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Monday 14 July 2025

Kioxia, YMTC jump ahead with wafer-bonded NAND in volume production

Kioxia and YMTC are pioneering the use of wafer bonding technologies— CMOS directly Bonded to Array (CBA) and Xtacking, respectively — for next-generation NAND flash memory...

Monday 14 July 2025

E-paper industry set to reach US$10 billion as ESG trends drive adoption

Electronic paper (e-paper) applications are expanding rapidly as environmental concerns boost demand for energy-efficient display alternatives to traditional LCD and OLED screens...

Monday 14 July 2025

MediaTek posts 33-month revenue high in June, meets 2Q25 financial target

MediaTek posted a 33-month revenue high of NT$56.43 billion (approx. US$1.92 billion) in June 2025, up 24.91% from the previous month and 30.96% year over year. Overall revenue in...

Monday 14 July 2025

Weekly news roundup: China’s semiconductor setback, MediaTek gains on Qualcomm, and ongoing US-China chip tensions

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from July 7 to July 13, 2025. This week's top three highlights include China’s semiconductor...

Monday 14 July 2025

Huawei’s HiSilicon debuts low-power Cat.1 chip to boost IoT reach

On July 10, 2024, Huawei's chip subsidiary HiSilicon launched its first Cat.1 IoT communication chip — the Hi2131 — officially entering the fast-growing cellular IoT market,...

Friday 11 July 2025

Samsung bets big on 2nm chips as foundry unit faces make-or-break moment

Samsung Electronics is placing a high-stakes bet on its 2nm chip manufacturing technology, as its foundry division works to reverse mounting...

Friday 11 July 2025

Acter group hits new highs as global chip demand spurs growth

Acter Group, a leading Taiwanese provider of integrated electromechanical systems for cleanrooms, reported consolidated revenue of NT$3.82 billion (US$130 million) for June 2025,...

Friday 11 July 2025

Taiwan's talent crunch in the age of AI: Macronix's Miin Wu and Deputy Minister Benson Yeh on rewiring education and industry

As Taiwan rides the wave of the AI revolution—with booming exports of GPUs and AI servers—some experts say the country risks losing sight of deeper, long-term challenge...

Friday 11 July 2025

SiPearl raises EUR130 million to mass-produce Rhea1 chip with TSMC, advancing Europe's AI and HPC goals

French microprocessor startup SiPearl has secured EUR130 million (US$152.53 million) in a Series A funding round, with investors including Taiwan's Cathay Venture Inc. The company...

Friday 11 July 2025

Innolux completes management overhaul as plant closure accelerates

Taiwan's Innolux has completed a senior management restructuring following the departure of key executives, with the company accelerating plans to close its fifth-generation display...

Friday 11 July 2025

China's 'trade-in' subsidy policy aims to stabilize panel prices amid funding crunch concerns

The Chinese government has been vigorously promoting the "trade-in" subsidy policy since the second half of 2024, positioning it as a key tool to stimulate consumption and stabilize...

Friday 11 July 2025

Apple's foldable smartphone expected in 2026 as China's hinge and display suppliers gear up

Global foldable smartphone shipments rose only 9% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, a steep decline from the triple-digit growth seen in earlier years, according to Counterpoint...

Friday 11 July 2025

Qualcomm losing presence in Chinese flagship phones with MediaTek catching up

In a surprising change within the smartphone industry, MediaTek, long seen as the second largest chipmaker in the high-end sector, is...

Friday 11 July 2025

Korea’s Rebellions taps Taiwan alliance to challenge Nvidia in AI chip race

Seoul-based AI chip startup Rebellions is moving fast to stake its claim as South Korea's top domestic supplier of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors. The company is ramping...

Thursday 10 July 2025

Jim Keller: US restrictions only accelerate China's chip development

As the global semiconductor competition intensifies, Silicon Valley chip guru and Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller has shared exclusive insights on China's chip market, export restrictions,...

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