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Tuesday 2 December 2025
A TSMC pioneer questions the judgment behind Wei-jen Lo’s move to Intel at 75
Former senior vice president of corporate strategy development at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Wei-jen Lo, was recently reported to have taken confidential documents...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Nvidia's US$2 billion Synopsys stake signals a bid to strengthen CUDA ecosystem amid ASIC challenges
Nvidia's US$2 billion investment in Synopsys marks a pivotal attempt to extend CUDA and GPU-accelerated computing from AI training into the core of industrial and semiconductor engineering,...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
TSMC-Intel legal dispute highlights Taiwan's corporate espionage risks
Judicial authorities continue investigating former TSMC senior vice president Wei-Jen Lo for suspected violations of the National Security Act and for industrial espionage. The Intellectual...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Apple reportedly weighs Intel's 18A-P for 2027 entry-level Mac chips, challenging TSMC's exclusive grip
Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and many industry veterans arguing that former TSMC senior vice president Wei-Jen Lo joining Intel will not materially affect TSMC — given the...
Monday 1 December 2025
A coming quantum shock? Pat Gelsinger says AI's GPU era is nearing its end
In a recent interview with the Financial Times, former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger delivered a bold forecast: quantum computing could reach mainstream...
Monday 1 December 2025
Commentary: TSMC veteran's Intel defection exposes cracks in Taiwan's silicon shield
Since April 5, 2025, a series of geopolitical tensions have unfolded—from US President Donald Trump's remarks and reciprocal tariffs to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's...
Thursday 27 November 2025
TSMC's 2nm secrets case erupts into raids on Intel hire Wei-Jen Lo

Taiwan's investigation into former TSMC senior vice-president Wei-Jen Lo intensified on November 26 as prosecutors carried out search...

Thursday 27 November 2025
Intel backs Wei-Jen Lo—raising awkward questions for TSMC, Washington, and the chip world
Intel's controversial hiring of former TSMC senior vice president Wei-Jen Lo has escalated into one of the semiconductor industry's most sensitive personnel disputes in years. The...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Commentary: TSMC's lawsuit against ex-SVP walks US-Taiwan tightrope
TSMC has sued former SVP, Wei-Jen Lo, for allegedly violating non-compete agreements after joining Intel, but industry insiders believe the case may be quietly dropped given the geopolitical...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Microloops enters CSP supply chain, eyes strong 2026 growth
Cooling module manufacturer Microloops has secured a major customer in the cloud service provider (CSP) sector and gradually gained customer trust, increasing its product range and...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Taiwan's semiconductor prowess cements global tech hub status
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger previously pointed to Taiwan's "precarious" position in the global geopolitical balance. This assessment has now reversed, however, as Gelsinger—now...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
TSMC sues ex-SVP for allegedly taking secrets to Intel

TSMC said on November 25, 2025, that it has filed a lawsuit against its former senior vice president, Wei-Jen Lo, in Taiwan's Intellectual...

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...
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.