During a keynote address at the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei on August 5, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that he had contemplated enabling the UK to compete with Taiwan...
Reports have emerged that TSMC's advanced packaging technology, CoWoS, is operating at only 60% capacity utilization. Such a supply-demand mismatch has confused the supply chain.
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from July 28 to Aug 3, 2025. The top three topics include Tesla striking a US$16.5 billion chip deal with Samsung amid 2nm rumors. Former...
Early panel procurement, fueled by US tariffs and China's "trade-in" incentives, drove up global LCD TV panel shipments and total shipment area in the first half of 2025. Taiwan's...
As the global semiconductor arms race intensifies, China's homegrown players are racing to localize critical chipmaking tools. One standout is Shanghai Yuliangsheng Technology Co.,...
The recent tariff exemption on semiconductor manufacturing equipment imported from the European Union into the US is poised to significantly influence the US semiconductor industry's...
Samsung's major AI chip contract with Tesla has sparked heated discussions, with Elon Musk pledging to personally step in to help Samsung improve production efficiency while hinting...
During the earnings call for second quarter results, Samsung Electronics declined to provide further information regarding its US$16.5 billion foundry deal with Tesla, while noting...
SIMIC Holdings Co., Ltd. has acquired a strategic stake in Chongqing Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (CQAOS) for more than CNY10 billion (US$1.39 billion), in one of China's...
Samsung Foundry has secured an eight-year, US$16.5 billion contract to manufacture Tesla's next-generation AI6 chip. The move is seen as a major strategic win that comes just as Intel...
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...
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...
While global attention focuses on the arms race in advanced semiconductor processes below 7nm, China is quietly setting up a formidable strategy in another area considered a "non-strategic...
The competition to bring 1.4nm process nodes to market is splitting the industry's leading chipmakers. TSMC is moving steadily toward its 2028 mass production target, while Intel...
As China accelerates its drive for semiconductor self-reliance, DRAM memory has become a crucial yet understated battleground. SwaySure Technology, a relatively unknown company with...
