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Friday 9 May 2025

Innostar targets AI chip testing surge with advanced packaging push

Taiwanese equipment maker Innostar Service is positioning itself to capture growth in artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing chip testing by expanding into semiconductor...

Friday 9 May 2025

As US-China tech decoupling deepens, Chinese firm breaks ground in advanced chip inspection equipment

As tensions escalate between the US and China over semiconductor technology, China has placed domestic innovation in chipmaking tools...

Friday 9 May 2025

Taiwan unveils new 4-year cybersecurity program to strengthen resilience in AI era

To strengthen Taiwan's cybersecurity resilience, the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) has unveiled the Seventh National Information and Communication Security Development Program...

Friday 9 May 2025

SMIC may be expanding use of Chinese equipment as yield challenges weigh on outlook

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) reported that average selling prices declined in the latter half of the first quarter of 2025 due to production fluctuations...

Friday 9 May 2025

Macnica Anstek posts record profit on AI-driven demand and US tariff-fueled pull-ins

Macnica Anstek witnessed nearly 40% year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2025, driven by robust demand in AI-related semiconductor testing, industrial automation,...

Friday 9 May 2025

SMIC reports minimal tariff impact, yield issues hit 2Q25 guidance, and low 2025 outlook visibility

On May 9, 2025, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) held its first quarter 2025 earnings call, with co-CEO Haijun Zhao addressing performance, tariff impacts,...

Friday 9 May 2025

Taiwan's chip industry faces string of crises, but China steps in as surprising lifeline

Taiwan's semiconductor equipment supply chain is navigating a period of unprecedented turbulence, battered by a confluence of global tariff escalations, tighter AI chip export restrictions,...

Friday 9 May 2025

Naura overtakes SMIC in net profit as China's chip tool strategy delivers

Naura Technology Group, China's top semiconductor equipment supplier, reported a record net profit of CNY5.62 billion (US$776.5 million) in 2024, surpassing SMIC for the first time...

Thursday 8 May 2025

Chinese semiconductor equipment firms post mixed 2024 results amid US pressures

Chinese listed semiconductor equipment and materials companies released their 2024 annual financial reports in late April, revealing strong revenue growth but a decline in overall...

Thursday 8 May 2025

Pegatron sharpens 5G vision with Batam smart factory

Pegatron Corporation has inaugurated a new factory in Batam, Indonesia, marking a significant milestone as the world's largest 5G smart factory. This facility is notable for being...

Tuesday 6 May 2025

TESCAN stakes its claim in advanced packaging with AI-fueled failure analysis breakthrough

Czech-based electron microscope manufacturer TESCAN is undergoing a strategic shift, expanding into advanced semiconductor packaging through its growing expertise in failure analysis...

Tuesday 6 May 2025

SK Hynix-Hanmi Semiconductor dispute escalates, Hanwha Semitech poised to gain

A brewing conflict between SK Hynix and its long-time supplier, Hanmi Semiconductor, over thermal compression bonder (TC Bonder; TCB) equipment has intensified, potentially reshuffling...

Monday 5 May 2025

MediaTek's AI chip blitz catapults ASE to a year's worth of packaging tool orders in one quarter

Amid escalating global trade tensions, Taiwan-based chip designer MediaTek is ramping up efforts around its next-generation flagship smartphone SoCs and Arm-based PC and notebook...

Monday 5 May 2025

China's 28nm foundry capacity to hit 31% by 2027 as SMIC, HLMC, Nexchip ramp up

China is rapidly expanding mature-node chip production at key sites, including SMIC's fabs in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai Lingang, and...

Friday 2 May 2025

US targets Chinese shipbuilding, port equipment in new tariff offensive

After pressuring the UK to ban Huawei's 5G gear on national security grounds, the Trump administration is widening its trade assault...

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