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Monday 2 June 2025

Xiaomi's XRing O1 stirs 'self-developed' chip debate with Arm DNA and custom AI engines

Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun unveiled the company's debut in-house mobile SoC, the XRing O1, on May 22, calling it Xiaomi's "first answer sheet" in semiconductor design. Built on TSMC's...

Monday 2 June 2025

EDA cutoff lays bare China's design fragility in advanced semiconductors

China's semiconductor sector is reeling from reports that Siemens EDA has been instructed by the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...

Monday 2 June 2025

Apple's stable foundation and diversified supply reduce tariff impact, but industry experts remain cautious

The US Court of International Trade ruled on May 28, 2025, that US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs are invalid. Yuan-Kai Chung, chairman and president of Audix, commented...

Monday 2 June 2025

Nvidia sees US$8B revenue shortfall as China sales crater, turns to Shanghai R&D for strategic hold

Nvidia revealed on May 29 its fiscal 2026 second-quarter revenue forecast of US$45 billion, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2%.

Monday 2 June 2025

Xiaomi's XRing O1 fast-tracks in-house SoC lessons Apple took 15 years to learn

When Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun set his sights on replicating Apple's vertical integration playbook, he may have overlooked how unceremoniously Apple's own chip journey began...

Monday 2 June 2025

Nvidia revenue jumps 69% despite China chip ban costs

Nvidia reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of US$44.1 billion, a 69% year-over-year increase that exceeded guidance of US$43 billion, even as export restrictions on H20 chips forced...

Monday 2 June 2025

US enforces case-by-case EDA curbs: China's chip design pipeline faces precision choke

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) is tightening export restrictions on electronic design automation (EDA) software for China, shifting from broad bans to case-by-case licensing...

Monday 2 June 2025

Weekly news roundup: Huawei's 5nm PC, Wolfspeed's SiC crisis, and China's export chokehold

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from May 26 to June 1. Top highlights include Huawei's 5nm HarmonyOS PC as a milestone in China's chip self-sufficiency, Wolfspeed's...

Monday 2 June 2025

Ex-TI, Intel, AMD executives launch AI chip startups in India as government pushes chip design

A wave of senior executives from global semiconductor giants such as Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments (TI) are striking out on their own to launch AI chip startups in India, seeking...

Monday 2 June 2025

US plans wider China tech sanctions with subsidiary crackdown

The Trump administration plans to broaden restrictions on China's tech sector with new regulations to capture subsidiaries of companies under US curbs.

Monday 2 June 2025

AIchip goes all in on CoWoS advanced packaging

Fabless manufacturer AIchip Technologies held a shareholders' meeting on May 29, during which it held a reelection of directors and supervisors. Jerry Tzou, the director of advanced...

Monday 2 June 2025

Novatek leans into 6nm ASICs while tariff clouds second-half visibility

Novatek Microelectronics Corp., a top display driver IC supplier, reported no surprises at its annual shareholder meeting. Vice Chairman and President Steve Wang said the company's...

Monday 2 June 2025

Forcelead rides HUD wave as Taiwan firms keep grip on auto DDI market

Sitronix's automotive display driver IC (DDI) subsidiary, Forcelead, held an investor conference to provide updates on its current operations. Forcelead stated that the company has...

Friday 30 May 2025

Macnica’s Taiwan subsidiary, Anstek, appoints new chairman to guide growth

Macnica's Taiwan-based subsidiary, Anstek, held its 2025 annual shareholders meeting this week, swiftly followed by a board meeting in...

Friday 30 May 2025

Winbond ramps up in the DRAM shake-up, but trade fears loom

Amid growing uncertainty over global tariffs, Taiwanese memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics has seen a sudden surge in urgent orders during the second quarter of 2025, so much so...

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