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Friday 18 July 2025
Malaysia's road from foreign capital to homegrown innovation
Malaysia's semiconductor industry traces back to the 1970s. In August 1972, Malaysia's first free trade zone, the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ), was launched...
Friday 18 July 2025
TSMC raises revenue outlook as AI demand offsets consumer electronics weakness
TSMC lifted its full-year dollar revenue forecast and signaled stable second-half orders, providing relief to a supply chain grappling with tariff uncertainties and softening consumer...
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...
Friday 18 July 2025
TSMC shrugs off macro headwinds with bold guidance hike — here's what's driving it

TSMC has shrugged off currency volatility, reciprocal tariff threats, and looming chip trade duties to raise its 2025 US dollar revenue...

Friday 18 July 2025
SK Key Foundry, LB Semicon announce next-gen packaging tech for auto semiconductors
South Korean foundry SK Key Foundry and semiconductor packaging and testing specialist LB Semicon have jointly developed "Direct RDL," a key semiconductor packaging technology that...
Friday 18 July 2025
Trump's Nvidia and EDA reversal sparks policy hope for TSMC, ASML, and Apple
In a stunning about-face that has left the tech industry reeling, US President Donald Trump has abruptly lifted export restrictions on H20 AI chips to China—effectively erasing...
Friday 18 July 2025
TSMC delivers impressive 2Q25 results despite exchange rate crisis
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced its second-quarter 2025 results during an earnings call on July 17, posting a second-quarter consolidated revenue of NT$933.79...
Thursday 17 July 2025
ASML ships first High-NA EUV tool; Intel takes lead as TSMC, Samsung hold back
ASML posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2025 earnings and projected a 15% jump in revenue for 2025 while maintaining a robust gross margin forecast of around 52%. However,...
Thursday 17 July 2025
TSMC raises 2025 US dollar revenue growth forecast to 30% amid tariff and currency relief
Despite ongoing uncertainties in the global market, including tariffs and consumer electronics conditions, TSMC chairman C.C. Wei stated that no significant changes in client behavior...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Advanced packaging boom propels ASE, KYEC through shifting semiconductor landscape

Even as Taiwan's semiconductor tariff policies remain unresolved and the New Taiwan dollar continues to appreciate, major chip packaging...

Thursday 17 July 2025
Section 232 tariffs risk jeopardizing US-Taiwan relations
Since taking office in January 2025, US President Donald Trump has launched a series of economic and trade policies aimed at achieving fair and reciprocal trade with foreign countries,...
Thursday 17 July 2025
The end to nine-year legal saga: South Korea's top Court acquits Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong
Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong has been cleared of all charges in connection with a long-running legal battle over alleged wrongdoing in a controversial merger...
Thursday 17 July 2025
TSMC 2Q25 profit surges 60.7% on robust demand for 3nm, 5nm chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted strong second-quarter results, with profit soaring 60.7% year-over-year to NT$398.27 billion (US$12.59 billion), driven by...
Thursday 17 July 2025
DeepSeek stumbles as user growth slows and R2 delay drags on; Nvidia H20 restart offers a lifeline
Once hailed as China's rising AI star, DeepSeek is now facing a period of waning momentum. However, the company's founder and CEO, Liang Wenfeng, might soon benefit from an expected...
Thursday 17 July 2025
Taiwan pushes for sub-25% US tariff, citing strong strategic contributions
As the US recalibrates its tariff rates for global trade partners, Taiwan is striving to secure a rate below 25%, arguing that its economic and strategic contributions rival or even...