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Monday 13 October 2025
Russia unveils 10-year roadmap for EUV lithography development
The Institute of Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPM RAS) has recently announced a long-term roadmap for the development of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV)...
Monday 13 October 2025
Singapore's Megaspeed faces US and local probes over alleged Nvidia chip diversion to China
Megaspeed International Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based AI computing company, is under intensifying scrutiny as both US and Singapore authorities investigate its alleged role in diverting...
Monday 13 October 2025
Commentary: Would splitting semiconductor profits with US leave Taiwan with scraps?
Taiwanese President Ching-te Lai remarked that the US takes 80% of semiconductor profits. While TSMC leads in manufacturing, US firms dominate IC design. The US seeks a balanced production...
Monday 13 October 2025
Netherlands seizes control of Nexperia, deepening Europe-China tech rift

The Dutch government has taken extraordinary steps to limit Chinese group Wingtech Technology's control over its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia,...

Monday 13 October 2025
Geopolitics and protectionism test China's auto dominance in Russia

When global automakers fled Russia in the wake of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Chinese car companies moved in with astonishing...

Friday 10 October 2025
Beijing targets Qualcomm and TechInsights in widening tech crackdown
China has intensified its regulatory actions against foreign companies amid escalating tensions with the US, launching an antitrust investigation into Qualcomm while adding several...
Thursday 9 October 2025
US expands export controls, citing Chinese firms' support for Hamas and Houthis
The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on October 8, 2025, that it is placing 29 Chinese and Hong Kong entities onto its strengthened Entity...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
US rebuilds rare earth supply chain to cut China dependence
The global rare earth market has long been dominated by China, encompassing everything from ore extraction to separation and refining, and even magnet manufacturing. Although the...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
YMTC eyes HBM market entry to disrupt top three
Chinese NAND Flash giant Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. (YMTC) is preparing to enter the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market and is anticipating a technological breakthrough. As...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
TSMC and Intel double down on Arizona roots, turning universities into chip talent hubs
The annual SEMICON West event is being held in Phoenix, Arizona. Ahead of the exhibition, the Arizona Commerce Authority convened the Arizona Semiconductor Leadership Day forum, where...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Japan to expand export controls on dual-use technologies from October 9
Japan will expand export controls to cover general-purpose machine tools, integrated circuits, drones, radar, navigation, and testing equipment, requiring companies to verify potential...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Taiwan's silicon shield under siege as US accelerates chip onshoring
A US proposal to evenly split advanced semiconductor production between Taiwan and the United States has sparked deep concern in the industry and triggered a political debate in Taipei,...
Monday 6 October 2025
Nvidia's stake in Intel raises PC supply chain concerns
Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen stated that if people focus on how Nvidia's investment in Intel impacts TSMC, they are missing the point. For PC brands, the more pressing concern...
Friday 3 October 2025
Commentary: UMC's steep price cuts could backfire, driving suppliers to advanced nodes
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) is demanding its upstream materials suppliers cut prices by at least 15%, a rare and aggressive move that has sent shockwaves through the semiconductor...
Friday 3 October 2025
Applied Materials warns of revenue hit from expanded US export blacklist
Applied Materials has warned that new US export restrictions will weigh heavily on its business, underscoring the risks American chip-equipment makers face from Washington's widening...