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Wednesday 10 September 2025
Apple launches iPhone 17 series with stable pricing amid tariff and market concerns
Apple unveiled the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and the slimmer iPhone Air on September 9, 2025. The company kept prices steady in US dollars compared to 2024, reflecting a cautious...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Zeiss hits milestone of 10 High NA optic systems shipped as TSMC probes future of Hyper NA EUV
At SEMICON Taiwan 2025, Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology offered a rare glimpse into the future of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, outlining its optics roadmap...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Memory giants compete in customized HBM race amid AI surge
The rising wave of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the growing importance of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which has become a core component of AI system architectures. The...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
AI chip demand drives future semiconductor growth trends
SEMICON Taiwan 2025 opened on September 10, with numerous forums already underway ahead of the event. Various research institutions have expressed cautiously optimistic views on the...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
FOPLP progress is fastest in foundries, slower in testing and panel fabs
Foundries lead in FOPLP advanced packaging development due to their integrated processes, followed by testing firms that leverage existing wafer architectures. Panel fabs face precision...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Compal partners with ZutaCore to redefine AI server cooling with waterless direct liquid technology
Taiwan's Compal Electronics has announced a strategic collaboration with US-based ZutaCore, a leader in waterless direct chip liquid cooling, to bring transformative cooling technology...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
AI infrastructure investment may enter adjustment phase in 2026, with small-and medium-sized business demand driving new momentum
At the SEMICON Taiwan event held in September, key international figures from the semiconductor, robotics, and future vehicle sectors convened, highlighting Taiwan's rising importance...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Switzerland launches open-source AI model Apertus developed by top research institutes
Switzerland has unveiled Apertus, an open-source large language model created through collaboration between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), the Swiss...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Taiwan pushes immersion cooling, CoWoS tech into US AI server supply chain
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has approved a NT$250 million (US$8.2 million) project spearheaded by Aewin Technologies, Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, and I-Chiun Precision...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
DDI supply chain shakeup for Apple's iPhone puts LX Semicon at risk

China's BOE Technology is moving to diversify Apple's iPhone display driver IC (DDI) supply chain, a shift that threatens South Korea's...

Tuesday 9 September 2025
Five years on, Taiwan's G2C positions local equipment makers at center of AI packaging shift
Soaring demand for AI computing is ushering the semiconductor sector into a fresh cycle of high-speed growth, pushing advanced packaging requirements to new heights. From infrastructure...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Czech Minister of Research and Innovation visits Taiwan; NSTC highlights complementary technologies
Czech Minister for Science, Research and Innovation Marek Ženíšek recently visited Taiwan to meet with National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) minister Cheng-wen...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
PBA released their latest nano-precision dual gantry stage platform series for heterogeneous semiconductor advanced packaging and metrology equipment
The age of AI greatly boosts Semiconductor manufacturing demands in advanced packaging. As packaging complexity increases (more I/O, smaller bump pitches, higher density), making...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Kakao to integrate ChatGPT into KakaoTalk in strategic partnership with OpenAI
South Korean internet giant Kakao has announced a partnership with OpenAI to embed the ChatGPT chatbot into its messaging app, KakaoTalk. The integration aims to provide seamless...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Chroma to showcase advanced AI chip test solutions at SEMICON Taiwan 2025
Chroma ATE Inc. will participate in SEMICON Taiwan 2025, presenting a full suite of breakthrough semiconductor test solutions. The showcase will focus on applications in AI chips,...