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Foundry house TSMC plays a crucial role in the semiconductor sector, and the world economy in general.

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Tuesday 15 July 2025

TSMC in crosshairs: tariffs, currency, and AI growth at stake

As TSMC prepares to deliver its earnings report on July 17, all eyes are on how the world's largest contract chipmaker will navigate...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

GlobalFoundries takes MIPS under its wing; Imagination shoots down SMIC takeover talk

With TSMC commanding the lion's share of foundry orders for data center AI accelerators, second-tier players like UMC, GlobalFoundries (GF), and SMIC are urgently repositioning to...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Under Trump tariff pressure, ASML relies on TSMC while Intel and Samsung struggle

Dutch lithography equipment giant ASML announced it will release its second quarter 2025 earnings report at 2 pm Taiwan time on July 16, one day ahead of TSMC. A major concern for...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Tariff forces Taiwan chip suppliers into costly relocation to Arizona

Beyond reciprocal tariffs, a significant impact on the semiconductor industry comes from the US Section 232 tariff review under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, with a decision expected...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

GUC tapes out industry-leading UCIe face-up IP for TSMC SoIC-X

Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Advanced ASIC Leader, today announced the successful tape-out of the industry-leading Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) PHY Face-Up IP...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Exclusive: Jensen Huang's third visit to China in 2025; RTX 6000D aims for two million shipments

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made his third visit to China in 2025, demonstrating significant sincerity to revive the Chinese market. According to supply chain sources, Nvidia has confirmed...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Surge in GB200 and ASIC shipments boosts Taiwan semiconductor equipment sector

Strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications has driven a significant rise in GB200 and ASIC shipments, propelling revenue growth across both upstream and downstream...

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

As Nvidia soars, Taiwan's AI OEMs outpace TSMC in growth

Nvidia's landmark surge to a US$4 trillion market capitalization on July 10 has reverberated across the global tech landscape—but nowhere more profoundly than in Taiwan. As...

Saturday 12 July 2025

Exit of TSMC's star procurement VP raises industry eyebrows

Vanessa Lee, Vice President of Materials Management at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), has drawn industry attention with her unexpected resignation. One month after...

Friday 11 July 2025

Malaysia's Penang eyes semiconductor upgrade as AI demand reshapes industry

Malaysia's Penang state, home to about 13% of global semiconductor assembly and testing capacity, is positioning itself to capture more advanced chip manufacturing as artificial intelligence...

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

Exclusive: TSMC’s GaN exit pulls rug from under BYD

TSMC has confirmed that it will phase out its gallium nitride (GaN) foundry operations within two years, which is expected to shake the industry given its role as the global leader...

Friday 11 July 2025

Advanced packaging crisis hits as Asahi Kasei halts PSPI supply

Risks continue emerging one after another as the supply shortage of essential advanced packaging materials from Japan's chemical giant Asahi Kasei continues to escalate.

Thursday 10 July 2025

TSMC posts record Q2 revenue despite strong currency headwinds

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported consolidated revenue of NT$263.709 billion (approx. US$8.11 billion) for June 2025, down 17.7% from May due to the sharp appreciation...

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