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Wednesday 19 November 2025

When a chip guru switches sides: Taiwan investigates alleged sub-2nm leak to Intel

Taiwanese authorities have launched an investigation into Wei-Jen Lo, a former SVP for corporate development at TSMC, following allegations that he copied advanced process technology...

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Samsung unveils first 2nm results, stepping up challenge to TSMC

Samsung Electronics confirmed the first performance results from its upcoming 2nm chip process, signaling a more aggressive push into next-generation foundry manufacturing as it tries...

Tuesday 18 November 2025

The Intel-TSMC talent tug-of-war just escalated, now with a familiar name

When Dr. Wei-Jen Lo, the former senior vice president for corporate strategy development at TSMC, retired in July at the age of 75, many...

Tuesday 18 November 2025

PGC Strengthens Cloud and AI ASIC Acceleration with Synopsys' Next-Generation Interface and Memory IP on Advanced Nodes

As AI workloads scale across global cloud infrastructure, chip designers face a persistent challenge: balancing compute throughput, bandwidth, and power efficiency amid...

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Why TSMC's procurement star took a downscaled role at Nvidia

Vanessa Lee, former TSMC vice president of materials management and a veteran procurement lead for Apple and Google, abruptly took an extended leave in June 2025. TSMC confirmed her...

Monday 17 November 2025

Samsung reportedly secures 2nm chip orders from crypto miners MicroBT and Canaan

Samsung Electronics has reportedly secured 2nm chip orders from two major Chinese cryptocurrency mining firms, MicroBT and Canaan. This marks a notable, though unconfirmed, client...

Monday 17 November 2025

TSMC accelerates CoPoS mass production to 2029, Taiwan suppliers win first orders

The market is focusing on rising demand for Nvidia AI GPUs and various ASICs, with optimism growing as TSMC plans to expand its CoWoS capacity and sees OSAT partners joining the race...

Monday 17 November 2025

Weekly news roundup: Musk advances US chip-fab plans; SpaceX shifts industry economics; memory shortages continue into 2026

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of November 10 to November 16, 2025.

Sunday 16 November 2025

Taiwan supply chain chases AI growth after missing initial wave

Benefiting from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom driving strong semiconductor and server exports, Taiwan's economic growth forecast for 2025 has been revised up to 5.94% by the...

Friday 14 November 2025

H2 peak season fuels Tricorntech 4Q25 performance

By accelerating customer orders, advanced semiconductor process Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC) nano-monitoring equipment supplier Tricorntech reported third-quarter 2025 revenue...

Friday 14 November 2025

Taiwan raises foreign worker hiring standards to protect local labor conditions

As the global AI surge continues to benefit TSMC and other semiconductor supply chain players, Taiwan's government is tightening the criteria for employing foreign migrant workers...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Samsung aims to make foundry unit profitable by 2027, banking on Tesla orders and US fab ramp-up

Samsung Electronics is targeting 2027 to turn its foundry business profitable, driven by expected orders from major clients such as Tesla and the full-scale operation of its new Texas...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Arizona emerges as a new US chip hub as TSMC and Intel expand AI-driven ecosystem

Arizona is rapidly transforming into a major US semiconductor manufacturing center. The buildout of fabs by TSMC and Intel is drawing...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Elon Musk's secret fab plan: new US chip plant targets 2026 ramp

Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX and Tesla Inc., is making significant strides to develop a comprehensive semiconductor manufacturing supply chain in the US. Sources indicate that the fan-out...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Commentary: Why Musk's Terafab dream has Samsung rattled, put TSMC on alert

Elon Musk's declaration that he is "very excited about chips" has rattled the global foundry industry. His plan for a massive Tesla-built wafer fab threatens to turn what was once...

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