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Monday 23 June 2025
Taiwan electronic product export orders break US$100 billion in January-May 2025, driven by AI and HPC applications
Taiwan's export orders for January-May 2024 rose 15% year on year to reach US$263.8 billion, with electronics products recording an over 25% annual growth to break the US$100 billion...
Monday 23 June 2025
Huawei 5nm's hard reality check
Huawei's next-generation chip ambitions are running into technical and geopolitical headwinds. While Chinese state media CCTV recently claimed a breakthrough in 5nm production through...
Monday 23 June 2025
Top-100 firms contribute KRW1.6 quadrillion to South Korea economy in 2024

In 2024, South Korea's top-100 companies generated an estimated KRW1,615 trillion (US$1.16 trillion) in total economic contribution,...

Monday 23 June 2025
Frank Lee takes over Co-Tech chairman position, optimistic about AI-driven enterprise upgrades
Taiwan-based niche copper foil material manufacturer Co-Tech held its annual shareholders meeting on June 23, 2025. Chairman Raymond Soong officially stepped down after an 11-year...
Monday 23 June 2025
TSMC advanced packaging gains traction with Apple, Nvidia orders
Advanced packaging continues to gain momentum, with the industry closely watching as TSMC not only secures large orders from Nvidia but also sees Apple joining the fray, clearly signaling...
Monday 23 June 2025
Chip makers brace for brutal competition as cloud ASIC market heats up
Industry forecasts for application-specific integrated circuits have turned bullish, with major players and research firms upgrading their cloud ASIC demand projections for 2026-2028...
Monday 23 June 2025
Pixel 10 chip deal goes to TSMC — Samsung enters post-Google overhaul mode
Samsung Electronics has launched an extensive internal review to regain ground in the advanced foundry market, triggered by the loss of Google's custom application processor (AP)...
Monday 23 June 2025
NAND flash prices to stay high in 2H25 with substrate shortage to hit soon, says Phison CEO

Strong demand in the memory market is expected to keep NAND Flash prices at elevated levels in the second half of 2025, according to...

Monday 23 June 2025
Renesas enters restructuring support deal with Wolfspeed as the latter deals with ongoing financial struggles
Renesas Electronics has entered a financial restructuring agreement with Wolfspeed, a US-based silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturer, amid Wolfspeed's ongoing financial...
Monday 23 June 2025
Chinese graduates seeking semiconductor jobs targeted by scams
Fresh college graduates in China looking to enter the employment force have their hearts set on major players in the semiconductor industry. However, as they rush to submit resumes,...
Monday 23 June 2025
India roundup: Why Taiwan's chip ban could quietly impact India
Taiwan's entity list against Chinese entities may impact India as India is accelerating chip collaborations with foreign giants.
Saturday 21 June 2025
What Ren Zhengfei didn’t say—lessons for Taiwan’s tech playbook
In a rare and insightful interview with People's Daily, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei shared his perspective under the headline "The
Saturday 21 June 2025
Applied Materials to set up semiconductor innovation hub in Bengaluru, aiming for US$2 billion impact
The Economic Times reported that Applied Materials is set to establish a cutting-edge Innovation Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing (ICSM) in Bengaluru, India, with the...
Saturday 21 June 2025
Sigurd lifts capex by 75% to chase AI smartphone boom, BIS-driven test orders

Riding a wave of demand driven by AI smartphones, servers, ASICs, optical transceivers, and networking gear, Taiwan-based IC testing...

Friday 20 June 2025
Wistron ITS enters chip design race with new semiconductor division
Wistron ITS (WITS), a subsidiary of the Wistron Group, has officially launched a new Semiconductor Business Unit, marking its strategic shift from traditional IT services toward integrated...