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Monday 1 December 2025
Wingtech appeals to Dutch Supreme Court as Nexperia supply disruptions persist
China's Wingtech has appealed to the Dutch Supreme Court to regain control of chipmaker Nexperia BV, highlighting ongoing tensions despite a temporary truce that allowed some components...
Monday 1 December 2025
Jensen Huang visits Taiwan and refutes ODM capacity concerns
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has recently been on the move, drawing significant attention. Aside from visiting TSMC founder Morris Chang and Quanta chairman Barry Lam during his Thanksgiving...
Monday 1 December 2025
Commentary: TSMC veteran's Intel defection exposes cracks in Taiwan's silicon shield
Since April 5, 2025, a series of geopolitical tensions have unfolded—from US President Donald Trump's remarks and reciprocal tariffs to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's...
Monday 1 December 2025
Export controls drive CSCC to advance domestic compound semiconductor materials
Power demands of AI servers are boosting growth in the power semiconductor market. However, Taiwan's advanced carbon materials have long relied on imports, and China's recent graphite...
Sunday 30 November 2025
Taiwan's vertical integration cluster advantage limits industry relocation risk
Amid reports that Taiwan plans to invest US$400 billion in the US to secure better tariff treatment, avoid overlapping tax rates, and reduce Section 232 impacts under the Trump administration,...
Saturday 29 November 2025
Tech giants lead energy self-sufficiency push
As AI computing power surges exponentially, electricity has become a critical strategic resource for the tech industry. With traditional power supply models struggling to meet the...
Friday 28 November 2025
Chinese analog chipmaker 3Peak to acquire Aura Semiconductor in major industry tie-up

3Peak, a leading Chinese analog chipmaker, plans to acquire Ningbo Aura Semiconductor through new share issuance and/or cash. The move...

Friday 28 November 2025
Cheng Mei delivers first CoPoS equipment to ASE
Competing with leading players, Cheng Mei Instrument Technology recently delivered the first CoPoS measurement and inspection equipment to the ASE Group, aiming to break KLA Corporation's...
Friday 28 November 2025
Rapidus reportedly plans second Hokkaido fab for 1.4nm chips as funding gap widens, but company pushes back on timeline

Rapidus plans to begin construction on a second fabrication plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, in fiscal 2027 to produce 1.4nm and eventually...

Friday 28 November 2025
Topco Scientific eyes strong 2026 growth in photoresist and silicon wafers
Topco Scientific (TSC) expects semiconductor material demand to remain robust through 2026, driven by AI-led advanced process capacity utilization and strong memory market momentum...
Friday 28 November 2025
Nexperia turmoil upends global auto supply chain, but Taiwan's TSC stands to gain
The turmoil surrounding Nexperia has triggered a global crisis across the automotive supply chain, but it may offer an unexpected lift to Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC). With...
Friday 28 November 2025
China's new TPU contender aims for Nvidia's AI chip dominance
China's AI chip startup Zhonghao Xinying has introduced its own tensor processing unit (TPU), a major step in the country's "de-Americanisation" drive as US export curbs continue...
Friday 28 November 2025
TSMC exit fuels Taiwan-US rivalry in GaN market
TSMC announced in mid-2025 that it will fully exit the gallium nitride (GaN) foundry business within two years. The strategic move refocuses resources on advanced silicon manufacturing...
Friday 28 November 2025
Why Jensen Huang spent Thanksgiving weekend in Taiwan
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was spotted in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 27, marking his third trip to Taiwan in the second half of 2025. While earlier reports suggested that he was in...
Friday 28 November 2025
US pushes 50-50 chip split, but Taiwan's 10x capacity lead says otherwise
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick previously proposed the idea of a 50–50 chip split between Taiwan and the US, but it is unclear whether this reflects Lutnick's personal...