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Monday 24 November 2025
Weekly News Roundup: US moves to ban Chinese chipmaking equipment; Tesla eyes in-house fab; Intel hires TSMC veteran
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of November 17 to November 23, 2025.
Monday 24 November 2025
TSMC's C.C. Wei doubles down on US expansion as AI era enters 'early stage'
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC)'s chairman and chief executive, C.C. Wei, used one of the industry's most high-profile stages to restate the company's commitment to expanding...
Monday 24 November 2025
TSMC ramps 3/2nm and CoWoS capacity amid 24-hour production push
Despite Nvidia's strong third quarter of fiscal 2026 performance, surpassing forecasts for 12 consecutive quarters, global market concerns over AI remain. According to supply chain...
Monday 24 November 2025
Intel's EMIB becomes potential alternative to TSMC's CoWoS
TSMC's advanced CoWoS packaging capacity has become extremely tight, resulting in only a few leading AI chipmakers having the means to book capacity in large quantities. Other ASIC...
Monday 24 November 2025
Behind Korea’s record chip exports, a race it may be losing
Although South Korea has seen its semiconductor exports hit record highs, concerns are mounting that over-reliance on specific products could heighten risks for the country's manufacturing...
Monday 24 November 2025
India races to join the chip elite—can it close the gap by 2032?
India has renewed its push to become a global semiconductor hub, setting an ambitious target to match the manufacturing capabilities of leading producers by 2032. Technology Minister...
Monday 24 November 2025
India roundup: Fujifilm to build semiconductor materials factory in India, targeting regional exports

Fujifilm will build a semiconductor materials plant in India for regional exports; Ziroh Labs...

Sunday 23 November 2025
Intel's China debut highlights AI expansion, Gaudi 2E, and disaggregated supernodes
The 2025 Intel Technology Innovation and Industry Ecosystem Conference was held from November 19 to 21, 2025, in Chongqing, China. At the event, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and newly appointed...
Saturday 22 November 2025
AI workloads propel revolution in photonic chips, as startups jostle for position and tech giants seek to integrate
Rapid advances in AI technology have exposed fundamental network bottlenecks, since traditional connections can no longer keep up with the massive transmission demands of AI. Billions...
Saturday 22 November 2025
ASML opens first US technical training center to support domestic chipmaking revival
ASML has inaugurated a technical training center in Phoenix, Arizona, designed to train more than 1,000 engineers annually for the expanding semiconductor industry in the US. The...
Friday 21 November 2025
US moves to bar CHIPS Act recipients from purchasing Chinese chipmaking equipment for 10 years
US lawmakers are advancing bipartisan legislation to prohibit companies receiving federal semiconductor subsidies from purchasing chipmaking equipment manufactured in China for the...
Friday 21 November 2025
Taiwan foundry and tech manufacturing remains irreplaceable as exports surge
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on November 20 that Taiwan's export orders reached US$69.37 billion in October 2025, down slightly by US$850 million or 1.2% from...
Friday 21 November 2025
TSMC in sight: Samsung seen hitting 21,000 wafers by 2026
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to raise the monthly output of its next-generation 2nm foundry process to as many as 21,000 wafers by the end of 2026, according to new...
Friday 21 November 2025
Intel dismisses trade-secret claims involving former TSMC executive as Taiwan probe continues
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has rejected reports that a new company hire brought confidential TSMC information into the US chipmaker, calling the allegations unfounded.
Friday 21 November 2025
Sumitomo Chemical to acquire Taiwanese semiconductor cleaning agent maker
Sumitomo Chemical announced it will acquire all shares of Asia Union Electronic Chemical Corp, a Taiwanese manufacturer of semiconductor cleaning agents, with the deal expected to...