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Wednesday 26 November 2025
TEL absent from TSMC annual awards following 2nm leak incident
Tokyo Electron (TEL)—a long-time close partner of TSMC and a frequent awardee—did not appear on the chipmaker's 2025 Excellent Performance Awards list. The absence is...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Kumamoto pushes for third TSMC plant with packaging, R&D focus
Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura visited TSMC's headquarters in Hsinchu on November 24, 2025, as part of a semiconductor investment promotion event in Taipei, saying the chipmaker...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
0.18-micron tech makes a comeback in IC design research
While TSMC is actively building and expanding 2nm fabs and MediaTek's chips are advancing to the 3nm process node, the long-overlooked 0.18-micron technology is unexpectedly making...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Commentary: TSMC's lawsuit against ex-SVP walks US-Taiwan tightrope
TSMC has sued former SVP, Wei-Jen Lo, for allegedly violating non-compete agreements after joining Intel, but industry insiders believe the case may be quietly dropped given the geopolitical...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
TSMC sues ex-SVP for allegedly taking secrets to Intel

TSMC said on November 25, 2025, that it has filed a lawsuit against its former senior vice president, Wei-Jen Lo, in Taiwan's Intellectual...

Tuesday 25 November 2025
Taiwan urged to tighten foreign investment reviews amid global tech scrutiny
The 29th International Conference on Technology Law, hosted by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) from November 20–21, 2025, spotlighted Taiwan's role in global...
Monday 24 November 2025
Tesla accelerates AI chip roadmap: A15 nears tape out as A16 development begins
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed in a post on X that the company is close to taping out its next-generation AI5 chip while simultaneously beginning development of AI6. Tesla plans...
Monday 24 November 2025
Weekly News Roundup: US moves to ban Chinese chipmaking equipment; Tesla eyes in-house fab; Intel hires TSMC veteran
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of November 17 to November 23, 2025.
Monday 24 November 2025
TSMC's C.C. Wei doubles down on US expansion as AI era enters 'early stage'
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC)'s chairman and chief executive, C.C. Wei, used one of the industry's most high-profile stages to restate the company's commitment to expanding...
Monday 24 November 2025
TSMC ramps 3/2nm and CoWoS capacity amid 24-hour production push
Despite Nvidia's strong third quarter of fiscal 2026 performance, surpassing forecasts for 12 consecutive quarters, global market concerns over AI remain. According to supply chain...
Monday 24 November 2025
Intel's EMIB becomes potential alternative to TSMC's CoWoS
TSMC's advanced CoWoS packaging capacity has become extremely tight, resulting in only a few leading AI chipmakers having the means to book capacity in large quantities. Other ASIC...
Friday 21 November 2025
TSMC in sight: Samsung seen hitting 21,000 wafers by 2026
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to raise the monthly output of its next-generation 2nm foundry process to as many as 21,000 wafers by the end of 2026, according to new...
Friday 21 November 2025
Intel dismisses trade-secret claims involving former TSMC executive as Taiwan probe continues
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has rejected reports that a new company hire brought confidential TSMC information into the US chipmaker, calling the allegations unfounded.
Friday 21 November 2025
Eternal reportedly eyes 2026 growth with TSMC supply chain entry
Eternal is accelerating its push into semiconductor materials, expecting significant contributions by 2026. Its precision equipment shipments surged in the fourth quarter of 2025...
Friday 21 November 2025
Apple reportedly boosts A19 chip orders amid strong iPhone 17 sales; TSMC adjusts production in response
Apple reportedly has increased its orders for A19 and A19 Pro series chips by 4 million to 5 million units over two months, fueled by robust demand for the iPhone 17 series in October...