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Monday 9 June 2025
TSMC adjusts global growth plans as Washington ramps up demands

TSMC, under growing pressure from Washington to accelerate its American operations, is reconsidering its global capacity expansion plans...

Monday 9 June 2025
Tata-Bharat partnership to advance India's semiconductor and electronics capabilities
Tata Electronics and Bharat Electronics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop indigenous semiconductor and electronics solutions. The partnership will explore joint...
Friday 6 June 2025
GlobalFoundries plans major expansion of Dresden chip fab with EUR1.1 billion investment
US-based chipmaker GlobalFoundries is preparing a major expansion of its wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany, which is currently the largest such plant in Europe. Citing...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Samsung and Intel take foundry fight into each other's backyard
Samsung Electronics and Intel are taking their semiconductor foundry competition directly to each other's home turf in June, as both companies seek to narrow the gap with market leader...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
TSMC denies Middle East fab rumors, stays mum on potential price hikes
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman C.C. Wei firmly denied speculation that the company is considering setting up a fab in the Middle East.
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Samsung recruits former TSMC, NXP exec to lead US foundry push
Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division has appointed former TSMC and NXP Semiconductors executive Margaret Han as vice president of its North American wafer foundry business,...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Tata Electronics reportedly eyes Malaysia for semiconductor acquisition to bolster ATMP capabilities

Tata Electronics is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire a semiconductor facility in Malaysia,...

Tuesday 3 June 2025
South Korea's chip crown becomes a strategic burden

South Korea's leadership in DRAM, NAND, and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is becoming a strategic liability amid rising US-China friction. With...

Saturday 31 May 2025
UMC rules out Middle East fab as currency risks cloud 2H outlook
UMC, a leading foundry, held its shareholders' meeting on May 28, 2025. Chief financial officer Chi-Tung Liu pointed out that due to significant impacts from tariffs and exchange...
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Topco rides semiconductor rebound as wafer shipments climb, photoresist demand heats up
Topco Scientific Co. (TSC), a leading supplier of semiconductor and optoelectronics materials, anticipates a gradual rebound in the chip industry through 2025. Chairman Jeffery Pan...
Friday 23 May 2025
TSMC urges caution in US semiconductor probe, highlights US$165B investment in Arizona
Taiwan's TSMC has urged the US Department of Commerce to avoid disrupting its record-setting US$165 billion chip investment in Arizona amid a national security probe into semiconductor...
Thursday 22 May 2025
Japan's chipmaking expansion faces delay as market demand slows
Japan's push to revive its semiconductor manufacturing is hitting speed bumps as major manufacturers expressed cautiousness over operation or expansion amid weak demand outside of...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
TSMC says no to Singapore, India, and Qatar—here’s why it matters
As semiconductors evolve into critical assets for national security and sovereign AI ambitions intensify, TSMC has emerged as a strategic lynchpin in the global chip race. While the...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Japan’s chip buildout stalls as new fabs sit idle
Of the seven semiconductor fabs completed in Japan during fiscal 2023–2024 (April 2023 to March 2025), only three had begun mass production by April 2025. New facilities from...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
TSMC supplier AEMC ramps up in Taiwan, defers US plans until post-2030
TSMC is fast-tracking its capacity expansion with plans to build nine new facilities in 2025, including eight wafer fabs and one advanced packaging plant. The move has energized sentiment...