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Thursday 26 June 2025

Hardware falls behind as AI compute demand sparks new era for custom silicon

As the world shifts toward an "everything AI" paradigm, compute demands are rapidly outpacing hardware performance gains, ushering in what industry leaders are calling a golden decade...

Thursday 26 June 2025

Generalplus achieves automotive-grade certification for MCU, enters automotive electronics market

Generalplus has announced that its self-developed MCU product, the GPM32F9010RLQ, has passed the AEC-Q100 Grade 1 automotive-grade certification. This milestone represents the company's...

Thursday 26 June 2025

IC distributors pivot to Southeast Asia under trade turbulence

With US-China tariff tensions intensifying and global manufacturers racing to decentralize their supply chains, Southeast Asia is emerging...

Thursday 26 June 2025

Bosch partners with Mindgrove to co-develop SoC solutions for smart electronics and industrial applications

Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chennai-based fabless semiconductor startup Mindgrove Technologies to jointly develop...

Thursday 26 June 2025

Jensen Huang eyes physical AI as US manufacturing begins

At Nvidia's 2025 annual shareholder meeting, CEO Jensen Huang presented the company's strategic outlook for the coming decade, emphasizing the critical role of AI infrastructure,...

Thursday 26 June 2025

TSMC, ASE close ranks on PLP, 310x310mm emerges as the format to watch

Taiwanese chipmakers TSMC and ASE Holdings are quietly positioning themselves at the forefront of panel-level packaging (PLP), an emerging advanced packaging format poised to succeed...

Thursday 26 June 2025

Chip designers stay cautious on 3Q25 outlook despite resilient 2Q25 shipments

Taiwanese IC designers remain wary of third-quarter prospects despite stronger-than-expected second-quarter performance, as uncertainty over US tariff policies continues to cloud...

Thursday 26 June 2025

Taiwan tech giants unite to counter threats rising from global patent wars

As global patent litigation escalates, Taiwan's leading tech firms are coming under increasing fire. In 2024, several Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturers were blindsided...

Thursday 26 June 2025

TSMC joins industry push to guard Taiwan’s semiconductor edge with 150,000 patents

Industries worldwide have been dealing with a surge in litigation risk from non-practicing entities (NPEs), commonly known as "patent trolls." To help Taiwanese players defend against...

Wednesday 25 June 2025

Xiaomi XRing O2 surfaces: new SoC challenger to Qualcomm, Apple?

Xiaomi has filed multiple new trademarks — "XRing O2," "XRing T1," and "XRing O" — signaling continued momentum in its in-house semiconductor development. The move follows...

Wednesday 25 June 2025

Intel to cut jobs, exit auto chips as cost pressures mount and global projects face delays

Intel has begun executing a new round of layoffs announced two months ago by CEO Lip-Bu Tan as the chipmaker continues its sweeping efforts to reduce costs amid mounting financial...

Wednesday 25 June 2025

China vows response after Taiwan blacklists Huawei and SMIC

Beijing has strongly condemned Taiwan's recent decision to blacklist Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC),...

Wednesday 25 June 2025

China's 618 shopping festival fizzles as subsidy impact wanes, IC demand stalls

China's month-long 618 shopping festival ended last week, with supply chain sources viewing it as the final boost from fading government subsidies. While past shopping events often...

Wednesday 25 June 2025

China’s 618 shopping festival fails to ignite memory market as prices outpace demand

China's annual 618 mid-year shopping festival — once a bellwether of consumer strength — wrapped up with mixed results this...

Wednesday 25 June 2025

Trade uncertainty weighs on Taiwan despite strong tech demand

After nearly two weeks of conflict, a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has brought a temporary halt to hostilities, easing fears of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and triggering...

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