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Thursday 2 October 2025
Western Digital plans US$1 billion investment in Japan, building on decades of local partnerships
Western Digital (WD), the world's largest hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer, announced plans to invest US$1 billion in Japan over the next five years to strengthen next-generation...
Thursday 2 October 2025
Tariffs, subsidies, and shifting demand reshape the global car market
The global automotive industry in 2025 has found itself at the eye of a geopolitical storm. Major markets—including Europe, the United States, and China—have experienced...
Thursday 2 October 2025
Rumored Intel-AMD foundry deal signals potential shift in chipmaking landscape
Intel is reportedly in early talks to manufacture chips for rival AMD, Semafor revealed, a move that could boost confidence in Intel's struggling foundry business. While...
Thursday 2 October 2025
MediaTek faces mounting challenges in ASIC business as delays and growing competition mount
MediaTek is encountering significant hurdles in its ASIC business, as uncertainty surrounds Meta's upcoming orders and a major Google contract faces repeated postponements. Industry...
Thursday 2 October 2025
Apple reportedly integrates 45 companies into India supply chain
Apple is accelerating its manufacturing expansion in India amid global supply chain uncertainties, integrating nearly 45 local and international partners into its ecosystem. With...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Samsung advances Exynos 2600 production as 2nm yield rises to 50%
Samsung Electronics has begun mass production of its next-generation application processor (AP), the Exynos 2600, which is expected to power the standard models of the Galaxy S26...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Taiwan rejects US proposal for 50-50 chip production split
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick recently proposed a 50-50 split in chip manufacturing between Taiwan and the US, claiming the US is nearing major tariff and semiconductor...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Wise Integration Launches First Digital Controller, WiseWare 1.1, for GaN Totem Pole PFC with High Switching Frequency Up to 2 MHz
Wise Integration, a pioneer in digital control for gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN IC-based power supplies, today announced the release to production of its first fully digital controller,...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Sharp to decide on providing large-sized LCD technology to Indian companies in 2025
Sharp plans to decide on transferring large-size LCD panel technology to India by the end of 2025, CEO Masahiro Okitsu said, signaling potential expansion of the country's display...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Intel & TSMC invest billions to transform Arizona into semiconductor powerhouse
More and more tech giants have followed TSMC's lead after its announcement of a US$165 billion investment to build more plants in Arizona. A half mountain, half desert state is slowly...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Five major pressures plaguing TSMC as US government pushes for 50-50 production split
The Trump administration pushed for a 50-50 split in chip manufacturing between the US and Taiwan, pressuring TSMC to expand US production. This raises costs and risks for Taiwan's...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
China's copper foil sector pushes back against price war with processing fee hike
China's PCB industry has, in recent years, been entangled in a vicious price war, leading many local PCB manufacturers to collapse under the pressure of internal cutthroat competition...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Allied Circuit, Meiko to co-build high-layer PCB plant in Vietnam for AI servers
Compal Electronics' PCB subsidiary, Allied Circuit Co., Ltd. (ACCL), has announced a joint venture with Japan's Meiko to establish a high-layer count (HLC) printed circuit board plant...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
PCB giant GCE expands Thailand plant phase 2, ASIC server capacity to start 2H26
Networking and server PCB giant GCE announced plans to expand its Thailand facility with a US$40 million investment to boost ASIC server production capacity by the second half of...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
GlobalFoundries opens Beijing office, doubles down on localizing production for China market
US-based foundry GlobalFoundries (GF) has faced numerous challenges in its China strategy, from halting investment in a 12-inch fab in Chengdu to shifting toward mature process partnerships...