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Tuesday 18 February 2025
Infineon ships first 8-inch SiC product to customers
According to Infineon's press release, the company is advancing its 8-inch silicon carbide (SiC) technology, having released its first products in the first quarter of 2025. These...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Acer's 10% price hike: Assessing fallout of US tariffs on American firms and Asia
Acer CEO Jason Chen confirmed in a UK interview that the company will raise prices on US-bound laptops made in China by 10% next month in response to Trump's tariffs. He also hinted...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Former TSMC chairman Mark Liu launches new think tank to bolster US tech competitiveness
Mark Liu, the former executive chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is spearheading a bold initiative to enhance American technology leadership. According...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Fujifilm expands CMP slurry and post-CMP cleaner production to target advanced processes
Fujifilm is rapidly expanding its production of semiconductor materials in Kyushu, Japan. In addition to increasing the production capacity of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP)...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Taiwan dismisses Trump's TSMC claims, reaffirms win-win semiconductor partnership

After President Trump claimed that Taiwan has taken America's semiconductor chip business away, some speculate that the US government...

Tuesday 18 February 2025
Primax sees diversification bear fruit with record gross margin in 2024
Primax Electronics, a manufacturer of audio-visual components and solutions, is undergoing product and market diversification, resulting in its 2024 gross margin reaching the second-highest...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Taiwan 4Q24 IC output value increases
Taiwan's total IC industry output value—including IC design, IC manufacturing, IC packaging, and IC testing—was NT$1.49 trillion (US$45.5 billion) in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
ASE CEO optimistic about semiconductor industry hitting US$1 trillion scale no later than 2032
Tien Wu, CEO of ASE, stated that while Taiwan-based companies excel in developing the "brain" of robots, key sensor technologies such as those related to vision, hearing, speech,...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
GM to shutter Shenyang plant as part of China market restructuring
General Motors (GM) is closing its Shenyang manufacturing plant in northeastern China, a move that aligns with its broader restructuring strategy to navigate the shifting competitive...
Monday 17 February 2025
US tariff expected to impact brands more than components initially
Supply chain uncertainty looms as US President Donald Trump's recent tariff measures target North American trade, though suppliers suggest the initial impact will affect brand customers...
Monday 17 February 2025
Is the US following China's market-for-technology playbook as chip industry regionalizes?
The Donald Trump Administration reportedly may require TSMC to make tough choices to aid in rebuilding the US's chip manufacturing capabilities, including sharing technologies or...
Monday 17 February 2025
Taiwan will enter top three for AI software in 2027, says Minister of Economic Affairs
During a speech at the Deloitte Future Talk summit held by Deloitte Taiwan on February 13, Jyh-huei Kuo, Minister of Economic Affairs for Taiwan, said Taiwan will enter the top three...
Monday 17 February 2025
Foxconn's EV playbook: Partnering with automakers to disrupt the market
As an integral component of its "3+3" industrial development strategy, the electric vehicle (EV) sector represents not only a crucial avenue for enhancing revenue and profitability...
Monday 17 February 2025
AI boom propels Japanese manufacturing in 3Q24, while traditional sectors lag
Japan's manufacturing sector has received a significant boost from the AI boom, with companies in the materials, power infrastructure, and information system supply chains achieving...
Monday 17 February 2025
Weekly news roundup: Apple makes manufacturing pivot; Chinese IC firms may shift 14nm orders to SMIC
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of February 10 – February 14.
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research