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Sunday 9 November 2025
uPI applies power IC demand growth across three segments
The rise of global AI applications has driven increased demand for power ICs, with power management IC (PMIC) design company uPI Semiconductor reporting steady demand for integrated...
Sunday 9 November 2025
M31 weathers a costly quarter with eyes on AI-fueled recovery
Silicon intellectual property (IP) provider M31 Technology posted a loss for the third quarter of 2025. The company blamed the red ink on project delays from North American and European...
Sunday 9 November 2025
Google and Nvidia take the AI race into orbit with plans for space data centers

On November 2, local US time, Nvidia made history by sending its powerful H100 GPU into orbit for the first time. Just two days later,...

Saturday 8 November 2025
Jensen Huang joins TSMC sports day as Morris Chang misses event for health reasons
TSMC held its 2025 sports day on November 8 at the Hsinchu County Stadium. Founder Morris Chang, 94, was absent due to health issues, sparking worries about his condition and fueling...
Friday 7 November 2025
Novatek braces for revenue dip in 2025, bets on AI ASICs to drive recovery
Novatek Microelectronics, Taiwan's top display driver IC (DDI) supplier, held its earnings call with CEO Steve Wang outlining the company's market outlook. He said the stronger New...
Friday 7 November 2025
TPK beats 3Q25 profit forecast on surging E-reader demand
Touch panel maker TPK Holding posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the third quarter of 2025, driven by a better product mix and rising e-reader demand.
Friday 7 November 2025
China smartphone AP shipments, 3Q 2025
With the Chinese smartphone market expected to recover in the first quarter of 2026, smartphone AP shipments are projected to rise 1.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Friday 7 November 2025
Cambricon hit with US$590M lawsuit from former CTO over stock buyback dispute
Chinese AI chipmaker Cambricon Technologies is facing a massive legal battle. The company's former chief technology officer, Liang Jun, has filed a lawsuit seeking CNY4.3 billion...
Friday 7 November 2025
TPK to acquire 23.83% stake in Ilitek, entering semiconductor sector
Touch panel maker TPK Holding announced plans to acquire a 23.83% stake in IC design firm Ilitek for NT$5.807 billion (approx. US$188 million), at NT$49.5 per share, making TPK the...
Friday 7 November 2025
AUO turns loss amid weak seasonality and currency headwinds
Au Optronics (AUO) reported a swing to loss in the third quarter of 2025, citing weaker-than-expected panel seasonality and foreign exchange losses. The company warned that industry...
Friday 7 November 2025
Elan Microelectronics posts solid results, eyes AI-driven growth in 2026
Touch IC leader Elan Microelectronics held an earnings call on November 6, reporting that third-quarter performance exceeded internal forecasts despite a weaker consumer market than...
Friday 7 November 2025
Google launches new TPU and Arm-based instances for AI workloads
Google has introduced Ironwood, its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), designed for large-scale AI model training, reinforcement learning, and inference.
Friday 7 November 2025
Update: Jensen Huang dined with CC Wei tonight in Tainan, and will attend TSMC's annual sports day in Hsinchu
Update: Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is already in Tainan, a city about 300 kilometers south of Taipei. He dined with several key executives of TSMC, including CC Wei, chairman and...
Friday 7 November 2025
“Call the mayor”: Jensen Huang’s Computex quip triggers a months-long land tussle for Nvidia’s Taipei HQ
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Computex in Taipei on May 19, 2025, his remarks about the company's new Taiwan headquarters—called "Nvidia Constellation"—sparked...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Nvidia CEO credits Taiwan partners for US AI chip success, warns China's advancement
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has acknowledged the critical role of Taiwanese partners in domestic AI chip production in the US, while cautioning that China's technological progress has...