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Wednesday 2 April 2025
Goertek pours US$390 million into Vietnam expansion, inks key HUST partnership
Goertek, a leading Chinese electronics manufacturer, is expanding its footprint in Vietnam with a proposed VND9,717 billion (approx. US$391 million) investment while also formalizing...
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Foxconn expands third-party ESG audits to nine global facilities, achieves 89% compliance
Foxconn is broadening its third-party environmental, social, and governance audit program to nine facilities across China, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, and Mexico in 2024, as the iPhone...
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Towa's HBM4 packaging breakthrough powers ambitious growth plan
Towa, a prominent name in Japan's semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, has introduced a new technology specifically designed for the sixth-generation high bandwidth memory...
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Taiwanese electronics industry thrives with AI Demand, but Trump's upcoming tariffs raise economic concerns

Taiwan's electronics component industry has benefited from strong demand driven by AI and high-performance computing applications, with...

Wednesday 2 April 2025
Foxconn buys Apple equipment as production ramps up in India
Foxconn (Hong Hai) revealed that its Indian subsidiary will procure equipment from Apple's subsidiary, signaling an expansion of Apple product production in India, which is rapidly...
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Rapidus targets swift 2nm chip delivery with initial 50% yield goal
Rapidus, a Japanese company focused on semiconductor innovation, officially opened its first facility, IIM-1, in Chitose City, Hokkaido, on April 1, 2025. Aiming to advance in the...
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Hanmi Semiconductor hikes key HBM equipment price, likely impacts SK Hynix
Hanmi Semiconductor has increased the price of its thermal compression bonder (TC Bonder; TCB), a critical piece of equipment for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production, by 25% starting...
Wednesday 2 April 2025
LG Innotek charts bold path with glass substrates and ABF expansion
LG Innotek is expanding its focus beyond camera module manufacturing and is preparing to venture into the field of next-generation glass substrates. The company has revealed its intention...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Apple top brass back in China: smart manufacturing partners in the spotlight
Three months into 2025, Apple's senior leadership is back in China. CEO Tim Cook posted "Hello, Beijing" on Weibo, marking his fourth visit in just over a year. COO Jeff Williams...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
TSMC's 2nm output targets 30,000 wafers monthly amid strategic challenges
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is poised to commence mass production of its 2-nanometer (nm) chips in the second half of 2025 as scheduled, with customer demand...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
AMD completes acquisition of ZT Systems
AMD has completed its acquisition of ZT Systems, aiming to strengthen its AI infrastructure offerings, the company announced on March 31. The deal will integrate ZT Systems' design...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
The Great Tech Reset 3: Behind the decades of expertise anchoring global supply chains
Between the 1960s and 1980s, the semiconductor industry primarily used a vertically integrated model covering all aspects, from equipment to materials. This approach disadvantaged...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
GlobalFoundries-UMC merger could precede TSMC-Intel deal, says DIGITIMES analyst
Nikkei and Bloomberg have reported that GlobalFoundries is exploring a merger deal with UMC, a rumor UMC denied. Still, the speculation underscores US efforts to...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
UMC responds to GlobalFoundries rumors— what's likely to happen regarding merger deal
GlobalFoundries and UMC are reportedly in merger talks. A potential deal aims to secure US chip supply amid rising China tensions, but faces regulatory hurdles and market pressures...
Monday 31 March 2025
New leadership, old mandate: CR Micro moves in lockstep with China's chip strategy
China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro) has appointed He Xiaolong as its new chairman in a rapid leadership reshuffle. According to a regulatory filing cited by East Money...