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Tuesday 16 September 2025
Immigration raids raise doubts over Samsung’s 2026 Texas fab schedule
Samsung's ambitious US expansion faces an unexpected obstacle that could derail its 2026 production timeline. A mounting visa crisis, triggered by immigration raids on South Korean...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
China's SiC pricing war forces Japan to retreat while Europe holds its line
A new phase in the global race for silicon carbide (SiC) dominance is unfolding—one shaped as much by geopolitics as by market forces. As Chinese manufacturers make rapid strides...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Commentary: HiSilicon 2.0 moves from survival mode to leadership under Trump 2.0
On September 10, 2025, HiSilicon, a subsidiary of Huawei, completed significant personnel changes in its business registration—Eric Xu stepped down as chairman and legal representative,...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Huawei’s Ren says failed Motorola deal set stage for chip self-reliance
Since Huawei established Shenzhen HiSilicon Semiconductor in 2004, its semiconductor business has supported over two decades of development and innovation within Huawei's product...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Kumamoto University revises education strategy as result of TSMC's Japan fab
Jun Otani, executive vice president of Kumamoto University, highlighted the university's 268-year history during a Taiwan-Japan semiconductor supply chain talent forum. Following...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Chips and optics converge at Shenzhen twin expos
The 2025 SEMI-e Shenzhen International Semiconductor Exhibition and the Integrated Circuit Innovation Expo have concluded. The twin events drew a significant crowd, with 43,986 professional...
Monday 15 September 2025
Nvidia antitrust ruling clouds US-China trade talks

US and Chinese officials entered a second day of negotiations in Madrid on Monday, just as Beijing announced a preliminary ruling that...

Monday 15 September 2025
Samsung Foundry secures order for Israeli automotive chip production
Following its major deal with Tesla, Samsung Electronics has won an order from Israeli IC design company Valens Semiconductor to manufacture next-generation automotive system chipsets...
Monday 15 September 2025
China targets CoWoP leapfrog as Taiwan holds tech edge
Recent market reports indicate that CoWoP has shown preliminary test results exceeding expectations. Nvidia, which leads its development, is expected to accelerate mass production...
Monday 15 September 2025
XMC steps into key stage of China's silicon-on-insulator foundry drive, ahead of SMIC and Hua Hong
Since its IPO application was accepted by Shanghai's STAR Market in September 2024, Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (XMC) has updated its prospectus to highlight its...
Monday 15 September 2025
Arm raises stakes in mobile AI with Lumex CSS; debuts C1 CPU and Mali G1-Ultra GPU
Arm unveiled its Lumex Compute Subsystem (CSS) on September 10 at the Unlocked Summit in Shanghai, signaling its boldest step yet to elevate AI and gaming on flagship smartphones...
Monday 15 September 2025
Japan grants up to JPY536 billion subsidy to Micron for advanced DRAM production
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan announced on September 12, 2025, that it will provide Micron Technology with subsidies amounting to as much as JPY536 billion...
Monday 15 September 2025
German automakers advocate technology neutrality ahead of EU carbon emission review
IAA Mobility in Munich, Germany, is generally seen as a key indicator for the global automotive industry, compared to CES in Las Vegas, the US, which is a showcase of the strengths...
Monday 15 September 2025
CXMT breaks into CXL memory, putting Samsung and SK Hynix on edge
China's DRAM maker CXMT is reportedly developing compute express link (CXL) DRAM modules, a move that could escalate rivalry with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as the CXL market...
Monday 15 September 2025
Korean giants step up investments in India as it emerges as both key manufacturing hub and growing consumer market
According to Ddaily, Samsung announced it will expand its India Innovation Campus (SIC) program from four states to ten this year, aiming to train 20,000 students, six times...