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Saturday 17 May 2025
Nvidia CEO turns spotlight back to Taiwan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taiwan on May 16, marking the start of a tightly scheduled visit that blends symbolic gestures with...

Friday 16 May 2025
Akrostar, Biren, Enflame score fresh capital as China intensifies interface IP race
At the 2025 Semiconductor IP Industry Seminar in Shanghai, Akrostar Technology, Biren Technology, and Enflame Technology unveiled fresh funding rounds, highlighting China's accelerating...
Friday 16 May 2025
Xiaomi to launch first self-developed smartphone SoC in late May
On May 15, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun announced via social media that the company will officially launch its first self-developed smartphone system-on-chip (SoC), the Xring O1, by the...
Friday 16 May 2025
MediaTek president predicts AI smartphones will account for 50% of market by 2028, with agentic AI flourishing
At this week's TSMC Technology Symposium, MediaTek president and chief operating officer Joe Chen was invited to deliver a keynote speech. Chen stated that although the industry currently...
Friday 16 May 2025
Silergy sees steady China demand, plays down tariff risks as full-year growth target holds
Silergy Corp., a leading power management IC (PMIC) designer, is maintaining its full-year growth outlook despite near-term pressure from tariffs, according to Chairman Chen Wei....
Friday 16 May 2025
Cadence showcases AI-driven chip design advances at Taiwan forum
Cadence unveiled several collaborative projects with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs at its GenIC design forum, highlighting advances in AI-driven semiconductor development.
Friday 16 May 2025
Microip champions ASIC path as legacy IC design hits wall
Microip Inc., a Taipei-based ASIC startup, held a pre-Computex briefing to unveil its 2025 product roadmap. With global demand for ASIC solutions rising, Chairman James Yang outlined...
Thursday 15 May 2025
China's fallen chip czar and the bullet Taiwan dodged
Zhao Weiguo, the former chairman of China's Tsinghua Unigroup and once a high-profile figure in China's semiconductor ambitions, was sentenced on May 14, 2025, to death with a two-year...
Thursday 15 May 2025
ChipMOS prioritizes utilization boost: NOR Flash demand drives optimism for 2H25
Taiwan-based IC backend house ChipMOS Technologies reported a 23% drop in net profit for the first quarter of 2025, despite a slight increase in revenue. ChipMOS chairman Shih-Jye...
Thursday 15 May 2025
US poised to approve deal permitting UAE to import 500,000 Nvidia AI chips yearly

The US has reached a preliminary agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that would allow the Gulf nation to import 500,000 advanced...

Thursday 15 May 2025
MediaTek expands flagship smartphone chip line with Dimensity 9400e
MediaTek introduced the newest member of its Dimensity flagship smartphone chip series on May 14, 2025, named the Dimensity 9400e. This chip features MediaTek's advanced All Big Core...
Thursday 15 May 2025
TSMC to accelerate expansion in 2025 with eight new fabs and one advanced packaging plant
At the TSMC Technology Symposium 2025 on May 15 in Hsinchu, Taiwan, T.S. Chang, VP of Advanced Technology and Mask Engineering at TSMC, announced the company's accelerated fab expansion...
Thursday 15 May 2025
Renesas expands in India with new offices and Meity-backed startup, academic partnerships
According to a press release on May 13, 2025, Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a partnership with India's Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) to...
Thursday 15 May 2025
China's IC innovation forum reports 94% mass production rate among 118 showcased chips
VeriSilicon Holdings Co. launched the 15th Songshan Lake China IC Innovation Summit Forum on May 13, 2025, in Dongguan's Songshan Lake district. This year's forum highlights 10 domestically...
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Rohm Semiconductor reports record loss for fiscal 2024 amid weak EV demand
Rohm Semiconductor posted a consolidated net loss of JPY50 billion (US$337 million) for fiscal year 2024 (ending March 2025), its first annual loss in 12 years and the second-largest...