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Friday 27 June 2025
Samsung slows the node race: yield over speed at 2nm, 4nm
Samsung Foundry is reportedly adjusting its roadmap by postponing development of its 1.4nm (SF1.4) node and reallocating resources to improve yield and service quality across its...
Friday 27 June 2025
TSMC expands its lead as global chip foundries enter '2.0' era
As semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly intricate, foundries are no longer confined to traditional chip fabrication. Instead, the industry is transitioning into what Taiwan...
Friday 27 June 2025
AI wave powers Taiwan's corporate revenue to new highs, says CRIF
Taiwan's technology sector saw a strong rebound in 2024, fueled by soaring AI-related demand. Nvidia led the charge, supported by TSMC's advanced chip manufacturing, according to...
Thursday 26 June 2025
Japan's METI to introduce cybersecurity guidelines for chipmakers, including TSMC and Rapidus
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is drafting new cybersecurity guidelines for semiconductor manufacturers and is considering making compliance a condition for...
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
TSMC rides AI wave to record highs as global chip rivals feel the squeeze
In a sharply bifurcated foundry landscape, TSMC continues to assert dominance, driven by surging AI demand, even as macroeconomic headwinds—including stronger tariffs and a...
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
ASE’s COO bets on Taiwan’s AI strength, calls TSMC’s U.S. push decisive
Tien Wu, chief operating officer of ASE Technology, said the company has no plans to revise its full-year capital spending despite mounting geopolitical tensions and tariff pressures...
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...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Exclusive: 'A Chip Odyssey' director crafts semiconductor epic
The documentary 'A Chip Odyssey,' which chronicles the development of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, premiered on June 13, 2025. It quickly surpassed NT$5 million (approx. US$169,141)...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
South Korea's chip firms target Japan in bid to break global design bottleneck
South Korean semiconductor companies are making a concerted push into Japan, positioning themselves to capture opportunities in one of the world's most underpenetrated but promising...
Monday 23 June 2025
SK Hynix reportedly clinches custom AI memory orders from Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom
SK Hynix has reportedly secured customized high-bandwidth memory (HBM) orders from Nvidia, Microsoft, and Broadcom, pulling ahead of domestic rival Samsung Electronics in the race...
Monday 23 June 2025
US semiconductor tariffs could backfire on American tech giants, claims senior Taiwan official
Taiwan saw an impressive surge in exports during the first months of 2025, driven by increased capital expenditures from US cloud service providers and clients advancing order pull-ins...
Monday 23 June 2025
TSMC advanced packaging gains traction with Apple, Nvidia orders
Advanced packaging continues to gain momentum, with the industry closely watching as TSMC not only secures large orders from Nvidia but also sees Apple joining the fray, clearly signaling...
Monday 23 June 2025
Pixel 10 chip deal goes to TSMC — Samsung enters post-Google overhaul mode
Samsung Electronics has launched an extensive internal review to regain ground in the advanced foundry market, triggered by the loss of Google's custom application processor (AP)...