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Thursday 4 September 2025

Unlikely alliance launches US$24M push into Taiwan’s robotics market

A surprising new alliance is disrupting Taiwan's robotics and unmanned vehicle industry. A veteran food manufacturer, a key supplier to TSMC, and a leading machinery firm have joined...

Thursday 4 September 2025

Tech Forum 2025: TSMC faces the next decade of chip war from Arizona to Beijing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has begun mass production and turned a profit at its Arizona plant in 2025, a milestone that marks not only a breakthrough in its global...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

Global tech supply chains are being reshaped by three key 'battlefields', says DIGITIMES analysts

Semiconductor and electronics supply chains are undergoing a major transformation, driven by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), changing market leadership, and global...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

TSMC surpasses Intel in US silicon photonics patents as chip industry ramps up initiatives

TSMC has surpassed Intel in the number of US patent applications for silicon photonics (SiPh), a crucial optoelectronic integration technology essential for artificial intelligence...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

Why TSMC is holding back on advanced packaging despite soaring demand

TSMC's CoWoS capacity remains in high demand, securing its dominant position in advanced semiconductor packaging with rumored gross margins nearing 80%. However, TSMC is proceeding...

Wednesday 3 September 2025

China's industry sector expects further moves as TSMC loses US waiver for equipment use at Nanjing fab

TSMC has become the latest chipmaker to lose its exemption to use US semiconductor equipment in China, following similar moves against South Korea's Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix,...

Tuesday 2 September 2025

Unlike Samsung and SK Hynix, TSMC discloses loss of US waiver for China

The US has revoked TSMC's authorization to ship equipment and materials without a license to its Nanjing fabrication plant, according...

Tuesday 2 September 2025

TSMC 2nm leak case: Three former employees remanded for another three months without visitation

The investigation into the TSMC 2nm trade secret leak case has concluded for three detained suspects, who have been formally indicted under the National Security Act and Trade Secrets...

Tuesday 2 September 2025

With currency jitters easing, Nvidia and TSMC anchor confidence in chip supply chains

Recent reports from the semiconductor supply chain indicate that the severe impact of exchange rate fluctuations has temporarily ended. As of the close on September 1, 2025, the New...

Tuesday 2 September 2025

Korean media highlight Taiwan’s hard line in TSMC leak

Taiwan's prosecutors are pursuing a 14-year prison term in a high-profile TSMC trade secrets case, underscoring how Taipei views semiconductor technology leaks as threats to national...

Monday 1 September 2025

Rapidus 2nm chip matches TSMC's logic density, outpaces Intel in performance

Rapidus is preparing to launch its most advanced chip yet, a 2nm process called "2HP," that could put it nearly on par with TSMC's N2...

Monday 1 September 2025

TSMC to raise foundry prices by 5-10% across advanced nodes in 2026

TSMC plans to increase foundry prices for its advanced semiconductor processes by approximately 5% to 10% in 2026, according to sources in the IC design industry.

Sunday 31 August 2025

Intel veteran to head ADI’s Oregon fab as leadership exodus deepens

Narahari Ramanuja, a 25-year Intel veteran and former director of advanced packaging technology development, is leaving the company to...

Saturday 30 August 2025

TSMC supplier AMC rewires its future with warpage-control materials after LCD collapse

Taiwan's LCD panel industry, which peaked at over NT$1 trillion in 2007, collapsed within years and became unprofitable. The decline...

Friday 29 August 2025

South Korean media points to TSMC as main cause of Samsung's AP procurement cost surge

Samsung Electronics' smartphone division is reportedly struggling with escalating cost pressures, largely attributed to the rapid rise in prices for mobile application processors...

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