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Friday 25 July 2025
Intel to cut 21,000 jobs, pause Europe fab projects under restructuring drive
Intel will cut around 21,000 jobs by the end of 2025 and suspend wafer fab construction projects in Europe, as part of a sweeping cost-reduction and restructuring effort, according...
Friday 25 July 2025
The end of blank checks: Intel kills European fabs, doubles down on Vietnam and Malaysia
Intel's era of building first and finding customers later is over.
Friday 25 July 2025
Tariffs blur ASML's outlook, but China anchors the bottom line
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet tempered the company's solid second quarter 2025 results with a warning: growth in 2026 is far from guaranteed. "While we still prepare for growth in 2026,...
Friday 25 July 2025
Lip-Bu Tan’s Intel pivots harder toward austerity in latest earnings report

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has launched a sweeping campaign of fiscal restraint, marking a sharp break from the ambitious expansionism of his...

Friday 25 July 2025
China develops next-gen EUV photoresist in bid to break US tech blockade
Amid tightening US and Dutch export controls on advanced semiconductor equipment, especially ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, China's Tsinghua University has...
Friday 25 July 2025
Rapidus touts threefold boost in chipmaking speed over TSMC with unified 2nm process
Rapidus is developing an innovative semiconductor production system designed to significantly speed up the manufacturing process of 2nm and sub-2nm chips by combining wafer fabrication...
Thursday 24 July 2025
Huawei's shadow fab (1): the secret chip agenda at the heart of Shenzhen
As US–China tech tensions escalate, semiconductors have become the focal point in a broader race for technological sovereignty. Three obscure yet strategically vital wafer foundries,...
Thursday 24 July 2025
Sony reportedly plans to sell Israeli semiconductor subsidiary, reassessing IoT chip manufacturing
Sony is actively seeking to sell its subsidiary Sony Semiconductor Israel, which specializes in mobile chipsets for connected devices, according to reports from multiple media.
Thursday 24 July 2025
China-Taiwan trade heating up amid US tariffs saga
Business exchanges between Chinese and Taiwanese makers have shown significant increases amid concerns over US tariffs, trade restrictions, and global supply chain restructuring,...
Thursday 24 July 2025
TSMC sees 2nm orders surge; related capacity to reach 200,000 units by 2028
TSMC has continued to accelerate its development of sub-2nm processes despite market expectations that clients would turn cautious with their 2nm orders, given the quote for the process...
Thursday 24 July 2025
AMD CEO sees chips from TSMC's US plant costing 5%-20% more
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su said that the chips her company gets from supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. cost more when they're produced...
Thursday 24 July 2025
China gains ground on Taiwan's OSAT dominance amid pricing revolt
Taiwan continues to dominate the global outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) market, but China is catching up quickly. Driven by state-backed chip self-reliance efforts,...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Bosch to cut 1,100 jobs in Germany as it shifts focus to semiconductor expansion
Bosch plans to restructure its Reutlingen manufacturing site in Germany, with up to 1,100 jobs set to be cut as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative. The company cited shifting...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Ørsted powers up Taiwan's first TSMC-exclusive wind farm
Ørsted announced that the first turbine of the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms has successfully connected to Taipower's grid and begun generating electricity...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
PSMC reports bigger 2Q25 loss, stronger Taiwan Dollar and weak chip prices offset Tata deal gains
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (PSMC) reported a steeper net loss in the second quarter of 2025, as a stronger New Taiwan dollar and weakening wafer average selling...