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Monday 21 April 2025
Tenstorrent aligns with Rapidus for 2nm chip validation, targets year-end tape-out
Tenstorrent, a US-based semiconductor design firm, held a press conference on April 17 at its newly established Tokyo office to discuss its deepening collaboration with Rapidus in...
Monday 21 April 2025
Tong Hsing eyes stronger G2 growth amid minimal tariff impact and Philippines expansion
Tong Hsing Electronic, a major backend services provider for CMOS image sensors (CIS), reported that while first-quarter operations saw a slight year-over-year decline, performance...
Monday 21 April 2025
China's CXMT muscles into DRAM's top tier—Is 'Big Three' era over?
Forecasts suggest ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's leading DRAM supplier, will dramatically expand its output in 2025—far surpassing previous expectations. If current...
Monday 21 April 2025
FCS Machinery sees significant demand from new energy car sector; overall equipment order visibility extends to 2Q26
Injection molding machine maker FCS Machinery has disclosed that it is gaining momentum from the reshaping of the global supply chain, with increases in orders from multiple sector...
Monday 21 April 2025
'Year of gear reducer': Turvo to benefit from humanoid robot demand boom
Turvo International chairman Chun-Chang Liu has declared 2025 the "year of the gear reducer," citing strong growth momentum in industrial automation and rising global interest in...
Monday 21 April 2025
US strengthens supply chain resiliency as China tightens rare earth controls
Following the imposition of US tariffs, China announced it would enforce export controls on certain rare earth metals—materials critical to sectors like electric vehicles, semiconductors,...
Monday 21 April 2025
Samsung makes headway in HBM4 chip yields, signaling a potential comeback in the high-end memory race

As rivals race ahead in HBM3E, Samsung quietly builds momentum in next-gen HBM4 development, banking on its in-house chipmaking and packaging...

Monday 21 April 2025
Weekly news roundup: Huawei accelerates, Nvidia reels, and TSMC anchors next wave of US chip reshoring
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 14 – April 20.
Monday 21 April 2025
India roundup: Foxconn reportedly eyes first northern Indian plant as tariff shifts impact iPhone costs
Foxconn may build its first northern India plant in Greater Noida as tariff shifts make India-made iPhones cheaper than China-made ones in the US market.
Monday 21 April 2025
Can STMicro pivot? Legacy fab drag echoes Intel's struggle
STMicroelectronics plans to cut 3,000 jobs by 2027, timing the announcement just ahead of its first-quarter 2025 earnings call on April 24. The preemptive move appears designed to...
Saturday 19 April 2025
Optical manufacturers cautious despite 90-day US tariff reprieve
The US has temporarily suspended reciprocal tariffs for over 75 countries for a 90-day period, creating a critical window for supply chain operators to secure orders quickly. However,...
Friday 18 April 2025
Micron challenges South Korean dominance in HBM market amid tariff protectionism
Recently, reports from South Korea claim that Micron is set to become a rising star in the HBM market, following Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Although Donald Trump's current...
Friday 18 April 2025
Trump reciprocal tariff impact on auto industry

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Friday 18 April 2025
SK Hynix-Hanmi alliance fractures as Korean memory giant seeks new suppliers
SK Hynix's eight-year partnership with Hanmi Semiconductor is showing signs of strain after the memory chipmaker began sourcing thermal compression bonding machines from rival Hanwha...
Friday 18 April 2025
XPeng's AI power play: homegrown chips, humanoids, and the race to the skies
At its "Global Brand Night" in Hong Kong on April 15, XPeng Motors unveiled its 2025 global flagship, the XPeng X9, and laid out an ambitious new AI roadmap. Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng...