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Tuesday 5 August 2025
TSMC embroiled in 2nm espionage scandal ahead of mass production
TSMC has dismissed several employees after uncovering unauthorized attempts to access and leak confidential information related to its next-generation 2nm process technology, just...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Boris Johnson says UK once considered competing with Taiwan in chips, but abandoned plan over tech gap
During a keynote address at the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei on August 5, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that he had contemplated enabling the UK to compete with Taiwan...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
EU delays retaliatory tariffs on US imports for six months after reaching trade deal
The European Union and the US reached a provisional trade agreement just before the new round of tariffs took effect on August 1, 2025, according to sources familiar with the matter...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Asia's moment in the AI age: APAC rises as infrastructure powerhouse at OCP, Taiwan forges global tech ties
As AI infrastructure continues to reshape global supply chains, the Open Compute Project (OCP) APAC Summit held in Taipei on August 5, 2025, highlighted the Asia-Pacific region's...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan OSAT gains from BIS whitelist fall short as US grants Chinese firms exemptions
Taiwan's IC OSAT supply chain was previously expected to benefit from US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) restrictions on Chinese semiconductor firms. The BIS's semiconductor...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan pushes for trade market diversification, yet export structure remains vulnerable
The US-China trade war, launched during US President Donald Trump's first term, continues to disrupt global supply chains and reshape Taiwan's export landscape. Concerns about overdependence...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Onsemi posts weaker margins; revenue down 15% amid soft industrial demand
On August 4, Onsemi reported second quarter 2025 revenue of US$1.47 billion, marking a 15% year-over-year decline, as weakness in the industrial sector and margin pressure weighed...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Onsemi to shed 5% of 2025 revenue as part of strategic shift toward higher margins
Onsemi plans to eliminate approximately 5% of its 2025 revenue through the exit of legacy and non-core products, aligning with its Fab Right strategy and broader transformation efforts...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
China's Sanan Optoelectronics to acquire Dutch LED company Lumileds for US$239 million
On August 4, 2025, Sanan Optoelectronics partnered with Malaysia's Inari Amertron Berhad to acquire Dutch LED company Lumileds for US$239 million, expanding Sanan's presence in the...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
CoWoS capacity utilization reportedly only 60% amid AI boom, supply chain on alert
Reports have emerged that TSMC's advanced packaging technology, CoWoS, is operating at only 60% capacity utilization. Such a supply-demand mismatch has confused the supply chain.
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Onsemi remains cautious on tariffs, sees recovery in auto and AI segments
Onsemi flagged weak industrial and automotive demand in the second quarter of 2025 but expects modest growth ahead, with AI-related sales providing a boost. CEO Hassane El-Khoury...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Interview: Astera Labs: AI infrastructure enters 2.0 with open AI interconnect options
AI data center chipmaker Astera Labs will showcase its next-gen interconnect technologies at this week's Open Compute Project (OCP) APAC event. In an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES,...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan faces Section 232 chip tariff crunch
The US has officially announced its latest tariff results, reducing Taiwan's reciprocal tariffs from 32% to 20%. The Executive Yuan promptly responded, stating that the US set a provisional...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Canon builds first fab in 20 years to chase back-end boom
Japanese optical giant Canon, which had not built a new semiconductor lithography equipment production plant since 2004 due to a declining market, announced on July 30, 2025, the...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Win Semiconductors sees 45% capacity utilization as Wi-Fi 7 drives growth and stronger US orders
GaAs wafer foundry provider Win Semiconductors announced at a July 31, 2025, investor conference that its capacity utilization reached 45% in the second quarter of 2025, a 10 percentage...