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Thursday 1 May 2025

DRAM process development challenges: DRAM structure in process miniaturization

Since its 1970 debut, DRAM has supplanted magnetic core memory as an essential element in von Neumann's computer architecture. By the mid-1980s, fueled by the popularity of PCs and...

Thursday 1 May 2025

Samsung taps Llama 4 to close semiconductor gap with Hynix, Micron

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division has begun deploying Meta's latest generative AI model, Llama 4, marking a strategic...

Thursday 1 May 2025

Pharmacy chains merge in Taiwan, but labor pains persist

Taiwan's pharmaceutical distribution sector is undergoing sustained consolidation, with industry players embracing chain operations to bolster competitiveness and elevate service...

Thursday 1 May 2025

China's DRAM surge could upend global memory prices and supply chains, warns Etron

The global memory market is recovering from a downturn, with memory poised to become a key pillar of AI computing. However, Etron Technology Chairman Nicky Lu warned that Chinese...

Thursday 1 May 2025

Made in America, sourced from Taiwan? Trump's new tariff math rewrites the rules

US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Tuesday (April 29, 2025, PT), easing certain tariffs affecting automakers. The rollback of these trade measures, which companies...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Geothermal energy: an attractive option for AI data centers?

Amid the ongoing AI boom, data center operators have been constantly searching for stable, low-carbon, and eco-friendly energy sources to power their ever-growing computing operations...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Smartphone strength cushions Samsung's 1Q25 chip slump

Samsung Electronics reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55.4 billion) and an operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Chinese carmakers in Europe face carbon compliance dilemma after EV tariff pivot

Chinese carmakers entering the European Union market find themselves in a challenging position. After successfully sidestepping the EU's anti-subsidy tariffs on their battery electric...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Apple reshuffles government affairs and music divisions in latest changes

Apple Inc. is shuffling the management of its global affairs and music divisions in separate moves, extending a series of recent changes at the iPhone maker, according to people with...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

TSMC starts building third Arizona fab to ramp up US expansion

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has begun construction on a third chip plant in Arizona, ramping up its US expansion as the Trump administration threatens further tariffs to...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Samsung reportedly exits HBM2E under Chinese price offensive, shifts focus to high-end market

Samsung Electronics is cutting production of mature-node DDR4 memory and reportedly scaling back its third-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM2E) business to focus resources on...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Korean presidential candidate Jae-Myung Lee vows to build South Korea into top semiconductor nation with special law

Jae-Myung Lee, the presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea and the frontrunner for the next presidency, recently pledged that upon taking office, he will promote...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Chinese PHEV market and global status

The Chinese PHEV market is on the rise with Chinese automakers leading the global industry in accelerating the shift to hybrid techs.

Wednesday 30 April 2025

SK Telecom faces mass user exodus and mounting fallout after USIM server hack

SK Telecom (SKT), South Korea's largest telecommunications provider, is grappling with a massive wave of subscriber losses after a recent cyberattack targeting its USIM management...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Gogoro's battery bet faces market test as it restructures and regroups

After becoming Taiwan's first unicorn to go public in the US, Gogoro—the electric scooter company known for its sleek design and...

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