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Tuesday 30 December 2025

Taiwan quake damages key quartz tubes at fabs, putting chip recovery in focus

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off Taiwan's eastern coast late on December 27 disrupted parts of the island's semiconductor supply chain, after...

Tuesday 30 December 2025

Samsung rumored to jump to 2nm at Texas fab, signaling US chip competition

Samsung Electronics is reportedly upgrading its Texas fab from 4nm to 2nm, aiming to rival TSMC in the US market. If confirmed, the move could reshape supply chains for major tech...

Tuesday 30 December 2025

Analysis: Why TSMC's Kumamoto plant is unlikely to reach 2nm before 2028

TSMC is navigating a complex landscape of export controls and domestic competition as speculation grows around its second Kumamoto factory. The key question: will the Japanese facility...

Tuesday 30 December 2025

Global chip market nears US$1 trillion in 2026 as Taiwan foundries diverge

The global semiconductor industry is on track to reach US$1 trillion in annual sales by 2026 as intense demand for artificial intelligence processors and advanced memory capacity...

Monday 29 December 2025

Taiwan quake hits chip fabs, but Nanya says operations largely unaffected

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck offshore Yilan late on December 27, 2025, rattling northern Taiwan. The quake prompted precautionary shutdowns across Hsinchu Science Park. Several...

Monday 29 December 2025

Foundry 2.0 market hits US$85 billion in 3Q25: TSMC, AI packaging lead growth

The global semiconductor industry's transition into the "Foundry 2.0" era is now measurable in revenue, utilization, and competitive positioning. The expanded foundry ecosystem generated...

Sunday 28 December 2025

TSMC operations stable after magnitude 7.0 quake, Taiwan's third largest in 26 years

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) confirmed that its personnel are safe and facility safety systems are functioning normally following...

Friday 26 December 2025

SK Hynix targets February HBM4 ramp-up with TSMC, ships final samples to Nvidia

SK Hynix is scheduled to deliver final samples of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia in early January 2025. This comes as the South Korean chipmaker nears a February...

Friday 26 December 2025

Nvidia reportedly tests Intel 18A process but does not move forward

Intel's 18A process node has reportedly drawn interest from Nvidia, though the chipmaker has yet to commit to using the technology, according to Reuters, citing sources familiar...

Friday 26 December 2025

Exclusive: Ex-TSMC COO discusses how mass production sparked full-scale advancement

J.K. Wang, a veteran leader in the semiconductor industry and former COO of TSMC, shared insights on TSMC's large-scale wafer fab mass production during his first media interview...

Wednesday 24 December 2025

TSMC's N-2 restrictions hand Samsung US advanced chip opening

Samsung Electronics is poised to capitalize on US demand due to Taiwan's N-2 policy restricting TSMC's advanced process transfers and its capacity being booked by Apple and Nvidia...

Wednesday 24 December 2025

TSMC Nanjing in no danger of operation disruption, says branch head

As US-China technology controls continue to shape the global semiconductor supply chain, the operation of TSMC in China remains under close scrutiny from the market.

Monday 22 December 2025

TSMC's CoPoS equipment set for mid-2026; overseas suppliers shake up Taiwan firms

Benefiting from surges in AI GPU, and ASIC demand, both TSMC and non-TSMC camps have raised their 2026 CoWoS capacity plans. Notably, due to CoWoS supply shortages and Nvidia's requirements,...

Monday 22 December 2025

Weekly news roundup: Intel's TSMC talent grab draws scrutiny, Samsung foundry lands Intel order, Moore's Law talent gap looms

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 15 to December 21, 2025.

Monday 22 December 2025

TSMC pushes back on Japan fab delay rumors, keeps options open

According to Nikkei, Yuichi Hotta, president of TSMC's Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), confirmed on December 19 that construction of the second wafer fabrication...

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