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Monday 7 April 2025
Executive Yuan announces supply chain support plan in response to Trump tariffs
The US has issued an executive order imposing a 32% reciprocal tariff on products exported from Taiwan. On April 7, Premier Jung-Tai Cho invited legislative party groups for discussions...
Monday 7 April 2025
Global wafer foundry battle: New leadership reshapes industry landscape
As geopolitical risks rise, many countries recognize the importance of semiconductor supply chain security and are accelerating efforts to achieve chip autonomy. The US and Japan...
Monday 7 April 2025
China semiconductor's Deepseek moment? SiCarrier lithography claims meet skepticism
SiCarrier, once a little-known name in China's chip sector, has jolted the semiconductor industry with bold claims of breakthroughs in photolithography—a field long ruled by...
Monday 7 April 2025
Apple's US$500 billion investment pledge fails to secure tariff exemptions
Apple CEO Tim Cook committed to bringing manufacturing back to the US with a US$500 billion investment. Yet, this move seemingly failed to earn Apple any exemption from tariffs. On...
Monday 7 April 2025
Etron's Nicky Lu on TSMC's global playbook and Taiwan's AI-memory pivot: no bottlenecks, no backpedaling

Generative AI is redrawing the tech landscape—from cloud to edge—while geopolitical tensions push countries to rethink their...

Monday 7 April 2025
Kumamoto launches semiconductor science park plan with TSMC-led hub at its core
In late March 2025, Kumamoto Prefecture unveiled the Kumamoto Science Park Promotion Vision, a plan to build a semiconductor-centered science park alongside a broader innovation ecosystem...
Monday 7 April 2025
China's aggressive SiC price war set to halve cost by 2025
The Sino-US trade war has accelerated global competition in compound semiconductors, with Chinese manufacturers now aggressively targeting price reductions in silicon carbide (SiC)...
Monday 7 April 2025
Shift in Taiwanese manufacturers' investment strategy under Trump's policies
The US is the world's largest economy, and following Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025, there have been significant changes across various policies, including trade, domestic...
Monday 7 April 2025
With chip tariffs on the horizon, China goes solo—Is Taiwan prepared?
Just when the global supply chain thought it had a breather, US President Donald Trump's administration is stoking renewed tensions with China by threatening sweeping new tariffs...
Monday 7 April 2025
Supply chain forced to reinvent survival playbooks as US-China tariff war redefines industry rules
On April 3, 2025, the United States announced a 34% "reciprocal tariff" on Chinese goods. The next day, China retaliated with a 34% punitive tariff, marking the most significant escalation...
Monday 7 April 2025
Machvision eyes strategic opportunities; US reciprocal tariffs to yield limited fallout
As the US gears up to implement reciprocal tariffs, Taiwan's Machvision, a company specializing in PCB and semiconductor AOI equipment, has carefully assessed potential challenges...
Monday 7 April 2025
Weekly news roundup: US hits Asia with steep tariffs; Samsung, TSMC, Intel ramp up AI and chip strategies
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 31 – April 5. From sweeping US tariff hikes to strategic moves by major tech players, here's a quick look...
Monday 7 April 2025
No retaliation: Taiwan aims to stabilize US trade ties after tariff hike
Taiwan President William Lai (Lai Ching-te) delivered a national address on Sunday in response to the US decision to impose a 32% tariff on Taiwanese exports, part of the Trump administration's...
Monday 7 April 2025
PVI expands production capacity, expects 40% revenue growth in 2025
As a leader in advanced processes and the CoWoS and SoIC advanced packaging supply chain, Praise Victor Industrial (PVI) is benefited from the ongoing semiconductor expansion wave,...
Saturday 5 April 2025
Tata Electronics appoints semiconductor veteran KC Ang to lead manufacturing push in India
Tata Electronics has made a significant move to bolster its semiconductor manufacturing ambitions by appointing industry veteran KC Ang as President and Head of Tata Semiconductor...