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Tuesday 2 December 2025
Intel CEO meets Malaysia PM as Intel puts in additional US$208M investment
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on December 1, 2025, where Anwar announced an additional investment of MYR860 million (approx. US$208 million)...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
US rallies allies to secure AI and mineral supply chains amid rare earth crunch
The US is moving to reinforce critical mineral and semiconductor supply chains with key allies as the West's push to expand rare earth magnet production runs into a worsening shortage...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
South Korea's tech leaks surge 50% as China deploys shell companies
South Korea is facing a sharp rise in industrial technology leakage cases, with incidents increasing nearly 50% year-over-year amid growing risks of Chinese attempts to steal proprietary...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Merck launches Kaohsiung semiconductor flagship campus to target AI and silicon photonics
Merck Group's Kaohsiung semiconductor technology flagship campus officially completed phase one on December 1, marking Merck's first large-scale semiconductor materials technology...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Apple's potential Intel partnership hinges on 18A-P process maturity by 2027
Apple may resume chip production cooperation with Intel for entry-level M-series chips as early as 2027, contingent on the maturity of Intel's 18A-P process within 18 to 24 months...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
A TSMC pioneer questions the judgment behind Wei-jen Lo’s move to Intel at 75
Former senior vice president of corporate strategy development at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Wei-jen Lo, was recently reported to have taken confidential documents...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Trumpf opens new plasma power tech center in Taiwan amid close ties with ASML, TSMC
Trumpf, a key supplier of semiconductor equipment components with close partnerships with industry giants such as ASML Holding and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC),...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Samsung restructures research and memory teams to reclaim HBM market share
Samsung Electronics is undertaking one of its most significant internal restructurings in years as the company pushes to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
TSMC-Intel legal dispute highlights Taiwan's corporate espionage risks
Judicial authorities continue investigating former TSMC senior vice president Wei-Jen Lo for suspected violations of the National Security Act and for industrial espionage. The Intellectual...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Apple reportedly weighs Intel's 18A-P for 2027 entry-level Mac chips, challenging TSMC's exclusive grip
Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and many industry veterans arguing that former TSMC senior vice president Wei-Jen Lo joining Intel will not materially affect TSMC — given the...
Monday 1 December 2025
Tata Electronics accelerates hiring and fab redesign as Tata Power deepens solar vertical integration
Tata Electronics is ramping up hiring and redesigning its Gujarat chip fab as it races to match Apple's fast-growing India production. The expansion comes amid soaring iPhone exports...
Monday 1 December 2025
Micron reportedly plans new Hiroshima fab to reduce reliance on Taiwan production
Micron Technology is reportedly planning to invest JPY1.5 trillion(US$9.6 billion) to establish a new high-bandwidth memory (HBM) manufacturing facility at its Hiroshima campus, according...
Monday 1 December 2025
India commits US$500 million to modernise SCL Mohali and boost domestic chip production
India will invest INR45 billion (approx. US$500 million) to modernise and expand the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, India's Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw...
Monday 1 December 2025
China turns to Baidu's Kunlun as AI chip constraints intensify
Following the US ban on sales of Nvidia's high-end chips to China, expectations have grown that Baidu could rapidly emerge as a new force in China's AI chip sector and become the...
Monday 1 December 2025
Shinkong’s new growth story starts with GPU packaging and e-paper
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) told investors on November 28 that it is navigating a challenging operating environment marked by raw material price volatility, Chinese...