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Tuesday 11 November 2025
Intel CEO takes direct control as former AI chief joins OpenAI
Intel faces a strategic shift in its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts as Sachin Katti, the company's former chief technology and AI officer, has resigned to join ChatGPT developer...
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Beyond rivalry: Could Taiwan and South Korea forge Asia’s next chip superpower?
As global semiconductor competition intensifies between the US and China, a provocative proposal emerged from Seoul's National Assembly: Taiwan and South Korea should abandon decades...
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Three possible outcomes of Dutch officials' planned visit to China to discuss Nexperia crisis
Citing sources in the Dutch government, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Netherlands is preparing to suspend its order control on Nexperia. German automotive...
Tuesday 11 November 2025
GlobalFoundries signs GaN tech licensing deal with TSMC to expand US production
GlobalFoundries announced on November 10, 2025, that it has signed a technology licensing agreement with TSMC covering 650V and 80V gallium nitride (GaN) process technologies, a move...
Tuesday 11 November 2025
China's Zhejiang University launches FabGPT to bring AI into chip manufacturing
China is advancing its use of artificial intelligence (AI), with a breakthrough from Zhejiang University (ZJU)'s College of Integrated Circuits drawing industry attention. The university...
Tuesday 11 November 2025
China's IC exports surged 24.7% in first ten months of 2025, driven by AI demand and memory price hikes
China's total goods trade value reached CNY37.31 trillion (approx. US$5.23 trillion) in the first ten months of 2025, marking a 3.6% increase from the same period last year, according...
Tuesday 11 November 2025
ASML tackles AI's 'scissor gap' with dual-track chip strategy
ASML EVP and China head Shen Bo said artificial intelligence is redefining the global semiconductor landscape, pushing chipmakers and equipment suppliers to balance growing computing...
Tuesday 11 November 2025
China's Unicomp targets global expansion with US$37.5M purchase of SSTI semiconductor

Unicomp Technology Group, a Wuxi-based industrial inspection equipment maker, said its wholly owned unit, Ray Tech Singapore, will acquire...

Monday 10 November 2025
ASML says AI boom has yet to lift chip equipment demand
Nvidia and TSMC are surging ahead in the AI boom, but ASML's growth looks slower in comparison. The Dutch lithography maker expects about 15% sales growth in 2025, while TSMC projects...
Monday 10 November 2025
Taiwan semiconductor materials face three major obstacles, says Sunlit exec
The 10th edition of the Materials Industry Forum kicked off on November 7 in Taiwan under the theme "A Single Tree Cannot Make a Forest: Taiwan's Rising Materials Industry."
Monday 10 November 2025
TSMC breaks one record after another: AI demand powers October revenue height, CEO confident streak will continue
TSMC posted record consolidated revenue of NT$367.47 billion (US$11.87 billion) in October 2025, up 11.0% from September and 16.9% from a year earlier. The result highlights the company's...
Monday 10 November 2025
Taiwan's October exports hit single-month record high
Taiwan's exports in October 2025 hit a single-month record high of US$61.8 billion, experiencing a year-over-year increase of 49.7% and surpassing the US$60 billion mark for the first...
Monday 10 November 2025
Analysis: China pairs Nexperia sanctions with exemptions, unveiling new supply chain playbook
China is using the escalating Nexperia dispute to showcase a new, flexible export strategy that mixes hardline control with selective exemptions. As the Dutch government's takeover...
Monday 10 November 2025
Topoint eyes chip drill shortage as AI boosts PCB, substrate demand in 2026
Topoint, a leading manufacturer of high-end drills and drilling services for the PCB industry, expects supply shortages to persist through 2026 despite recent capacity expansions...
Monday 10 November 2025
Ableprint reports record third quarter revenue despite regulatory search
Ableprint, a supplier of advanced semiconductor packaging bubble-removal equipment, reported record-high revenue in the third quarter of 2025, underscoring its strong position in...