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Tuesday 12 August 2025
Samsung DDR4 EOL uncertainty clears, tariffs threaten 2H25 momentum
Contract prices for memory chips have strengthened in the third quarter of 2025, but rumors have swirled surrounding Samsung Electronics slowing down the end-of-life (EOL) for DDR4...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
HiSilicon ally SJ Semi taps domestic lithography to scale advanced packaging output
SJ Semiconductor (Jiangyin) Corp. (SJ Semi), a major packaging and testing partner of Huawei's chip design arm HiSilicon, has received domestically developed back-end steppers from...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Could US chip export tariffs be new tool against China?
US President Donald Trump confirmed that Nvidia and AMD will pay 15% of their AI chip sales revenue in China to the US government under a rare deal tied to export licenses. This move...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Trump floats weakened Blackwell export to China in return for US revenue share
US President Donald Trump signaled on Monday that he'd be open to allowing Nvidia Corp. to sell a scaled-back version of its most advanced AI chip to China.
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Trump says Intel CEO has 'amazing story,' sets Cabinet talks
President Donald Trump said members of his Cabinet would continue discussions with Lip-Bu Tan in the coming days after meeting with the Intel Corp. chief executive officer at the...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Samsung's potential US$50 billion US chip expansion puts pressure on TSMC
Samsung Electronics is reportedly weighing a major expansion of its semiconductor investments in the US, a move that could push total spending to US$50 billion after securing multibillion-dollar...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Sony’s solo run ends as Samsung rumored to land innovative iPhone sensor deal
Samsung Electronics Co. may have secured Apple's orders and become the second supplier of CMOS image sensors (CIS) for Apple's iPhone models, breaking Sony's long-standing exclusive...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Taiwan's IC packaging and testing supply chain may avoid tariffs, but US expansion remains challenging
When US President Donald Trump announced increased investment in domestic manufacturing alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook, he also declared a 100% tariff on all chips and semiconductors...
Monday 11 August 2025
Toshiba's Japan Semiconductor to boost foundry output 50% by 2029, eyes SiC and GaN chips
Japan Semiconductor, a chipmaker under Toshiba, is seeking to significantly expand its contract chip manufacturing operations, aiming to lift output by 50% from 2024 levels by the...
Monday 11 August 2025
Samsung reportedly planning to produce iPhone image sensors in Texas, but keep packaging in Korea
Samsung Electronics will build a CMOS image sensor (CIS) production line at its Austin, Texas, semiconductor facility for Apple's next-generation iPhones, but the chips' back-end...
Monday 11 August 2025
GlobalWafers secures US$200M grant from US CHIPS Act amid Trump-era review
According to Reuters, Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) said on August 8 that its subsidiary GlobalWafers received just over US$200 million in June under...
Monday 11 August 2025
Weekly news roundup: 'China for China' Strategy, Xiaomi's open-source voice AI, and Broadcom at OCP APAC
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from Aug 4 to Aug 10, 2025. The top three topics include 'China for China' drives Western chipmakers' strategy, Xiaomi releases open-source...
Monday 11 August 2025
Msscorps sets record 2Q25 revenue but posts loss on forex hit; AI demand fuels growth momentum
Taiwan-based materials analysis specialist Msscorps reported consolidated revenue of NT$545 million (US$18.24 million) for the second quarter of 2025, up 17.25% from the previous...
Monday 11 August 2025
GlobalWafers partners with Apple to bolster US chip supply chain, expand advanced wafer production
Sino-American Silicon Products Group (SAS) recently announced that its subsidiary, GlobalWafers, has entered a strategic partnership with Apple to target the US market jointly. The...
Monday 11 August 2025
Taiwan leads global SiPh development; optical industry set for explosive growth by 2027
Silicon photonics (SiPh) is one of the most critical technologies in the AI world and broadband sectors, according to Paul Liu, chairman of Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC)...