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Monday 3 November 2025
TEL raises full-year profit forecast but misses market expectations
Tokyo Electron (TEL) announced it has raised its operating profit forecast for fiscal 2025 (April 2025-March 2026) from JPY570 billion (approx. US$3.7 billion) to JPY586 billion....
Monday 3 November 2025
China's Big Fund III invests in Nantong Crystal to boost semiconductor materials supply chain
As China's 15th Five-Year Plan approaches, Big Fund III is accelerating its investments in core semiconductor materials and equipment sectors.
Monday 3 November 2025
Toyota, suppliers weather Nexperia chip export halt with minimal disruption
Major Japanese automakers and suppliers have reported limited disruptions from the recent halt in semiconductor exports by Nexperia, a key chipmaker, as industry players emphasize...
Monday 3 November 2025
In South Korea's 'Silicon Valley,' AI startups look beyond software
Just south of Seoul, a dense grid of R&D towers known as Pangyo Techno Valley has evolved from an industrial cluster into a crucial testbed for South Korea's artificial intelligence...
Monday 3 November 2025
Nexperia China accuses Dutch parent of US$140 million debt
The Chinese arm of Dutch semiconductor maker Nexperia has publicly accused its headquarters of owing more than CNY1 billion (approximately US$140 million) in unpaid fees, escalating...
Monday 3 November 2025
Japan's materials makers scale up for 2nm chip era
As TSMC and Samsung Electronics move closer to mass production of 2nm chips, Japan's semiconductor materials makers are accelerating investments to strengthen their global supply...
Monday 3 November 2025
Taiwan manufacturing set to gain as traditional and electronics sectors strengthen
The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has eased tensions between the two countries, de-escalating rare earth export controls...
Monday 3 November 2025
TSMC unveils four-year price hike for advanced chips starting 2026
Industry sources revealed TSMC had introduced a rare multi-year price increase strategy for its advanced semiconductor processes, effective starting in 2026. The company will implement...
Monday 3 November 2025
Nexperia's supply freeze upends global chip chains, but opens doors for Taiwan

The aftershocks of Nexperia's abrupt suspension of power semiconductor shipments continue to reverberate across the global electronics...

Monday 3 November 2025
Weekly news roundup: Samsung launches aggressive price-cut strategy to catch up in HBM; Intel shifts assembly and testing to Vietnam
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from October 27 to November 2, 2025.
Monday 3 November 2025
Tong Hsing Electronics eyes growth engines to revive 2026 operations
Tong Hsing Electronic, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging and semiconductor assembly company, reported NT$2.85 billion (US$93 million) in consolidated revenue for the third quarter...
Monday 3 November 2025
Tongfu Microelectronics taps AMD synergy to command the AI packaging frontier
Tongfu Microelectronics, a leading Chinese semiconductor packaging and testing company, made a significant leap in advanced packaging after acquiring 85% of AMD's Suzhou and Penang...
Monday 3 November 2025
Samsung’s 2nm Tesla gamble: a long shot or a long-awaited comeback?
Samsung Electronics' foundry division appears poised for a long-anticipated recovery after winning consecutive chip orders from Tesla. Following reports that Samsung would handle...
Monday 3 November 2025
AI chip packaging complexity drives surge in equipment orders
TSMC is accelerating development beyond the 2nm process node while expanding mass production of CoWoS-L, SoIC, and next-gen WMCM and CoPoS technologies. The semiconductor industry...
Monday 3 November 2025
Win Semiconductor back in the black on US smartphone, 3D sensor demand

Win Semiconductor, the world's largest pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry, rebounded sharply in the third quarter of 2025 on strong...