated plans for advanced technological developments, including the construction of a second...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Micron to expand advanced DRAM development at Hiroshima site
Micron Technology announced plans to expand its DRAM memory development at its Hiroshima facility, with significant backing from the Japanese government. This move aims to boost output...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Global data center AI chip packaging market forecast, 2024-2030
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Wednesday 26 November 2025
Commentary: TSMC's lawsuit against ex-SVP walks US-Taiwan tightrope
TSMC has sued former SVP, Wei-Jen Lo, for allegedly violating non-compete agreements after joining Intel, but industry insiders believe the case may be quietly dropped given the geopolitical...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
EU approves EUR450 million Czech aid to support Onsemi's first-of-a-kind SiC plant
The European Commission has approved a EUR450 million Czech measure to support US semiconductor company Onsemi in establishing a new integrated manufacturing plant for Silicon Carbide...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Google steps up in ASIC war, but brings mixed implications for MediaTek and Broadcom
Google has been on a streak of breakthroughs in AI. Gemini 3 has been outperforming major AI models, while it has also received strong engineering feedback on Antigravity. Its already...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Japan sets new strategic tech priorities, tightens cyber rules for chip plants
Japan is preparing to designate artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion, space, and other advanced sectors as "national strategic technologies," while moving to require stricter cybersecurity...