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Friday 8 August 2025
Chinese companies investigated for illegal poaching of Taiwanese tech talent
The Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau is investigating 16 Chinese companies, including major firms such as Victory Giant Technology, Huntkey, and GoerTek, for allegedly...
Friday 8 August 2025
Elan forecasts stronger 2H25 on commercial notebook demand, AI PCs to rise in 2027
Touch IC design leader Elan Microelectronics held an investor conference and shared that its second quarter performance held up relatively well, with only a limited decline compared...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Nvidia's hiring plans intensify Taiwan's semiconductor talent crunch

At the 2025 COMPUTEX in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced plans to establish the company's Taiwan headquarters, dubbed "Nvidia...

Thursday 7 August 2025
AP Memory optimistic on IoTRAM and IPC growth despite FX losses
Memory IC design house AP Memory reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2025, due to approximately NT$980 million (US$32.7 million) in foreign exchange losses caused by the...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan faces Section 232 chip tariff crunch
The US has officially announced its latest tariff results, reducing Taiwan's reciprocal tariffs from 32% to 20%. The Executive Yuan promptly responded, stating that the US set a provisional...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Softstar's acquisition of Ali aims to end losses and boost AI chip growth by 2026
At a July 31, 2025, press conference, ALi, a Taiwanese IC design company, outlined its future business strategy following its acquisition by Softstar Entertainment. Softstar's chairman,...
Monday 4 August 2025
South Korea's IC design competitiveness at risk; KITA urges acceleration in nurturing startups
As the global AI industry continues to expand, competition in semiconductor technology is intensifying. South Korea's industrial sector has begun voicing concerns that to maintain...
Friday 1 August 2025
Realtek's order visibility limited to one quarter, but PC and networking chip upgrades remain strong
Taiwan-based IC design giant Realtek held an earnings call and shared its outlook for the market. The company noted that in the short term, the market will continue to be influenced...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Semi industry in talent shortages, especially for analog IC engineers
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and 104 Job Bank, on July 28, jointly issued a report on 2025 semiconductor industry talent trends in the era of AI. The report...
Friday 25 July 2025
China targets 22/28nm as wafer sourcing landscape shifts
China's continued investment in mature semiconductor foundry capacity has become a focal point in the industry. Many worry that China's mature process output could flood global markets,...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Arm's ASIC ambitions test loyalty of chip-making partners
Arm is reportedly considering re-entry into the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) market, potentially positioning itself as a competitor to some of its key customers...
Friday 18 July 2025
Malaysia’s chip hub grows but local players struggle to take control
Malaysia's Penang state has served as a Southeast Asian technology hub for over five decades, hosting semiconductor operations since Intel established its presence in 1971. AMD, Renesas...
Friday 18 July 2025
China's chip architect says country is entering 'uncharted territory,' could shed tech reliance within a decade
As US-China tech tensions intensify, China's semiconductor industry is reaching a pivotal inflection point. Ahead of its 15th Five-Year Plan rollout in 2026, Chinese policymakers...
Thursday 17 July 2025
H20 back online in China — IC design houses, cloud AI chipmakers breathe sigh of relief
The Trump administration's decision to allow Nvidia's H20 chips back into China has triggered a surge of urgent orders from major Chinese cloud providers, reviving not only Nvidia's...
Thursday 17 July 2025
China's chip elite pivots to ADAS amid EV compute saturation
China's electric vehicle sector is facing intense competition and slowing chip demand, prompting the country's top IC design talent to pivot toward advanced driver-assistance systems...