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Tuesday 29 April 2025
Taiwan semiconductor supplier Chang Wah sees recovery despite Trump tariff uncertainty
Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE) founder Canon Huang described Donald Trump's tariff policies as highly unpredictable but expressed confidence that market conditions for CWE and its...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
China launches 'human wave strategy' for R&D, poaching top-level South Korean scholars
Reports indicate that many outstanding South Korean research scholars have been moving to Chinese universities. These experts hold world-class authority in foundational fields of...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
DeepSeek returns to South Korea, challenges local AI giants despite privacy concerns
Reuters reports that DeepSeek, a Chinese generative artificial intelligence firm previously embroiled in controversy over excessive personal data collection, has partially...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Amkor sees no major tariff-driven pull-ins; new Apple SiP socket order may lift outlook
Amkor Technology reported falling net sales for the first quarter, driven by weakness in its communications and automotive sectors. The company said its expansion plans in Arizona...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
NXP witnesses falling performance, announces CEO transition
NXP Semiconductors released its first-quarter 2025 financial results, reporting revenue of US$2.84 billion, a 9.3% decline compared to the same period last year but aligned with the...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Sony weighs chip spinoff that Dan Loeb called for years ago
Sony Group Corp. is considering spinning off its semiconductor unit, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the PlayStation maker's latest effort to streamline its...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Mature chip processes most vulnerable in Trump's tariff storm
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has temporarily escaped US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff measures announced earlier this month, but industry insiders warn that systemic...
Monday 28 April 2025
How US chip equipment makers could shield US$10B in China sales from tariffs
Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA each generated 31.3%, 31%, and 36% of their revenue from China in 2024, according to recent filings. As mature-node wafer fab capacity expands,...
Monday 28 April 2025
Samsung cautions US on potential risks of China tech sanctions
Samsung Electronics reportedly submitted a statement to the US Department of Commerce (DOC), warning that American sanctions targeting China's advanced technology could lead to "unintended...
Monday 28 April 2025
Renesas hits brakes on EV chip expansion as market uncertainty and tariff woes persist
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics has adopted a cautious stance on expanding its production of power semiconductors for electric vehicles (EVs). During its earnings briefing...
Monday 28 April 2025
TEL bolsters chip equipment production R&D to counter Chinese competition
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, opened a cutting-edge research and development facility at its Taiwa-cho campus in Miyagi Prefecture on April...
Monday 28 April 2025
Weekly news roundup: China's chip merger, Samsung delays, CXMT's rise, and TSMC's global expansion battle
These are the top-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 21 – April 27.
Monday 28 April 2025
Nvidia scraps modular GB300 redesign to fast-track production

Server suppliers confirm GB300 will retain the GB200's Bianca architecture, abandoning a planned redesign that promised expanded business...

Monday 28 April 2025
Taiwan's tech service providers expand across Southeast Asia as clients relocate from China
Taiwanese software and IT service providers are expanding across Southeast Asia as manufacturers relocate operations from China, creating new regional opportunities in the shifting...
Sunday 27 April 2025
China reportedly plans mega-merger of chip toolmakers—from 200 players to merely 10
China is pushing forward a major consolidation plan to restructure its fragmented semiconductor equipment sector, reportedly cutting more than 200 domestic firms down to just 10 core...