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Friday 18 April 2025
France's CEA-Leti targets AI hardware bottlenecks with silicon photonics, GaN innovations
France's CEA-Leti, a leading European semiconductor research institute, outlined ambitious strategies to address critical AI hardware bottlenecks through advanced silicon photonics,...
Thursday 17 April 2025
TSMC denies Intel tie-up, announces CoWoS capacity doubling for 2025 AI boom
Despite weaker smartphone sales and mounting geopolitical risks, TSMC remains unfazed. Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei reaffirmed the chipmaker's strong 2025 outlook during its latest earnings...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Taiwanese tech leaders shift to US production, betting on automation
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Taiwan's leading tech manufacturers, including Foxconn, Quanta, Wistron, Wiwynn, and Inventec, are accelerating investments to expand production...
Thursday 17 April 2025
TSMC meets expectations in 1Q25 with a 35.3% YoY increase
Benefiting from the continued high demand for 5/4/3nm processes and strong customer orders, TSMC reported that despite being affected by an earthquake in January, its first-quarter...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Beijing targets 'Made in USA' chips as trade war turns surgical
The US-China trade war is stuck in a deadlock, with both governments refusing to back down. Beijing's early defiance—vowing to "fight to the end"—gave way to silence after...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Southern Taiwan Science Park sees strong January-February revenue, aims to break NT$3 trillion in 2025
Benefiting from the 3nm process, the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) saw its revenue reach a record-breaking NT$2.21 trillion (approx. US$68.23 billion) in 2024, surpassing the...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Nvidia H20 export restrictions: local AI chips in China see opening
Following Nvidia's announcement of its latest production plans in the US, the company has received notification from the US Department of Commerce (DOC) that its downgraded H20 products...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Innolux CEO responds to FOPLP delays
Innolux, a major display panel maker, is intensifying its push into Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging (FOPLP), a next-gen semiconductor packaging technology. While the company is positioning...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Collateral damage in chip war: Intel and TI suffer, AMD rises
The US Department of Commerce has confirmed that lower-spec AI chips—such as Nvidia's H20 and AMD's MI308—now require export licenses for shipment to China. The move signals...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Jack Ma's resurgence: Who stands to gain from Trump 2.0?
China's economy has endured a series of profound shocks, beginning with the stringent pandemic lockdowns, followed by the collapse of Evergrande and the financial crisis at Country...
Thursday 17 April 2025
ASML to pass tariff costs to US customers, gain three High NA EUV customers
After disclosing that it would discontinue quarterly order reporting starting in the second quarter of 2025, ASML executives highlighted in their latest earnings call that tariff...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Taiwan's AI server supply chain strains under pressure as TSMC expands US commitments
Taiwan's tech giants are grappling with rising costs and logistical hurdles as they follow TSMC into the US, responding to pressure from Washington to localize advanced semiconductor...
Thursday 17 April 2025
AMD sees US$800 million charge from export curbs on AI chips
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said it expects to take a charge of as much as US$800 million after the Trump administration put new restrictions on semiconductor exports to China.
Thursday 17 April 2025
Taiwan’s chip dominance faces new test as Trump targets tech reshoring
Donald Trump’s evolving trade policies could introduce significant uncertainty for global economies and supply chains, including those of the United States. Taiwan’s semiconductor...
Thursday 17 April 2025
From Belgium to Beijing: Melexis rewires its China strategy with local manufacturing muscle

Melexis, a Belgian semiconductor supplier, unveiled a new China strategy on April 16, marking a deeper push into localization and regional...