GlobalFoundries (GF) has acquired Singapore-based Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), positioning the US chipmaker as the world's largest pure-play silicon photonics (SiPh) foundry and expanding its reach across next-generation AI datacenter infrastructure. Announced on November 17, the deal strengthens GF's manufacturing scale, technology capabilities, and R&D footprint across Asia and the US, while underscoring Singapore's growing role as a strategic semiconductor hub. The companies did not disclose financial terms.

When Dr. Wei-Jen Lo, the former senior vice president for corporate strategy development at TSMC, retired in July at the age of 75, many in the chip industry assumed his career had drawn to a close. Lo, an architect of several major process breakthroughs at TSMC and a key figure in the company's rise to technological dominance, was widely expected to honor strict noncompete commitments after stepping down.

Samsung Electronics has released its regulatory filing for the third quarter of 2025, revealing that Google—whose parent company is Alphabet—has once again reappeared on Samsung's list of top five customers. The company's report also formally incorporates the $16.5 billion chipmaking contract that Samsung was reported to have secured with Tesla in July.