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Tuesday 16 September 2025
Huawei’s Ren says failed Motorola deal set stage for chip self-reliance
Since Huawei established Shenzhen HiSilicon Semiconductor in 2004, its semiconductor business has supported over two decades of development and innovation within Huawei's product...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Kumamoto University revises education strategy as result of TSMC's Japan fab
Jun Otani, executive vice president of Kumamoto University, highlighted the university's 268-year history during a Taiwan-Japan semiconductor supply chain talent forum. Following...
Monday 15 September 2025
Taiwan's government-built 12-inch fab to come online in 2028, integrating industry and academia capabilities
TSMC has donated several sets of used 12-inch chipmaking equipment to the government, which has had the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) under the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 15 September 2025
ASML's Asian pivot: How the chip giant ditched the US for Taiwan and Korea
Marc Hijink, technology reporter for Dutch newspaper NRC and author of Focus: The ASML Way, introduced his new book at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 on September 12. Speaking...
Monday 15 September 2025
Omnipotent combination of semiconductor and AI ushers in new phase of technological explosion, says former TSMC R&D VP
Former TSMC R&D vice president Jack Sun, who currently serves as senior vice president at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), emphasized that semiconductors can no...
Monday 15 September 2025
Behind TSMC's overseas expansion roadblocks
Facing immense geopolitical risks and skepticism, TSMC has announced a costly long-term plan for expanding production facilities abroad. Among these efforts, the establishment of...
Monday 15 September 2025
Weekly news roundup: Tech giants pivot and partner as AI demand collides with geopolitical reality
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of September 8–September 14.
Sunday 14 September 2025
Navitas expands GaN, SiC push from consumer electronics to AI data centers
Navitas Semiconductor is expanding its portfolio beyond consumer chargers to include advanced power solutions for solar inverters, motor drives, and AI data centers, Senior Field...
Saturday 13 September 2025
TSMC builds new fab supply chain hub in southern Taiwan
TSMC continues to advance its investment plan for the Pingtung Science Park, officially opening the site for vendors to begin construction. Arthur Chuang, vice president of Facility...
Friday 12 September 2025
Kyushu to train 1.4 million semiconductor workers amid US$156 billion boom
The Department of Industrial Technology (DOIT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) hosted the 2025 Taiwan-Japan Technology Summit in Taipei on September 9, 2025, during which...
Friday 12 September 2025
Advantest tops TEL in market value after 19 years, driven by AI chip testing boom
Japanese chip testing equipment giant Advantest has overtaken Tokyo Electron (TEL) in market capitalization for the first time in nearly two decades, signaling a shift in the balance...
Friday 12 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: 15 Kyushu chip suppliers eye Taiwan market as TSMC spurs Japan-Taiwan investment links
TSMC's plant in Kumamoto, Japan, is fueling deeper investment ties between Kyushu and Taiwan. On September 10, 15 semiconductor suppliers from Fukuoka and Kumamoto exhibited at SEMICON...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan economic minister says TSMC leak probe will proceed despite concerns about relations with Japan
Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin, on September 10, 2025, declined to comment on an alleged trade secret theft targeting TSMC's 2nm process technology amid concerns...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan wafer foundry industry, 3Q 2025
Taiwan wafer foundry revenue is estimated to rise mildly in the second half of 2025 from the first half, influenced by US tariff policies and a high revenue base in the first half.
Thursday 11 September 2025
ACM Research courts TSMC as US–China dual-listed chip equipment maker bets on Taiwan expansion
ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., dual-listed in the US and China, is maneuvering through Washington's escalating curbs on China's chip industry. Chairman David Wang emphasized that...