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Tuesday 9 September 2025
Globalwafers chief warns materials, not process nodes, will decide chip industry's future
Speaking ahead of SEMICON Taiwan 2025, Globalwafers chairperson Doris Hsu said competition in semiconductors is shifting from process nodes and capacity to control of critical materials...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Aplex partners with Adirtek to enter CoWoS supply chain
Industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers have been actively expanding into new application markets in recent years, optimistic about the semiconductor industry's growing demand for full-process...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
China's ACM ships first KrF coater-developer to logic fab as local supply chain advances
As the global semiconductor industry undergoes rapid restructuring, Chinese equipment makers are racing to achieve breakthroughs and scale. ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. has introduced...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Taiwan's industrial PC firms expand role in semiconductor supply chain amid rising demand
Taiwan's semiconductor sector continues to assert its significance globally, with surging demand for advanced processing and packaging technologies driving industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Intel announces leadership changes to strengthen execution and accelerate innovation
Intel has announced a series of senior leadership appointments aimed at advancing its core product business, scaling its foundry operations, and reinforcing engineering capabilities...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
TSMC and OSATs ramp up advanced semiconductor packaging amid AI-driven demand surge
TSMC and major OSAT firms are aggressively expanding their advanced packaging capacity in response to rising demand driven by AI applications. Once considered peripheral, advanced...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
ASE COO outlines Taiwan's semiconductor outlook amid post-AI era challenges
As SEMICON Taiwan 2025 nears, ASE Technology's COO Tien Wu highlighted the semiconductor industry's decade-long outlook, stressing challenges in reshaping the value chain in the post-AI...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
TSMC's new materials management VP to debut at 2025 SCM Forum
TSMC will hold its Supply Chain Management Forum (SCM Forum) on November 13, 2025. Notably, Yuan-Guo Huang, who was promoted to vice president of materials management in early August...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Samsung's Exynos comeback aims for Qualcomm's mobile chip dominance
Samsung Electronics is reportedly expected to feature its in-house application processor (AP), the Exynos 2600, in the upcoming Galaxy S26 flagship series scheduled for early 2026...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
China's JFSemi cracks 12-inch SiC wafer barrier with homegrown laser technology

The global silicon carbide (SiC) market remains centered on 6-inch wafers, with only a few Chinese players moving into 8-inch lines....

Monday 8 September 2025
AI computing power reshapes global optoelectronics: 5,000 companies converge in Shenzhen for CIOE and SEMI-e shows
The 26th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) will take place September 10–12, 2025, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, alongside the International...
Monday 8 September 2025
Commentary: Intel's Faustian bargain trades independence for survival
The Trump administration recently announced it would acquire nearly 10% of Intel's shares, becoming its largest shareholder. This move marks one of the most notable government interventions...
Monday 8 September 2025
Samsung reportedly resumes construction on Pyeongtaek P5 to advance HBM4 mass production plans
Samsung Electronics is reportedly accelerating the construction of its fifth plant (P5) in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Monday 8 September 2025
ASML's rise and Intel's decline retold in new book on lithography battles
Marc Hijink, a technology reporter at Dutch daily NRC, has released "The ASML Way", a book that explores how the Dutch lithography champion rose to dominate semiconductor manufacturing...
Monday 8 September 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix deploy heavyweight presence at Semicon 2025 to crack Taiwan supply chain
The upcoming SEMICON Taiwan will feature keynote speeches from top executives at South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, in addition to a forum hosted...