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Thursday 27 February 2025
Qualcomm expands AI PC push in Southeast Asia, may face skepticism over Windows-on-Arm
Qualcomm hosted a summit in Singapore to introduce its new X series chips and strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia. Kedar Kondap, Qualcomm's senior vice president of Product...
Thursday 27 February 2025
US tariffs on TSMC could force IC designers to shoulder higher production costs
US President Trump announced that starting in April 2025, a 25% tariff will be imposed on semiconductors, automobiles, and pharmaceuticals, with plans for gradual increases. Experts...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Zhaoxin CPUs now fully support DeepSeek-R1 LLM, advancing China's AI hardware
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., China's x86 CPU manufacturer, has successfully deployed the DeepSeek-R1 distilled model across its entire hardware lineup, supporting models ranging...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Meet Renrong Yu: the quiet billionaire behind China's semiconductor rise
Recently, China's State Council organized a private enterprise forum, convening leading figures from various high-tech industries, including internet services, robotics, electric...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Nvidia rides inference surge, DeepSeek buzz fuels 2H25 Blackwell Ultra launch
Nvidia is addressing skepticism about the demand for its high-end GPUs by highlighting the increased computing power required for advanced AI models like DeepSeek-R1. The company...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Nvidia's Blackwell launch propels record Q4 growth, China sales surge nearly 200%
On February 26, Nvidia released its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 (February 2024 to January 2025), showcasing remarkable growth across all key metrics...
Thursday 27 February 2025
Chinese smartphone AP shipments decrease sequentially in 4Q24, but stay flat in 1Q25, says DIGITIMES
Chinese smartphone application processors (APs) shipments are expected to remain stable in the first quarter of 2025 despite the traditional off-season, supported by China's handset...
Wednesday 26 February 2025
Raydium eyes stronger 1Q25 on China subsidies, early tariff-driven orders
Raydium Semiconductor Corporation's board has approved its 2024 financial report and profit distribution. Full-year consolidated revenue hit NT$24.38 billion (US$743.59 million),...
Wednesday 26 February 2025
STMicroelectronics CEO faces replacement: What happened?
STMicroelectronics (STMicro), a Franco-Italian chipmaking joint venture, is navigating significant pressures due to a downturn in key markets and internal performance concerns.
Wednesday 26 February 2025
Auto market remains sluggish as Onsemi cuts 9% of workforce
Onsemi has announced a significant restructuring plan in response to the ongoing challenges in the automotive chip market. On February 25, 2025, the company revealed its intention...
Wednesday 26 February 2025
Realtek unveils world's first USB4 hub controller chip, set for mass production in 1Q25
Realtek has unveiled the world's first fully certified USB4 hub controller chip with integrated USB Type-C/Power Delivery functionality, recognized by the USB-IF.
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Taiwan supply chain giants converge at Nvidia GTC 2025
The annual Nvidia GTC conference will be held from March 17 to 21, 2025, in San Jose, California. Due to rapid upgrades in AI hardware and software and widespread applications, the...
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Nvidia indirectly fuels US-China GenAI rivalry as Grok 3 creates new waves
The emergence of China's DeepSeek has shocked the US market and impacted Nvidia's market value. Now, with the official launch of Grok 3 by xAI, a company founded by Tesla CEO Elon...
Monday 24 February 2025
Faraday's 1Q25 revenue is expected to increase by 150% quarterly, but gross margin may drop to 20%
On February 21, leading ASIC design service and silicon intellectual property (IP) provider Faraday held its earnings call. The company's fourth quarter of 2024 gross margin declined...
Monday 24 February 2025
Apple reportedly developing C2 modem chip
Apple's recently launched iPhone 16e features its first self-developed C1 modem chip, marking a crucial milestone in its efforts to reduce dependence on Qualcomm. The initiative aims...