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Wednesday 30 July 2025
VIS expects continued gross margin pressure in 3Q25
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) announced its latest financial results on July 29, reporting a second-quarter 2025 consolidated revenue of NT$11.7...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Samsung chairman heads to Washington as Musk backs chip pact amidst tariff standoff
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong departed for Washington, DC, on July 29 in a bid to bolster South Korea's final efforts to avert a 25% reciprocal tariff from the US. The...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Samsung likely to ramp Tesla chip production in 2028 and peak in 2029-2032, says DIGITIMES analyst
DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin says Samsung's Tesla deal marks a pivotal entry into the US advanced foundry market. He projects AI6 high-volume production from 2028, with peak...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
PTI overcomes awkward phase with FOPLP, expects major growth from 2026
Memory packaging and testing company Powertech Technology Inc. (PTI) has heavily invested in fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) in recent years. Chairman DK Tsai stated that the...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
VIS sees New Taiwan Dollar's strength weighing on margins
Taiwanese contract chipmaker Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) reported a 15.4% quarterly decline in second-quarter net income as the New Taiwan Dollar appreciation offset...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
SK Hynix rewards generous bonuses, silence from Samsung
Thanks to AI in generating robust revenues, SK Hynix has announced it would issue performance bonuses equivalent to 1.5 months' salary, but many employees are still pushing for more...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Lip-Bu Tan's 1.4nm Pivot: A lifeline for Samsung Foundry?
Just four months into his tenure, new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has introduced a decisive shift in strategy. During the company's second-quarter 2025 earnings call, Tan suggested a potential...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Samsung-Tesla US$16.5 billion chip pact ignites Texas fab push; Musk hints at expansion
Samsung Electronics will produce 2nm chips for Tesla, targeting use in the automaker's supercomputers, autonomous vehicles, and humanoid robots. The chips will be manufactured at...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
SiPh among cutting-edge technologies for Taiwan's future growth
Silicon photonics (SiPh) is one of the cutting-edge technologies in a crucial Taiwanese government AI development program that aims to create more than US$500 billion in industry...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Taiwan academia advances next-gen interconnects with chiplets and silicon photonics
As Taiwan maintains its global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, the nation's academic institutions are stepping up efforts to address critical industry challenges such as...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Rohm's recovery strategy: deeper Denso ties and cost controls
Rohm posted a rare net loss in fiscal 2024 amid market headwinds but expects a rebound in fiscal 2025. Growth in electric vehicle and artificial intelligence demand, deeper ties with...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Samsung reportedly expands 8nm foundry client base from Switch 2 to HPC chips
Samsung Electronics has reportedly secured new clients for its 8nm wafer foundry services through collaboration with its Design Solution Partners (DSPs). This development is expected...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Phison warns of BT substrate shortages, partial supply constraints expected from August 2025
As raw materials for IC substrates face shortages, the supply of BT substrates continues to tighten. This has led to material shortages in flash and SSD packaging ICs. Phison CEO...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Generational shift underway at TSMC as R&D exec Wei-jen Lo retires
Wei-jen Lo, senior VP of corporate strategy at TSMC, announced his retirement on July 27. The 75-year-old joined TSMC in 2004 as VP of Operations II. From 2006 to 2009, Lo acted as...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
How Intel fell behind: Missed iPhone deal and CEO missteps sparked its slide

Intel's decline didn't happen overnight.