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Monday 8 September 2025
China's chip equipment makers close in: eroding Japan's share, eyeing US dominance
China's sustained investment in its semiconductor equipment ecosystem is starting to alter the global balance of power. Markets once controlled by US and Japanese giants are now being...
Monday 8 September 2025
India's chip drive gains momentum but foreign giants hold back investments
India showcased its semiconductor ambitions at Semicon India 2025 with the unveiling of its first homegrown chip and a flurry of local partnerships. While global players such as ASML,...
Sunday 7 September 2025
China’s SiCarrier rallies suppliers with US$1.4B in orders, yet lithography gap persists
Chinese semiconductor equipment maker SiCarrier has booked over CNY10 billion (US$1.4 billion) in orders and is mobilizing upstream suppliers for large-scale production. With nearly...
Sunday 7 September 2025
France pushes into Taiwan's chip ecosystem with advanced packaging focus and new Foxconn tie-up

France is preparing its biggest foray yet into Asia's semiconductor heartland. At SEMICON Taipei next week, Paris will field its largest...

Saturday 6 September 2025
South Korea plans to cut wafer material tariffs to 0% to strengthen its semiconductor cost advantage
The South Korean government is reportedly pushing to reduce tariffs on key imported materials used in semiconductor wafer production to 0% by 2026. Amid the US' announcement of a...
Saturday 6 September 2025
Micron bets on culture and ecosystem strength in high-stakes HBM battle
Micron is sharpening its case in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market, where it faces entrenched rivals and rising competition.
Saturday 6 September 2025
Intel's 14A gamble: 2026 looms as make-or-break year, TSMC reliance continues
Intel CFO David Zinsner told investors at Citigroup's 2025 Global TMT Conference that 2026 will mark a turning point for the company's manufacturing plans, with the fate of its 14A...
Friday 5 September 2025
China's NEV market sees rising adoption of hybrid SiC tech amid price war
China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sector continues to face intense price competition, with domestic manufacturers pushing vehicle prices to unprecedented lows. This aggressive pricing...
Friday 5 September 2025
Tech Forum 2025: AI chip testing seen as necessary evil amid heterogeneous integration challenges, says National Instruments
As AI chip manufacturing technology rapidly evolves, US test equipment manufacturer National Instruments (NI) points out that many view the testing phase as a "necessary evil." Customers...
Friday 5 September 2025
Samsung enters HBM4 race with aggressive pricing to win Nvidia supply deal

To reshape the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market landscape, Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to engage in a "game of chicken" once...

Friday 5 September 2025
Aoi Electronics acquires Sharp's Mie factory to produce data center and packaging products
Aoi Electronics, a Japanese outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider, has purchased Sharp's factory in Taki, Mie Prefecture, and will convert the site into a new...
Friday 5 September 2025
Commentary: Advanced AI packaging driving semiconductor industry toward 'virtual integration'
Advanced packaging is rewriting the rules of the semiconductor industry. According to DIGITIMES Research, in 2024, global AI data center accelerators (covering GPUs and ASICs)...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Tech Forum 2025: AI-semiconductor convergence will double global market to US$2 trillion by 2040, says Etron chair
Nicky Lu, chairman of Etron Technology, emphasized at the DIGITIMES Tech Forum 2025 in Taipei that artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors form a "perfect match,"...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Tech Forum 2025: Taiwan must embrace TSMC as the world's, says DIGITIMES chairman
DIGITIMES chairman Colley Hwang pointed out that from 2025 to 2026, the technology industry will revolve around three key terms: artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Japan demands state control over Rapidus for US$672 million funding
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has launched a public call for proposals to fund domestic chipmakers as part of a revised Information Processing Promotion Act...