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Wednesday 2 July 2025
TSMC's global fab push sparks Taiwan to form 18-firm chip alliance
As global semiconductor production shifts toward localization, Taiwan's chipmaking ecosystem is responding with a unified alliance strategy to expand its presence in the US, Europe,...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
India reportedly eyes 2D materials as next-gen chip opportunity
India is exploring two-dimensional (2D) materials as a potential leapfrog in semiconductor technology, sources told CNBC-TV18. Unlike traditional silicon, 2D materials—just...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
The AI talent arms race: Nvidia, Meta, and Huawei battle for brains
As the AI revolution accelerates, global tech giants are racing to shortcut innovation by acquiring not just technology but the talent behind it. Companies like Nvidia, Meta, Google,...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Wolfspeed bankruptcy reshuffles SiC supply chain: Renesas and SAS next moves in spotlight
The leading third-generation semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) supplier, US-based Wolfspeed, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization. Its major creditors recently reached a restructuring...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
TSMC announces leadership change at its Arizona unit
According to a corporate filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange on July 1, TSMC Arizona Corporation, a key subsidiary of TSMC, announced a leadership change. Rick Cassidy resigned...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Samsung shifts focus to consolidating existing ecosystem, cancels SFF
Samsung Electronics will no longer hold its customary Samsung Foundry Forum (SFF) in 2025, opting instead to host partner-exclusive events, drawing attention from industry observers...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Taiwan govt to leverage AI, semiconductor expertise in growing biomedical industry
Strong demand for high performance computing (HPC) and generative AI (GenAI) has helped drive a 75% year-over-year revenue increase in the IC sector across Taiwan's science parks...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Taiwan's Southern tech hubs boom on Nvidia chip demand and expansion
Fueled by booming global demand for Nvidia's GB200 chips—and the anticipated launch of the more powerful GB300 in the second half of 2025—Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
China's AI chip companies struggle for survival as four key players hold less than 1% market share
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has recently warned multiple times that the Trump administration may further tighten US export controls, inadvertently allowing Chinese domestic AI chips,...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Intel's Nova Lake-S targets 60% performance leap, aims leadership in high-end computing
Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs are stirring excitement across the tech industry, with early reports hinting at significant performance leaps. Leaked slides from the company...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
UMC floats 6nm ambition as 12nm with Intel inches forward
As China accelerates domestic semiconductor self-sufficiency and backs foundries like SMIC, Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) faces rising pressure in the mature-node...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
South Korea walks a tight rope as Trump shifts tariff strategy eastward
As the July 9, 2025 deadline approaches for the expiration of the United States' temporary suspension of "reciprocal tariffs," US President Donald Trump appears to be shifting his...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
US semiconductor tariff decision expected by 3Q25, says SAS
Doris Hsu, chairperson of Sino-American Silicon Products Group (SAS), indicated that the US government is likely to take about 90 days to reach a decision regarding semiconductor...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Wolfspeed moves forward with capital restructuring plan
Wolfspeed, a global leader in silicon carbide technologies, announced on June 30, 2025, that it has made continued progress in executing its previously announced Restructuring Support...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Chipmakers brace for fallout as US tariff clock ticks down

As the Trump administration's reciprocal tariff extension is approaching the deadline on July 9, Taiwanese chipmakers remain cautious...