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Thursday 9 October 2025
Nvidia's Taiwan headquarters plan hits land hurdles, but government pledges support

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has reaffirmed its full support for Nvidia's plan to establish its first overseas headquarters...

Thursday 9 October 2025
IMPACT 2025: Asia's Largest Packaging & PCB Event in the AI Era
The IMPACT Conference, Asia's largest international event on advanced packaging and circuit boards, will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year at Nangang with its biggest program...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Cisco launches new router and chip to link AI data centers across long distances
Cisco Systems introduced a new high-capacity routing system and networking chip designed to connect data centers handling artificial intelligence (AI) workloads over vast distances,...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Nvidia rival reportedly plans US$1.3B investment and new research hub in India
Graphcore, a British semiconductor company owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, is reportedly preparing to announce a GBP1 billion (US$1.3 billion) investment package in India, including...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Taiwan's semiconductor playbook finds new home in Arizona
Taiwan has become Arizona's blueprint for semiconductor success. At the Arizona Semiconductor Leadership Day forum held prior to 2025 SEMICON West, the island emerged as more than...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
China and Taiwan chart diverging paths in the 12-Inch SiC market
In the high-stakes arena of silicon carbide (SiC) innovation, a quiet transformation is underway. While much attention has focused on non-Chinese supply chains entering advanced packaging...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Compal subsidiary partners with Japan's Meiko to build PCB plant in Vietnam
Taiwanese printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Allied Circuit (ACCL), a subsidiary of Compal Electronics, has entered a joint venture with Japanese firm Meiko to establish an...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Taiwan bets on XR wearables and AI twins to revive struggling panel industry
Taiwan's semiconductor and panel industries were once two of the government-favored sectors with technological advantages. However, China's rapid rise in the panel industry, driven...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
ITRI targets AI chiplet and SiPh in 2026 semiconductor R&D push
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved a NT$160 million (US$5.27 million) allocation from a contingency fund to support the Industrial Technology Research Institute...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix step up recruitment to secure edge in AI-driven chip supercycle
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is fueling a new semiconductor supercycle, prompting Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ramp up recruitment efforts in a bid to secure...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
China accelerates DUV lithography breakthroughs with patents and testing
China is enhancing its DUV lithography technology amid US export restrictions. Yuliangsheng's 28nm immersion DUV machine is being tested at SMIC, while SMEE has patented a method...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Boom or bubble: OpenAI's US$500 billion alliances will face make-or-break moment in 2H26
OpenAI has secured collaboration agreements with leading system and chip manufacturers, including Microsoft, Oracle, Nvidia, Broadcom, and AMD, as part of an extensive effort to expand...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
YMTC eyes HBM market entry to disrupt top three
Chinese NAND Flash giant Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. (YMTC) is preparing to enter the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market and is anticipating a technological breakthrough. As...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Commentary: The rising concerns surrounding AMD's alliance with OpenAI
AMD has a multibillion-dollar AI chip deal with OpenAI to boost its presence against Nvidia and Intel, but concerns about leverage and market demand persist. The partnership highlights...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Nvidia reportedly investing up to US$2 billion in Elon Musk's xAI amid broader AI infrastructure expansion
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) startup, xAI, is reportedly seeking to raise up to US$20 billion in a new funding round that includes an equity investment from Nvidia, according...