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Tuesday 16 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: UK seeks Taiwanese partnerships to overcome domestic chip manufacturing constraints
The United Kingdom demonstrated a prominent presence at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 last week, reinforcing its position as a key player in innovative technology. The UK Department for Business...
Monday 15 September 2025
Weekly news roundup: Tech giants pivot and partner as AI demand collides with geopolitical reality
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of September 8–September 14.
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Tenstorrent's Jim Keller advocates for democratizing AI chip development with RISC-V
Renowned chip architect Jim Keller was invited to speak at the SEMICON Taiwan 2025 Master Forum. At the start of his speech, Keller announced that his company, Tenstorrent, will establish...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Synopsys' IP business underperforms in 3QFY25, announces 10% workforce reduction
US electronic design automation (EDA) giant Synopsys faced ongoing challenges from US export restrictions to China and difficulties with key foundry customers. As of July 31, 2025,...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Malaysian IC design house Oppstar and Inventec to develop AI chips together
Malaysia's IC design firm Oppstar has entered into two MoUs with Inventec to collaborate on next-generation AI chips and form a joint venture (JV), according to documents filed with...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Tata Electronics partners with Merck and C-DAC to strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem
Tata Electronics has forged strategic partnerships with Merck and India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The collaborations will enhance semiconductor materials,...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Semicon India 2025: First homegrown chip, sights set on IP leadership
At Semicon India 2025, the country's flagship semiconductor showcase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global and domestic stakeholders to view India not just as a manufacturing...
Friday 29 August 2025
VeriSilicon to buy RISC-V pioneer Nuclei, shares halted in Shanghai
VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai), China's top semiconductor IP and custom chip design service provider, said on August 28 that it will acquire Nuclei System Technology, a Shanghai-based...
Monday 25 August 2025
Intel shifts glass substrate strategy, from would-be rival to potential buyer
Intel is reportedly preparing to license its glass core substrate (GCS) technology, reversing course from its earlier plan to commercialize the technology in-house. The pivot could...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Arm strengthens cloud ASIC ambitions with hire of former AWS executive and top engineers
Arm has brought on Rami Sinno, the former Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive who helped lead development of the Trainium and Inferentia processors, along with senior engineers from...
Friday 15 August 2025
GlobalFoundries folds MIPS into AI, edge computing ambitions
GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) has finalized its acquisition of MIPS, a US-based supplier of AI and processor IP, in a bid to fortify its position in differentiated semiconductor manufacturing...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Former Intel chief architect launches RISC-V GPU startup
Raja Koduri, former chief architect at Intel, has founded Oxmiq Labs, a GPU startup focused on developing and licensing RISC-V International architecture-based GPU hardware and software...
Friday 8 August 2025
M31 swings to loss on FX hit, bets on sub-5nm and EV chip growth in 2H25
Silicon IP provider M31 Technology reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2025, as significant foreign exchange losses stemming from the sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Who’s really after TSMC’s 2nm secrets? The trail may not lead to China
TSMC is dealing with a high-stakes internal security breach after several employees were dismissed over attempts to leak confidential information regarding its 2nm process technology,...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Commentary: Samsung’s Tesla deal opens door to Musk’s fab ambitions
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...