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Monday 20 October 2025
Silan Microelectronics to build US$2.8B analog IC plant in Xiamen

Silan Microelectronics has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Xiamen Municipal Government and Haicang District Government...

Monday 20 October 2025
Huawei Cloud CEO demoted over data falsification scandal
On October 18, 2025, Huawei's internal disciplinary committee reportedly imposed strict penalties on senior executives within its cloud computing business unit after uncovering "data...
Monday 20 October 2025
SiCarrier builds a new semiconductor arsenal: EDA tools, 3nm testing, and EUV patents
Shenzhen SiCarrier Technologies, a fast-rising semiconductor equipment firm closely linked to Huawei, is once again making headlines with a surge of breakthroughs and strategic moves...
Monday 20 October 2025
China's rare earth clampdown reopens fault lines in US trade relations
China's rare earth exports plunged in September 2025, reflecting deepening tensions between Beijing and Washington as the world's dominant supplier of strategic minerals tightens...
Monday 20 October 2025
Nexperia turmoil deepens as Dutch HQ, China arm clash over control
Tensions are escalating at Nexperia as a dispute between its Dutch headquarters and Chinese subsidiary intensifies. Chinese media reported that Nexperia's China branch claimed in...
Monday 20 October 2025
Arrow Electronics regains US export license after delisting from Entity List
The US Department of Commerce has removed export restrictions on Arrow Electronics' China and Hong Kong units, taking the semiconductor distributor off the Entity List. Arrow Electronics...
Monday 20 October 2025
South Korea's FIX 2025 to showcase AI's industrial future
All eyes are turning to Daegu, South Korea, as the 2025 Future Innovation Tech Expo, or FIX 2025, is set to open on October 22, 2025, at the EXCO center. Running for four days through...
Monday 20 October 2025
Doosan Tesna invests US$120m in testing equipment to support Samsung's Apple CIS push
In a massive strategic bet on the next wave of tech demand, South Korea's leading semiconductor testing provider, Doosan Tesna, is pouring over KRW170 billion (approx. US$120 million)...
Monday 20 October 2025
Weekly news roundup: Nvidia rises as TSMC's top customer; Netherlands seizes Nexperia; Google considers MediaTek for next Pixel
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from October 13 to 19, 2025.
Monday 20 October 2025
South Korea forms task force amid China's rare earth crackdown
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has launched a Rare Earth Supply Chain Task Force to shield domestic industries from China's tightened export controls.
Monday 20 October 2025
Micron warns DRAM market tightness to worsen through 2026
Micron Technology's executive vice president and chief business officer Sumit Sadana has forecast that the DRAM market will remain extremely tight, with supply-demand imbalances intensifying...
Monday 20 October 2025
Micron exits China data center market amid policy restrictions
Micron Technology plans to stop supplying server chips to data centers in China but will continue selling chips to customers in the country's automotive and smartphone sectors, according...
Monday 20 October 2025
Tim Cook shifts focus from supply chain to connecting with China's Gen Z
Apple CEO Tim Cook received a custom Labubu during his recent visit to China, where he met with Pop Mart founder Wang Ning and Labubu creator Kasing Lung. This meeting has sparked...
Monday 20 October 2025
Exclusive: TSMC tightens China orders after US sanctions; Huawei proxy Sophgo cut off, Bitmain halved

Fueled by strong orders from Apple and Nvidia, TSMC posted record third-quarter results and raised its full-year US dollar revenue growth...

Monday 20 October 2025
From Brussels to Beijing, new rules threaten global auto supply chain stability
The world's three largest auto markets—Europe, the United States, and China—are simultaneously undergoing a wave of regulatory and geopolitical shifts that analysts warn...