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Thursday 17 October 2024
ASML eyes price increase in 2025 talks with TSMC, defying cost-cutting pressures
Senior executives at ASML and TSMC will soon begin negotiations on equipment purchase prices for 2025. The outcome of the negotiations between the two parties influences not only...
Thursday 17 October 2024
ASML's plunging net bookings highlight Intel and Samsung's investment struggles, says DIGITIMES Research
ASML's latest financial report reveals a significant year-over-year decline in net bookings, exceeding 50% sequentially. The company has also revised its 2025 revenue guidance downward...
Thursday 17 October 2024
ASML slashes 2025 forecast as chip industry adjusts to post-pandemic realities
ASML's significant decline in net bookings indicates the semiconductor industry's adaptation to post-pandemic market conditions, which were previously disrupted by global chip supply...
Thursday 17 October 2024
ASML factors in potential new export curbs on China in financial guidance
Following the early release of its third-quarter financial results, ASML's senior executives explained the factors behind the decline in net bookings and the reduced sales forecast...
Thursday 17 October 2024
8-inch SiC substrate prices tumbling amid 6-inch collapse
The price collapse of 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates is taking its toll on the 8-inch segment, where volume production has yet to begin but prices are already tumbling, according...
Thursday 17 October 2024
Speculation arises around Nvidia CEO's January travel to Taiwan
According to industry speculation, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will return to Taiwan on or around January 17, 2025, if no unexpected events occur. Aside from attending Nvidia's annual...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Samsung struggles with unions on both domestic and international fronts amid profit slump
Samsung Electronics reported an operating profit of less than KRW10 trillion (approx. US$7.42 billion) for the third quarter of 2024. In addition to its poor financial performance,...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Samsung Galaxy S25 faces AP choice dilemma, with early November as final deadline
Samsung Electronics is currently grappling with the choice of application processors (AP) for its Galaxy S25 series, but time is running out to make the final decision.
Wednesday 16 October 2024
India's L&T Semicon targets automotive, industrial, and energy sectors
L&T Semiconductor Technologies aims to roll out its products by 2024, targeting the automotive, industrial, and energy sectors.
Wednesday 16 October 2024
China's semiconductor powerhouses unite as Beijing unleashes massive stimulus push
Over the weekend of September 21, 2024, more than 300 industry leaders from renowned companies such as STMicroelectronics (STM), AMD, Huawei, SMIC, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Yangtze...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Wolfspeed secures US$750 million funding for US SiC production expansion
Wolfspeed, a US-based silicon carbide (SiC) chipmaker, has secured up to US$750 million in federal funding to construct a new wafer plant in North Carolina and expand its New York...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
AUO dismisses speculation about FOPLP deployments
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has dismissed speculation that it is planning to establish a foothold in semiconductor packaging by developing FOPLP.
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Unigroup Guoxin faces challenges as leadership reorganization aims to tackle constraints
Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics (Guoxin Micro) announced on October 15 that its former chairman, Daojie Ma, has resigned and will now serve as vice chairman. Jie Chen, who is a board...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
TCB packaging crucial in AI and HPC applications, says ASMPT
Semiconductor and electronics manufacturing equipment supplier ASMPT sees sustained strong demand for thermocompression bonding (TCB) machines used in advanced packaging, as the trend...
Wednesday 16 October 2024
ASML confirms shipping third High NA EUV, remains optimistic about long-term growth despite weak 2025 outlook
ASML has announced the shipment of its third High NA lithography system to a new customer after unexpectedly releasing its financial results ahead of schedule. The company acknowledged...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research