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Wednesday 19 November 2025
South Korea risks losing edge to China in all key exports by 2030, survey shows
South Korea's memory chip industry is enjoying its strongest upturn in years, with soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory and AI-related DRAM pushing inventories at Samsung Electronics...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
GlobalFoundries expands SiPh footprint with AMF acquisition in Singapore

GlobalFoundries (GF) has acquired Singapore-based Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), positioning the US chipmaker as the world's largest...

Tuesday 18 November 2025
Panjit acquires Torex Vietnam to boost global packaging and testing capacity
Panjit International has approved the use of US$10.03 million of internal funds to acquire a 95% stake in Torex Vietnam Semiconductor (Torex Vietnam), a subsidiary of Torex Semiconductor,...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung creates first standalone M&A team, signals incoming major deals
Samsung Electronics has created its first standalone mergers and acquisitions team within its newly reorganized Business Support Office, a move sparking speculation that the company...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Taiwan's new laws cripple solar industry, with impacts rippling across supply chains
Electric power equates to national strength. This principle now drives geopolitical dynamics as the global energy transition evolves into a silent market strategy battle.
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Taiwan applies chip-making prowess to satellite manufacturing, eyes global space supply chain
As the global space race intensifies, Taiwan's ambitions in orbit are evolving rapidly. What began as an industry focused primarily on supplying components is now advancing toward...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung reportedly achieves 60% yield rate for Exynos 2600 chip, plans competitive pricing
Samsung Electronics Co. has reportedly reached a 60% yield rate in producing its next-generation mobile application processor (AP), the Exynos 2600, using its 2nm GAA process technology...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Etron benefits from booming edge AI market, shortages extend through 2026
AI has pushed the memory industry into a growth cycle. Etron Technology President Elvis Deng stated that memory supply is now in short supply across the board. DDR4, LPDDR4, and DDR3...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung revives P5 fab construction for memory supercycle
Samsung's P5 plant at the second campus in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, will begin construction, with operations expected to start in 2028. Due to the weak memory market, P5 was previously...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung's glass substrate samples fall short of requirements
Samsung Electronics has been in active discussions with Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco), Japan's Ibiden, and Shinko Electric Industries regarding collaboration on semiconductor...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
The Intel-TSMC talent tug-of-war just escalated, now with a familiar name

When Dr. Wei-Jen Lo, the former senior vice president for corporate strategy development at TSMC, retired in July at the age of 75, many...

Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung's customer list reshuffles as Alphabet returns and Tesla's $16.5bn chip deal goes on the books

Samsung Electronics has released its regulatory filing for the third quarter of 2025, revealing that Google—whose parent company...

Tuesday 18 November 2025
OSE plans price hikes and capacity expansion as memory market tightens
Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) said the global memory industry has shifted decisively into a "seller's market," prompting the company to pass higher costs to customers and...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
China's legacy chip dominance poses 'severe' threat, warns author of 'Chip War'
Chris Miller, the influential author of Chip War, is warning that while the West is focused on advanced AI, China is quietly weaponizing the market for older legacy semiconductors.
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Why TSMC's procurement star took a downscaled role at Nvidia
Vanessa Lee, former TSMC vice president of materials management and a veteran procurement lead for Apple and Google, abruptly took an extended leave in June 2025. TSMC confirmed her...