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Sunday 14 December 2025
Taiwan's WinWay partners with Technoprobe and MS SUN in 5-year MEMS probe card deal
Taiwanese semiconductor wafer probe card maker WinWay Technology has entered a long-term supply agreement with Italy's Technoprobe, a leading probe card manufacturer, and Greater...
Sunday 14 December 2025
Shih Her Technologies sees rising semiconductor demand driving growth despite labor challenges
Precision parts cleaning, once considered a routine task, has become a vital part of the semiconductor supply chain due to increasing demands for advanced process yields. Shih Her...
Saturday 13 December 2025
Commentary: Uncertainty rises as US delays Section 232 semiconductor tariff ruling after eight months
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) launched a Section 232 national security investigation on April 1, 2025, targeting semiconductors, manufacturing equipment, and related products...
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...