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Wednesday 22 October 2025
Taiwan's Topoint unveils advanced drilling solutions for AI-Era PCBs at TPCA show 2025

The TPCA Show 2025 — the printed circuit board industry's premier annual event — officially opened on October 22 in Taipei,...

Wednesday 22 October 2025
Dutch Minister held call with Beijing in rising tensions over Nexperia asset freeze

In a rare late-night statement issued on October 21, China's Ministry of Commerce disclosed that Minister Wang Wentao held a phone call...

Wednesday 22 October 2025
South Korean AI startup Rebellions partners with Malaysia's Sarawak government in Borneo
South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions has announced a partnership with the Sarawak state government in Borneo, marking its official entry into the Association of Southeast Asian...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Samsung's Exynos 2600 returns to flagship-level performance
Samsung Electronics will reportedly equip its next-generation Galaxy flagship series with its own flagship mobile SoC platform, the Exynos 2600, resuming a shared chip supply with...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
OpenAI diversifies chip suppliers to challenge Nvidia's infrastructure dominance
OpenAI's recent chip procurement deals with AMD and Broadcom signal a strategic effort to reduce reliance on Nvidia Corporation, the dominant supplier in the AI hardware space. Although...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Ventec unveils next-gen PCB materials for AI servers, green electronics at TPCA 2025
Taiwan-based Ventec International Group, a niche copper-clad laminate (CCL) supplier, unveils its latest material innovations for manufacturing AI server printed wiring boards (PWBs)...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Foreign investment drives Taiwan's semiconductor output to NT$6 trillion
In 2024, AI drove Taiwan's semiconductor output to surpass NT$5 trillion (approx. US$162.9 billion). It is expected to grow another 20% in 2025 to reach NT$6.3 trillion. Additionally,...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Trump tariff faces legal test as Supreme Court hearing nears
US President Donald Trump is set to personally attend oral arguments on November 5, 2025, at the US Supreme Court regarding the legality of his administration's reciprocal tariffs—a...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
China's TV sales slump as subsidies fade ahead of holiday season
China's national subsidy program is nearing its end, and consumer spending momentum has slowed down. During the National Day holidays, TV sales volume and prices both declined. With...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Commentary: How Nvidia's 5 moves keep ASIC rivals at bay
As Google, AWS, Meta, and Microsoft keep ordering Nvidia's AI GPUs, they are simultaneously accelerating in-house application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) projects to cut reliance...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Texas Instruments trims production, tightens focus for a measured recovery
In the Texas Instruments third-quarter 2025 earnings call held on October 21, President and CEO Haviv Ilan addressed investor questions regarding booking patterns and demand consistency...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Texas Instruments outlook signals continued market weakness
On October 21, Texas Instruments reported stronger revenue in the third quarter of 2025, posting growth across all major end markets despite a softer outlook for the coming quarter...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
AI boosts Taiwan's economy but challenges balanced growth goals
Taiwan's economy is experiencing a dramatic surge fueled by its dominant position in global semiconductor manufacturing and the artificial intelligence boom. The Chung-Hua Institution...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Nexperia meltdown jolts auto industry, triggers rush for power devices

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia has accused its suspended chief executive, Zhang Xuezheng (also known as Wing Zhang), of spreading "falsehoods"...

Tuesday 21 October 2025
Arm expands Flexible Access program to Armv9 platform to boost edge AI startups
Arm has extended its Flexible Access licensing program to include the latest Armv9 edge AI platform, enabling companies to access chip design tools at minimal cost and accelerate...