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Friday 7 November 2025
Advanced packaging emerges as AI's next performance frontier, insights from DIGITIMES analyst Tony Huang
As Moore's Law slows, advanced packaging has become the critical lever driving breakthroughs in AI chip performance, according to DIGITIMES chief semiconductor analyst Tony Huang...
Friday 7 November 2025
Elon Musk maps out Tesla's semiconductor leap, ponders alliance with Intel
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is considering building a large semiconductor fabrication plant to meet rising demand for AI and robotics chips, while keeping open the possibility...
Friday 7 November 2025
Taiwan's AI export surge fuels record US trade surplus, sparking currency pressure risks
The ongoing surge in artificial intelligence (AI) investments has deepened the reliance of the four major US cloud service providers (CSPs) on Taiwan's AI chips and servers, significantly...
Friday 7 November 2025
China's Hua Hong sees profit fall over 50% on rising fab, R&D costs
Hua Hong Semiconductor, one of China's top wafer foundries, reported a steep profit drop for the first three quarters of 2025, citing higher costs from new production lines and rising...
Friday 7 November 2025
Samsung Foundry teams up with Anaflash on AI MCU in sign of recovery
Edge AI startup Anaflash has unveiled a new AI microcontroller built on Samsung Electronics' 28nm foundry process. The move marks another design win for Samsung as it works to revive...
Friday 7 November 2025
AI-driven chip shortages disrupt connector and power supplies
The global semiconductor industry is facing widening supply-demand imbalances amid the AI boom, with memory and processor chips in particularly short supply. Prices have surged while...
Friday 7 November 2025
Taiwan machinery leverages AI for defense push
Taiwan's machinery industry is leveraging artificial intelligence to transform from a traditional manufacturing base into a high-tech powerhouse, with growing ambitions in the global...
Friday 7 November 2025
Nvidia CEO to attend TSMC's annual sports day in Hsinchu, marking fourth Taiwan visit in 2025
TSMC's annual sports day will take place on November 8 at the Hsinchu Municipal Stadium, drawing not only the company's founder, Morris Chang, and several retired executives, but...
Friday 7 November 2025
Trump's trade policies trigger Taiwan's US$400 billion US investment surge
Amid US President Donald Trump's tariff threats and new incentives under the US "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," foreign companies are increasingly planning major investments in the...
Friday 7 November 2025
ASE unveils AI-enhanced IDE 2.0 to accelerate chip design and packaging
ASE has announced a significant upgrade to its in-house integrated design ecosystem (IDE) platform, introducing IDE 2.0, which features AI integration to speed up design iterations...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Nvidia CEO credits Taiwan partners for US AI chip success, warns China's advancement
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has acknowledged the critical role of Taiwanese partners in domestic AI chip production in the US, while cautioning that China's technological progress has...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Commentary: Is Trump's Blackwell ban handing China the AI chip crown on a platter?
Since US President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his administration has escalated technology export restrictions with unprecedented aggression. Beyond raising overseas...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Samsung Electro-Mechanics reportedly joins Broadcom supply chain amid AI chip surge
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is reportedly set to supply advanced semiconductor glass substrates to Broadcom. The move comes as Broadcom, a key chip supplier for tech giants like Google...
Thursday 6 November 2025
ASML reframes its China strategy with advanced packaging debut of TWINSCAN XT:260
ASML has introduced the TWINSCAN XT:260, its first lithography system purpose-built for 3D integration and advanced packaging. The launch marks a major step beyond front-end wafer...
Thursday 6 November 2025
China takes the self-driving wheel as chip war pushes Nvidia out
In 2025, the autonomous vehicle industry has become the focal point of a technological cold war. The United States and China are engaged in a high-stakes competition where chips,...