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Friday 14 February 2025
Intel-TSMC partnership: potential semiconductor power shift?
The semiconductor industry is bracing for a potential shake-up amid reports that the US government is pushing for Intel to spin off its manufacturing operations into a new entity,...
Friday 14 February 2025
TSMC, Foxconn, Hiwin, and Hota among Taiwanese firms poised to gain from humanoid robot boom
Morgan Stanley has introduced the "Humanoid 100," a compilation of companies expected to gain from advancements in humanoid robots. Among the companies featured are four from Taiwan:...
Friday 14 February 2025
Geni Ideas rides AI boom with overseas push and emerging market listing
Geni Ideas, an engineering firm for specialty semiconductor gases, is bracing for surging demand as its top customer, TSMC, accelerates capacity expansion in advanced processes and...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Intelligent automation emerges as key solution amid US tariffs
The market views the Trump administration's tariff implementation as both a negotiating tool in international trade and an initiative to revitalize US manufacturing. Given the resource...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Benefiting from urgent AI and PC demand, ASE sees robust start in 1Q25
OSAT leader ASE expects to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2025, thanks to an influx of urgent orders for AI and PC applications. Advanced packaging is expected to drive...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Decoding Taiwan-US semiconductor trade ties (Part 5): record exports mark milestone in bilateral chip partnership
According to statistics from the Customs Administration of the Republic of China, Taiwan's total semiconductor exports in 2024 amounted to US$165 billion, with exports to China and...
Thursday 13 February 2025
TSMC US board secret talks: Trump floats three options to boost Intel
TSMC's first board of directors meeting in the US on February 12 did not reveal any new fab expansions or high-level personnel adjustments, as previously speculated. Nevertheless,...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Despite global disruptions, TSMC and Nvidia bolster Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain
In late 2024, Nvidia's Blackwell AI GPUs encountered supply chain disruptions, including design setbacks, production bottlenecks at TSMC, and cooling system constraints, delaying...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
TSMC approves US$17.1B capital appropriation to boost advanced technology, packaging, and fab upgrades
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has released its financial and strategic plans for the coming year as its board approved its 2024 Business Report and Financial St...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Chinese IC firms may shift 14nm orders to SMIC following TSMC's enforcement of BIS whitelist
TSMC has notified several Chinese IC design companies that their chips at 16/14 nanometers or smaller nodes lack "approved OSAT" status on the US BIS whitelist and proper certification...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Decoding Taiwan-US semiconductor trade ties (Part 4): who's really leading global chip exports?
Taiwan emerges as the world's largest semiconductor exporter after excluding Hong Kong's transit trade from calculations, according to trade data analyzed by DIGITIMES. While...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Chinese AI firms grapple with TSMC's BIS whitelist restrictions
Industry players in China express mounting concerns as TSMC implements stricter controls on advanced chip production for Chinese customers. According to recent reports from Jiwei,...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Taiwan OSAT firms set to benefit from TSMC's enforcement of BIS whitelist
TSMC is reportedly enforcing US chip export restrictions by requiring Chinese IC design houses to use BIS-whitelisted OSAT facilities for back-end processing of sub-16nm chips. The...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Why TSMC elects to reveal its earthquake loss figures now
In recent months, as the US has tightened its AI restrictions and unleashed disruptive tariff measures, many believe that TSMC will be the first to bear the brunt. However, after...
Monday 10 February 2025
Apple begins M5 chip mass production with TSMC and key suppliers from Japan, South Korea
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) strengthens its dominance in advanced semiconductor manufacturing as Apple begins mass production of the M5 chip for MacBook and...