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Monday 21 April 2025

Hon Hai Research Institute invests in ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor development

The Semiconductor Research Center at the Hon Hai Research Institute (HHRI), together with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYMCTU) in Taiwan and the University of Texas at...

Monday 21 April 2025

Cadence to acquire Arm's Artisan foundation IP business

According to the official press release, Cadence has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Arm's Artisan foundation IP business, expanding its design IP portfolio and entering...

Monday 21 April 2025

Tenstorrent aligns with Rapidus for 2nm chip validation, targets year-end tape-out

Tenstorrent, a US-based semiconductor design firm, held a press conference on April 17 at its newly established Tokyo office to discuss its deepening collaboration with Rapidus in...

Monday 21 April 2025

Cambricon posts breakout 1Q as AI chip revenue soars over 4230%

Cambricon Technologies, a top Chinese AI chip designer, reported its full-year 2024 and first quarter 2025 earnings, revealing a sharp turnaround. After ending 2024 with losses, the...

Monday 21 April 2025

Nvidia's China workaround crumbles as Huawei, domestic rivals race to fill void

Nvidia's China strategy recently suffered a major blow as the US Department of Commerce placed its China-specific H20 chip under indefinite export control. The move came just a day...

Monday 21 April 2025

IC distributor Supreme reports sharp rise in orders as us tariffs trigger stockpiling

Supreme Electronics, a Taiwan-based IC distributor, is seeing a significant uptick in customer demand and price levels as US tariff policies prompt inventory stockpiling across global...

Monday 21 April 2025

Nvidia CEO's suit diplomacy plays out amid US$5.5 billion China inventory setback

Jensen Huang's Beijing appearance in formal attire rather than his trademark leather jacket signals deeper strategic maneuvers as Nvidia navigates increasingly complex US-China tech...

Monday 21 April 2025

Weekly news roundup: Huawei accelerates, Nvidia reels, and TSMC anchors next wave of US chip reshoring

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 14 – April 20.

Saturday 19 April 2025

Huawei's AI ambitions face energy efficiency test

Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 (CM384) is making waves as the most ambitious AI hardware rollout in China to date—a rack-scale system powered...

Friday 18 April 2025

Chips, China, and Congress: Nvidia and Jensen Huang's high-stakes diplomatic balancing act

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returned to China this week in a markedly more high-profile visit than before. According to the Financial Times, he is expected to meet with DeepSeek founder...

Friday 18 April 2025

Supply chain remains cautious as TSMC's confidence boost proves limited

On April 17, TSMC reported that there were no significant changes in its growth momentum and investment plans. The company stressed that customers have not made any adjustments in...

Friday 18 April 2025

Server and networking sectors drive chip order spike ahead of 90-day tariff window

Since the US government opened a 90-day window for reciprocal tariff exemption negotiations, the market widely expects a strong wave...

Friday 18 April 2025

Trump signals swift semiconductor tariffs, but Department of Commerce probe slows rollout

The Trump administration continues to signal that a new semiconductor tariff policy is on the horizon. President Donald Trump indicated...

Friday 18 April 2025

Jensen Huang, in suit and tie, calls China a 'very important market' during Beijing visit

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Beijing on April 17, meeting with senior Chinese officials and clients as the company continues to navigate...

Friday 18 April 2025

Nvidia H20 China export ban creates uncertainty in server market

The US has imposed new restrictions on the export of Nvidia's H20 chip shipments to China.