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Friday 16 May 2025

Silergy sees steady China demand, plays down tariff risks as full-year growth target holds

Silergy Corp., a leading power management IC (PMIC) designer, is maintaining its full-year growth outlook despite near-term pressure from tariffs, according to Chairman Chen Wei....

Friday 16 May 2025

Cadence showcases AI-driven chip design advances at Taiwan forum

Cadence unveiled several collaborative projects with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs at its GenIC design forum, highlighting advances in AI-driven semiconductor development.

Friday 16 May 2025

Innolux promotes Hung-wen Yang to president; James Yang appointed InnoCare Optoelectronics chairman

Taiwanese panel giant Innolux has initiated an operational handover in response to the company's pace of transformation and mid- to long-term succession planning, promoting executive...

Friday 16 May 2025

Microip champions ASIC path as legacy IC design hits wall

Microip Inc., a Taipei-based ASIC startup, held a pre-Computex briefing to unveil its 2025 product roadmap. With global demand for ASIC solutions rising, Chairman James Yang outlined...

Thursday 15 May 2025

China's fallen chip czar and the bullet Taiwan dodged

Zhao Weiguo, the former chairman of China's Tsinghua Unigroup and once a high-profile figure in China's semiconductor ambitions, was sentenced on May 14, 2025, to death with a two-year...

Thursday 15 May 2025

ChipMOS prioritizes utilization boost: NOR Flash demand drives optimism for 2H25

Taiwan-based IC backend house ChipMOS Technologies reported a 23% drop in net profit for the first quarter of 2025, despite a slight increase in revenue. ChipMOS chairman Shih-Jye...

Thursday 15 May 2025

US poised to approve deal permitting UAE to import 500,000 Nvidia AI chips yearly

The US has reached a preliminary agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that would allow the Gulf nation to import 500,000 advanced...

Thursday 15 May 2025

MediaTek expands flagship smartphone chip line with Dimensity 9400e

MediaTek introduced the newest member of its Dimensity flagship smartphone chip series on May 14, 2025, named the Dimensity 9400e. This chip features MediaTek's advanced All Big Core...

Thursday 15 May 2025

TSMC to accelerate expansion in 2025 with eight new fabs and one advanced packaging plant

At the TSMC Technology Symposium 2025 on May 15 in Hsinchu, Taiwan, T.S. Chang, VP of Advanced Technology and Mask Engineering at TSMC, announced the company's accelerated fab expansion...

Thursday 15 May 2025

China surges in OLED push after LCD triumph, as Samsung, LG escalate tech rivalry

China, having solidified its dominance in the LCD panel market, is now intensifying its push into organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. A government-driven "trade-in" program...

Thursday 15 May 2025

Renesas expands in India with new offices and Meity-backed startup, academic partnerships

According to a press release on May 13, 2025, Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a partnership with India's Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) to...

Thursday 15 May 2025

China's IC innovation forum reports 94% mass production rate among 118 showcased chips

VeriSilicon Holdings Co. launched the 15th Songshan Lake China IC Innovation Summit Forum on May 13, 2025, in Dongguan's Songshan Lake district. This year's forum highlights 10 domestically...

Wednesday 14 May 2025

Rohm Semiconductor reports record loss for fiscal 2024 amid weak EV demand

Rohm Semiconductor posted a consolidated net loss of JPY50 billion (US$337 million) for fiscal year 2024 (ending March 2025), its first annual loss in 12 years and the second-largest...

Wednesday 14 May 2025

Samsung secures orders from Nintendo, paving way for future orders from Nvidia and Qualcomm

Samsung Electronics' foundry division is actively pursuing orders for its 2nm process technology and is currently conducting process...

Wednesday 14 May 2025

Trump's Middle East visit sparks major AI deals

US President Donald Trump embarked on a high-stakes Middle East tour from May 13 to 16, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...

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