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Tuesday 25 November 2025
Commentary: SoftBank folds Ampere into its AI stack, turning up pressure on x86
Bloomberg reports that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has closed its antitrust review of SoftBank Group's planned US$6.5 billion acquisition of US chip designer Ampere...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
China edges toward self-reliant robot compute with Black Sesame's SesameX
Amid rising US–China tech tensions and China's "Robot Plus" initiative, humanoid and service robots have emerged as the next major strategic sectors. Yet even as China's humanoid...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Stratio eyes mobile 'fourth lens' with low-cost germanium SWIR sensor
South Korean startup Stratio has developed a mass-producible short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging sensor based on germanium, costing just 1% of comparable market products. By integrating...
Monday 24 November 2025
South Korea seeks joint strategy with Taiwan on US chip tariffs
South Korea's trade chief said Seoul sees room to coordinate with Taiwan on upcoming US chip tariffs, signaling potential cooperation between the two Asian semiconductor powerhouses...
Monday 24 November 2025
Lightmatter's silicon photonics solution aims for commercial shipments in 2027
GlobalFoundries (GF) has recently acquired Singapore-based silicon photonics chip company Advanced Micro Foundry. Meanwhile, Lightmatter, a US silicon photonics chip company that...
Monday 24 November 2025
Tesla accelerates AI chip roadmap: A15 nears tape out as A16 development begins
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed in a post on X that the company is close to taping out its next-generation AI5 chip while simultaneously beginning development of AI6. Tesla plans...
Monday 24 November 2025
Weekly News Roundup: US moves to ban Chinese chipmaking equipment; Tesla eyes in-house fab; Intel hires TSMC veteran
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of November 17 to November 23, 2025.
Monday 24 November 2025
Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge supports local AI teams
Qualcomm announced the winners of the 7th Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge (QITC) on November 21. First place went to MoBagel, which provides high-efficiency, energy-saving,...
Monday 24 November 2025
Intel's EMIB becomes potential alternative to TSMC's CoWoS
TSMC's advanced CoWoS packaging capacity has become extremely tight, resulting in only a few leading AI chipmakers having the means to book capacity in large quantities. Other ASIC...
Monday 24 November 2025
India roundup: Fujifilm to build semiconductor materials factory in India, targeting regional exports

Fujifilm will build a semiconductor materials plant in India for regional exports; Ziroh Labs...

Sunday 23 November 2025
Intel's China debut highlights AI expansion, Gaudi 2E, and disaggregated supernodes
The 2025 Intel Technology Innovation and Industry Ecosystem Conference was held from November 19 to 21, 2025, in Chongqing, China. At the event, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and newly appointed...
Saturday 22 November 2025
AI workloads propel revolution in photonic chips, as startups jostle for position and tech giants seek to integrate
Rapid advances in AI technology have exposed fundamental network bottlenecks, since traditional connections can no longer keep up with the massive transmission demands of AI. Billions...
Friday 21 November 2025
Taiwan foundry and tech manufacturing remains irreplaceable as exports surge
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on November 20 that Taiwan's export orders reached US$69.37 billion in October 2025, down slightly by US$850 million or 1.2% from...
Friday 21 November 2025
White House seeks to block GAIN AI Act, easing Nvidia and AMD export risks
The White House is reportedly pressuring Congress to exclude the Guaranteeing AI National Access and Innovation (GAIN AI) Act from the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act...
Friday 21 November 2025
Marvell plans to expand India workforce amid AI-driven growth
US semiconductor company Marvell Technology has announced plans to significantly increase its workforce and research spending in India, aiming to meet the surging global demand for...