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Thursday 6 February 2025
Rohm reports 99.5% profit decline in 3Q24, shifts strategy toward foundry partnerships
Rohm Semiconductor has disclosed its consolidated financial results from April to December 2024, revealing a sharp downturn in revenue and profitability. The company's revenue decreased...
Thursday 6 February 2025
Premiumization drives Qualcomm's 1Q25 growth amid flat mobile market, cites TSMC price hikes and DeepSeek's impact
During an earnings call on February 6, 2025, Qualcomm's senior executives highlighted the company's success in premium market segments despite overall smartphone market stagnation...
Thursday 6 February 2025
Huawei reports 2024 revenue, Ascend 910C hits 60% of Nvidia H100's AI performance
Huawei Chairman Howard Liang announced that 2024 revenue exceeded CNY860 billion (approx. US$118.6 billion) at the Guangdong Provincial Conference on high-quality development, driven...
Thursday 6 February 2025
Malaysia braces for impact of Trump's tariff plans amid reliance on China and US chip market
While Malaysia is not a direct target of Donald Trump's tariff war against trading partners, the Southeast Asian nation is concerned about potential impacts and is advocating for...
Thursday 6 February 2025
Audix sets record gross margin on manufacturing continuous growth
Taiwan-based Audix reported a consolidated revenue of NT$5.168 billion (US$156.5 million) for 2024, marking a 30% decrease compared to the previous year. In its product portfolio,...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
Samsung, SoftBank, OpenAI in talks on AI, data centers, and mobile strategy
Samsung Electronics Chairperson Jae-Yong Lee, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and SoftBank Group Chairperson Masayoshi Son met to discuss the Stargate Project, AI collaborations, and mobile...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
China reportedly weighs antitrust probe into Intel following Google investigation
On February 4, 2025, Chinese regulators revived their antitrust investigation into Google, following a similar probe into Nvidia announced in December 2024. The move came after Washington...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
Global foundry market shows robust 22% growth in 2024
The global foundry industry concluded 2024 with a remarkable 22% growth compared to the previous year, marking a strong recovery and expansion phase after 2023. This growth was primarily...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
APT eyes strong growth in demand for advanced packaging solutions
AblePrint Technology (APT), a supplier of pneumatic and thermal process solutions for semiconductor packaging, has reported significant sales growth in 2024, driven by strong demand...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
China fosters another IC unicorn as BYD fund moves in
As the spring begins for 2025, China's IC industry has seen a major injection of funding. Wuxi SJ Semiconductor has closed a financing agreement worth roughly US$700 million. This...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
CHPT expects strong 1Q25 sales driven by HPC chip load boards
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), an IC test interface solutions provider, is poised to achieve its strongest-ever first quarter in 2025, propelled by robust orders for HPC chip...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
TSMC's first US board meeting: spotlight on leadership shakeup and fab expansion
TSMC is gearing up to hold its first-ever board meeting in the US on February 11, 2025. The board will convene to announce senior management promotions, update progress on facility...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
Xi's careful reply to Trump tariffs shows China has more to lose
The first volleys in the latest US-China trade war made clear that Jinping Xi is taking a more cautious approach than during Donald Trump's first term.
Wednesday 5 February 2025
Gartner: Samsung tops Intel; Nvidia climbs amid AI surge
In 2024, the global semiconductor market surged to US$626 billion—an 18.1% increase from the previous year—with projections from Gartner indicating that revenues will...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
China's automakers accelerate chip push amid US curbs
China's automotive chip industry is gaining momentum in 2025, driven by both external pressures and internal opportunities. In response to US restrictions, Chinese automakers are...