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Monday 17 November 2025
Taiwan MCU makers expand into power and cooling to mitigate AI data center power consumption surge
As rack-level power consumption and cooling requirements rise in data centers, Taiwanese microcontroller (MCU) suppliers are innovating in power-supply and cooling-fan controls. Nuvoton...
Monday 17 November 2025
Korean startup Stratio tackles recycling crisis with new infrared sensor
Stratio, a Korean deep-tech startup founded by three Stanford Ph.D. graduates, is introducing what it claims is the first germanium-based short-wave infrared sensor designed for large-scale...
Monday 17 November 2025
Hiwin Mikrosystem secures strong semiconductor advanced packaging orders
Hiwin Mikrosystem, leveraging years of expertise in nanometer-level high-precision positioning platforms and direct-drive motors, has successfully penetrated the semiconductor and...
Monday 17 November 2025
Nvidia tightens grip on Vera Rubin cooling supply chain, squeezing margins
Nvidia is preparing a major shift in how it manages the supply chain for its next-generation Vera Rubin server platform, tightening control over both assembly and key thermal components...
Monday 17 November 2025
Tata Electronics partners with NIELIT Kohima to develop semiconductor skilling programs in Northeast India
Tata Electronics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kohima unit of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) to collaborate on semiconductor-related...
Monday 17 November 2025
TSMC accelerates CoPoS mass production to 2029, Taiwan suppliers win first orders
The market is focusing on rising demand for Nvidia AI GPUs and various ASICs, with optimism growing as TSMC plans to expand its CoWoS capacity and sees OSAT partners joining the race...
Monday 17 November 2025
Weekly news roundup: Musk advances US chip-fab plans; SpaceX shifts industry economics; memory shortages continue into 2026
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of November 10 to November 16, 2025.
Monday 17 November 2025
Samsung commits US$31 billion to AI and semiconductor production in South Korea over five years
Samsung Group has unveiled plans to invest around KRW450 trillion (approx. US$309.10 billion) in manufacturing and R&D across South Korea over the next five years. This investment...
Friday 14 November 2025
SK Hynix reportedly to order HBM4 equipment, accelerate mass production
SK Hynix is reportedly set to begin ordering equipment for its 12-layer sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) as early as November 2025. Considering the construction schedule...
Friday 14 November 2025
Applied Materials faces sharp China retreat in 2026, but AI workloads keep the upgrade cycle alive
Applied Materials reported US$6.8 billion in revenue for the quarter ended October 26 in FY25, a 3% year-over-year decline but still ahead of the US$6.68 billion market forecast....
Friday 14 November 2025
China's Maxone steps into the global probe-card elite with IPO approval, Huawei support

Maxone Semiconductor (Suzhou) has cleared the Shanghai STAR Market IPO review, a notable milestone in China's effort to end foreign control...

Friday 14 November 2025
SMIC's AI-fueled 3Q rebound sets up a US$9B year despite margin pressure
SMIC posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results as China's surging AI investment and state-backed chip localisation fuelled earnings. Beijing's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency,...
Friday 14 November 2025
AI chip test interface demand surges; Taiwan orders visible through 2026
As AI ASIC makers accelerate the release of next-gen chips to catch up with AI GPU leaders, industry observers expect a major shift in the AI chip landscape by 2026. This transformation...
Friday 14 November 2025
H2 peak season fuels Tricorntech 4Q25 performance
By accelerating customer orders, advanced semiconductor process Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC) nano-monitoring equipment supplier Tricorntech reported third-quarter 2025 revenue...
Friday 14 November 2025
SK Key Foundry to launch SiC power chips production in 1H26, targeting EV and energy markets
SK Hynix's 8-inch wafer subsidiary, SK Key Foundry, announced plans to launch its silicon carbide (SiC) compound power semiconductor business in the first half of 2026.