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Monday 18 August 2025

Beijing reportedly pushes local chip usage as H20 sales resume in China

As Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chips become a focal point in US-China tech competition, Beijing is taking a cautious and increasingly assertive approach toward their...

Monday 18 August 2025

Section 232 investigations loom over Taiwan's key industries

Despite TSMC's US$165 billion investment in the US, Taiwan does not appear to have any special favor from the United States. Taiwan faces a higher reciprocal tariff compared to Japan...

Monday 18 August 2025

Weekly news roundup: Apple's US$599 MacBook, China's HBM3 breakthrough, and TSMC 2nm leak update

Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from August 11 to 17, 2025. Leading the headlines: Apple is preparing to launch a US$599 MacBook, with mass production of key components expected...

Monday 18 August 2025

Intel demonstrates cutting-edge 18A process for non-x86 SoCs, aiming to challenge TSMC

Intel has showcased a non-x86 reference system-on-chip built on its Intel 18A process, underscoring the US chipmaker's commitment to expanding its most advanced manufacturing technology...

Sunday 17 August 2025

TSMC’s top wafer testing partner posts 78% surge as new facility ramps

Xintec Inc., TSMC's backend packaging and testing unit, posted a strong second-quarter 2025 rebound in wafer probe revenue, driven by increased outsourcing from TSMC and the accelerated...

Saturday 16 August 2025

Tesla’s Dojo shutdown marks a strategic turn in its AI ambitions

Tesla's Dojo team has been disbanded—an announcement that has sent ripples through the tech industry. The decision to abandon Dojo...

Friday 15 August 2025

Can Tesla's chip shift uplift Samsung foundry services?

Over the past two weeks, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promoted his company's new partnership with Samsung Foundry for manufacturing its AI chips. At one point, South Korean media speculated...

Friday 15 August 2025

Exclusive: TSMC primes CoPoS supplier network for Chiayi, US fabs ahead of 2028 ramp

TSMC is pushing its advanced packaging roadmap beyond its CoWoS platform and the wafer-level multi-chip module (WMCM) — an enhanced InFO-PoP due in 2026 — with a new integration...

Friday 15 August 2025

Asicland, Primemas team up for chiplet SoC efforts

Leading South Korean IC design firm Asicland is partnering with fellow IC design startup Primemas to spearhead an ecosystem for chiplet-based system-on-chip (SoC) platforms.

Thursday 14 August 2025

Samsung reportedly plans US$170M in Japan packaging hub to challenge TSMC

Samsung Electronics is reportedly investing JPY25 billion (approx. US$170 million) to set up an advanced packaging research institute in Yokohama and acquire a major office tower...

Thursday 14 August 2025

AblePrint seizes AI packaging edge with early WMCM, CoPoS deployment

AblePrint Technology (APT), a key supplier of advanced degassing equipment to major chipmakers such as TSMC, reported strong second-quarter...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Samsung wins Apple iPhone image sensor deal in Texas, eyes Qualcomm next

Samsung Electronics plans to begin producing its in-house–designed high-performance CMOS image sensors (CIS) at its Austin, Texas, wafer fab in 2027 for Apple's iPhones. Industry...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Samsung aims to meet Tesla's chip packaging demand with new panel-level technology

Samsung Electronics is advancing development of its next-generation System-on-Panel (SoP) packaging technology, aiming to produce modules significantly larger than those possible...

Thursday 14 August 2025

TSMC integrates CoWoS packaging with Coupe photonics for AI performance boost

Dr. Shang Y. Hou, Director of TSMC's High Performance Packaging Integration Division, delivered a keynote at the OCP APAC Summit 2025. He showcased how the chipmaker is combining...

Wednesday 13 August 2025

TSMC leads with high gross margins, while second- and third-tier foundries operate at full capacity but struggle to profit

The foundry industry faces operational pressures in 2025 due to external factors such as tariffs, exchange rates, and geopolitical tensions. Only TSMC continues to achieve record-breaking...

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