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Friday 26 December 2025
SK Hynix targets February HBM4 ramp-up with TSMC, ships final samples to Nvidia
SK Hynix is scheduled to deliver final samples of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia in early January 2025. This comes as the South Korean chipmaker nears a February...
Friday 26 December 2025
Nvidia reportedly tests Intel 18A process but does not move forward
Intel's 18A process node has reportedly drawn interest from Nvidia, though the chipmaker has yet to commit to using the technology, according to Reuters, citing sources familiar...
Friday 26 December 2025
Exclusive: Ex-TSMC COO discusses how mass production sparked full-scale advancement
J.K. Wang, a veteran leader in the semiconductor industry and former COO of TSMC, shared insights on TSMC's large-scale wafer fab mass production during his first media interview...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
TSMC's N-2 restrictions hand Samsung US advanced chip opening
Samsung Electronics is poised to capitalize on US demand due to Taiwan's N-2 policy restricting TSMC's advanced process transfers and its capacity being booked by Apple and Nvidia...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
TSMC Nanjing in no danger of operation disruption, says branch head
As US-China technology controls continue to shape the global semiconductor supply chain, the operation of TSMC in China remains under close scrutiny from the market.
Monday 22 December 2025
TSMC's CoPoS equipment set for mid-2026; overseas suppliers shake up Taiwan firms
Benefiting from surges in AI GPU, and ASIC demand, both TSMC and non-TSMC camps have raised their 2026 CoWoS capacity plans. Notably, due to CoWoS supply shortages and Nvidia's requirements,...
Monday 22 December 2025
Weekly news roundup: Intel's TSMC talent grab draws scrutiny, Samsung foundry lands Intel order, Moore's Law talent gap looms
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 15 to December 21, 2025.
Monday 22 December 2025
TSMC pushes back on Japan fab delay rumors, keeps options open
According to Nikkei, Yuichi Hotta, president of TSMC's Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), confirmed on December 19 that construction of the second wafer fabrication...
Sunday 21 December 2025
TSMC's US expansion stirs security debate as Taiwan government reaffirms N-2 rule

TSMC's plan to sharply expand its US footprint has reignited debate in Taiwan over technology security, even as the government insists...

Friday 19 December 2025
TSMC Co-COO Y.J. Mii wins Executive Yuan Award for driving advanced process and packaging innovation
TSMC Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Y.J. Mii has been awarded the Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution, underscoring both...
Friday 19 December 2025
Exclusive: Former TSMC COO talks discipline and unity behind success
Former COO of TSMC and a veteran semiconductor industry leader, J.K. Wang, shared insights from his 30-plus-year career at the company in an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES'...
Thursday 18 December 2025
Taiwan targets four research priorities to maintain semiconductor leadership
Taiwan has long dominated advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with TSMC's global R&D headquarters in Hsinchu alone employing over 10,000 researchers. The government continues...
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Rapidus unveils glass interposer to challenge TSMC
Rapidus, Japan's state-backed chipmaker, has developed a prototype glass interposer for artificial intelligence chips. The company says the technology could lower production costs...
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Samsung Foundry reportedly wins Intel 8nm order after Nvidia
Samsung Electronics' foundry division is reported to have secured an 8nm manufacturing order from Intel, adding another blue-chip customer to its mature advanced-node portfolio after...
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Moore's Law of Economy: Former TSMC exec warns semiconductor talent gap could widen 15-fold
Burn-Jeng Lin, one of TSMC's six R&D pioneers and current dean of National Tsing Hua University's College of Semiconductor Research, introduced the concept of a "Moore's Law of...