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Monday 30 June 2025
India roundup: Taiwanese firm on thin ice over Indian investments
Despite rising investments in India, Taiwanese companies remain cautious, treading carefully as if walking on thin ice.
Monday 30 June 2025
ASE COO flags potential setback to US$1 trillion semiconductor goal due to US tariffs and currency pressures
As the US enters a new phase of tariff enforcement—with the buffer period on reciprocal tariffs nearing expiration—concerns are growing that the global semiconductor industry's...
Saturday 28 June 2025
Marvell bets big on custom AI chips to challenge Broadcom's lead

While Broadcom remains a dominant force in the AI ASIC market, Marvell Technology is working hard to catch up, much like AMD's continued...

Friday 27 June 2025
As US and Japan expand EUV capabilities, South Korea faces semiconductor setback

As the global race to develop next-generation semiconductor technologies accelerates, the United States and Japan are investing heavily...

Friday 27 June 2025
Renesas delays US$20 billion revenue goal, scales back power chip plans after EV setback
Renesas Electronics said on June 26, 2025, it is scaling back its power semiconductor business, postponing a key revenue goal by five years, and removing the executive overseeing...
Friday 27 June 2025
ASML bets on High-NA EUV as Intel, TSMC, Samsung delay mass adoption over cost and risk
ASML, the world's sole provider of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, is pressing ahead with its next-generation High-NA (numerical aperture) EUV systems—even as...
Friday 27 June 2025
TSMC takes all: Google follows major smartphone chipmakers in embracing 2nm
Recent market reports indicate that leading companies such as Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek are highly likely to fully adopt 2nm chips by 2026. Google, having recently shifted its...
Friday 27 June 2025
Taiwan chipmakers' caution on India's semiconductor ambitions heightens after Aptos collapse
The bankruptcy of Aptos Technology, a subsidiary of Taiwan Mask Corporation, underscores the cautious approach Taiwanese chipmakers are taking toward India's semiconductor ambitions,...
Friday 27 June 2025
Samsung slows the node race: yield over speed at 2nm, 4nm
Samsung Foundry is reportedly adjusting its roadmap by postponing development of its 1.4nm (SF1.4) node and reallocating resources to improve yield and service quality across its...
Friday 27 June 2025
TSMC expands its lead as global chip foundries enter '2.0' era
As semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly intricate, foundries are no longer confined to traditional chip fabrication. Instead, the industry is transitioning into what Taiwan...
Friday 27 June 2025
IntelliEPI taps AI boom with InP focus, kicks off new fab expansion backed by Texas subsidies
IntelliEPI, a manufacturer of compound semiconductors, reported a shift in product focus toward indium phosphide (InP) epitaxial products, which in the first quarter of 2025 represented...
Thursday 26 June 2025
China reportedly demands rare earth firms hand over tech staff data amid delays in lifting export curbs
Despite a pledge made at the Geneva talks to lift export restrictions on rare earth materials, China has yet to follow through. According to The Wall Street Journal, Chinese authorities...
Thursday 26 June 2025
Acer's Stan Shih says Taiwan's vertical disintegration drove tech ascent; Intel missed shift
Acer Group founder Stan Shih said Taiwan's industrial transformation from vertical integration to vertical disintegration has been crucial to its tech rise, noting that US chip giant...
Thursday 26 June 2025
Japan's METI to introduce cybersecurity guidelines for chipmakers, including TSMC and Rapidus
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is drafting new cybersecurity guidelines for semiconductor manufacturers and is considering making compliance a condition for...
Thursday 26 June 2025
Morrison lists on emerging stock market as Asia's pioneer in 8-inch optical coatings
Morrison, a Taiwanese company specializing in precision optical coating combined with semiconductor lithography process technology, was officially listed on the emerging stock market...