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Wednesday 3 September 2025
Why TSMC is holding back on advanced packaging despite soaring demand
TSMC's CoWoS capacity remains in high demand, securing its dominant position in advanced semiconductor packaging with rumored gross margins nearing 80%. However, TSMC is proceeding...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Tokyo Electron expands India footprint as Japan ups chip investment
Tokyo Electron has announced plans to open new offices in India to support the country's growing chip industry. According to ANI and the Economic Times, senior executives...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
China's OSAT leaders Tongfu, JCET advance co-packaged optics for AI data centers
Surging demand for AI, large language models (LLMS), and high-performance computing is propelling co-packaged optics (CPO) into the spotlight of the semiconductor industry. The technology...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
South Korean semiconductor firms look to India, led by Samsung's expanding R&D presence
South Korea's semiconductor push into India is being spearheaded by major players such as Samsung Electronics, while smaller firms have shown limited investment despite growing int...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Tata Electronics partners with Merck and C-DAC to strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem
Tata Electronics has forged strategic partnerships with Merck and India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The collaborations will enhance semiconductor materials,...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Taiwan targets new growth in AI chip packaging with silicon carbide substrates
As AI chips advance, managing their high thermal output has become a key performance bottleneck. Semiconductor suppliers recently indicated that the advanced packaging sector is considering...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
ASML CEO highlights support for India's semiconductor ambitions at Semicon India 2025
Semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holding NV emphasized its commitment to India's growing chip industry during Semicon India 2025, held in Bangalore. Speaking at the event, ASML...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
China's industry sector expects further moves as TSMC loses US waiver for equipment use at Nanjing fab
TSMC has become the latest chipmaker to lose its exemption to use US semiconductor equipment in China, following similar moves against South Korea's Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix,...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Column: Quantum boost for chip R&D
Artificial intelligence (AI) benefits many industries but is limited by the so-called "curse of dimensionality," which arises when machine learning models handle data with many features...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Semicon India 2025: First homegrown chip, sights set on IP leadership
At Semicon India 2025, the country's flagship semiconductor showcase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global and domestic stakeholders to view India not just as a manufacturing...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Unlike Samsung and SK Hynix, TSMC discloses loss of US waiver for China

The US has revoked TSMC's authorization to ship equipment and materials without a license to its Nanjing fabrication plant, according...

Tuesday 2 September 2025
Modi inaugurates Semicon India, hails India's first made-in-India chip
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the three-day Semicon India 2025 at Yashobhoomi, highlighting India's growing role in the global semiconductor ecosystem. Addressing...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
GlobalFoundries picks Qorvo exec Victor Hu to lead China strategy
GlobalFoundries (GF) has named Victor Hu, a semiconductor industry veteran with over 25 years of leadership experience, as vice president of sales and president of China. In this...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
US strips Samsung, SK Hynix of China exemptions, dealing major blow to Korean chipmakers
The US Commerce Department plans to revoke long-standing waivers that have allowed Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to operate their Chinese chip plants using American equipment....
Tuesday 2 September 2025
China's SMIC seeks 100% control of SMIC North; what's really behind state investor exits?
China's chipmakers remain blocked from sub-7nm breakthroughs, but expansion in mature-node manufacturing is surging, led by 12-inch wafer fabs. SMIC has accelerated construction since...