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Saturday 8 November 2025
When politics short-circuits the supply chain: The Netherlands' Nexperia miscalculation
Discussions regarding Nexperia's fate have stalled for over a month, and China and the Netherlands remain at odds. The Hague is plagued with political paralysis, where a caretaker...
Saturday 8 November 2025
Samsung folds strategy unit into Electronics arm as South Korean giants brace for 2026 leadership changes
South Korea's top conglomerates are reshaping their leadership and internal structures. They are bracing for an uncertain 2026 business cycle. Samsung is integrating its group-wide...
Saturday 8 November 2025
VIS turns corner after price war, gears up for PMIC-driven growth in 2026
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) anticipates a mild slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2025 as seasonal demand eases and supply chain partners carry out year-end inventory...
Friday 7 November 2025
China temporarily halts export controls on rare earths, graphite, and other strategic materials
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the General Administration of Customs announced on November 7 that they will suspend the implementation of several export control measures...
Friday 7 November 2025
Advanced packaging emerges as AI's next performance frontier, insights from DIGITIMES analyst Tony Huang
As Moore's Law slows, advanced packaging has become the critical lever driving breakthroughs in AI chip performance, according to DIGITIMES chief semiconductor analyst Tony Huang...
Friday 7 November 2025
Elon Musk maps out Tesla's semiconductor leap, ponders alliance with Intel
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is considering building a large semiconductor fabrication plant to meet rising demand for AI and robotics chips, while keeping open the possibility...
Friday 7 November 2025
Taiwan's AI export surge fuels record US trade surplus, sparking currency pressure risks
The ongoing surge in artificial intelligence (AI) investments has deepened the reliance of the four major US cloud service providers (CSPs) on Taiwan's AI chips and servers, significantly...
Friday 7 November 2025
China's Hua Hong sees profit fall over 50% on rising fab, R&D costs
Hua Hong Semiconductor, one of China's top wafer foundries, reported a steep profit drop for the first three quarters of 2025, citing higher costs from new production lines and rising...
Friday 7 November 2025
Samsung Foundry teams up with Anaflash on AI MCU in sign of recovery
Edge AI startup Anaflash has unveiled a new AI microcontroller built on Samsung Electronics' 28nm foundry process. The move marks another design win for Samsung as it works to revive...
Friday 7 November 2025
AI-driven chip shortages disrupt connector and power supplies
The global semiconductor industry is facing widening supply-demand imbalances amid the AI boom, with memory and processor chips in particularly short supply. Prices have surged while...
Friday 7 November 2025
Taiwan machinery leverages AI for defense push
Taiwan's machinery industry is leveraging artificial intelligence to transform from a traditional manufacturing base into a high-tech powerhouse, with growing ambitions in the global...
Friday 7 November 2025
Update: Jensen Huang dined with CC Wei tonight in Tainan, and will attend TSMC's annual sports day in Hsinchu
Update: Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is already in Tainan, a city about 300 kilometers south of Taipei. He dined with several key executives of TSMC, including CC Wei, chairman and...
Friday 7 November 2025
Trump's trade policies trigger Taiwan's US$400 billion US investment surge
Amid US President Donald Trump's tariff threats and new incentives under the US "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," foreign companies are increasingly planning major investments in the...
Friday 7 November 2025
ASE unveils AI-enhanced IDE 2.0 to accelerate chip design and packaging
ASE has announced a significant upgrade to its in-house integrated design ecosystem (IDE) platform, introducing IDE 2.0, which features AI integration to speed up design iterations...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Nvidia CEO credits Taiwan partners for US AI chip success, warns China's advancement
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has acknowledged the critical role of Taiwanese partners in domestic AI chip production in the US, while cautioning that China's technological progress has...