Renesas Expands RA8 Series with 1 GHz Cortex-M85 MCUs for AI, Industrial and Graphics-Driven Applications

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced the RA8M2 and RA8D2 microcontroller (MCU) groups. Based on a 1 GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 processor with an optional 250 MHz Arm®Cortex®-M33 processor, the new MCUs are the latest Renesas offerings to deliver an unmatched 7300 Coremarks of raw compute performance, the industry...

23 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Tachyum Opens Taiwan Office to Strengthen Global Production and Supply Chain for Prodigy® Universal Processor

-Tachyum®  announced the opening of new offices in Taiwan, the world’s most advanced technology manufacturing and technological hub, in advance of production of the Prodigy® Universal Processor. As Tachyum continues towards tape-out for Prodigy, the company has chosen to establish manufacturing, testing, assembly, ODM, logistics and support facilities in Taiwan to ensure worl...

22 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Rigaku Establishes Rigaku Technology Taiwan to Strengthen Regional Innovation and Customer Support Across Semiconductors, Materials, and Life Sciences

Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”) hereby announces the establishment of Rigaku Technology Taiwan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “RTTW”), a new group company in Taiwan, in 2025. A facility within RTTW, Rigaku Technology Center Taiwan (hereinafter RTC-TW), began full-scale operation in October 2025. RTTW will assum...

22 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang to Join APEC CEO Summit in South Korea

Jensen Huang, the chief executive of NVIDIA, is scheduled to participate in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in South Korea, which runs from October 28 to 31. NVIDIA said Huang will engage with global heads of state and senior Korean executives, including representatives of giants such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. In a statement, the compa...

20 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Samsung Family Plans $1.2 Billion Share Sale Amid Rapid Stock Rally

The family of Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee—including his mother, Hong Ra‑hee, and sisters Lee Boo‑jin and Lee Seo‑hyun—is preparing to sell approximately 17.7 million shares in Samsung Electronics, representing about a 0.3 % stake and valued at roughly 1.73 trillion won (≈ US$1.22 billion). The sale, to be conducted via a trust arrangement through Shinhan ...

20 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
China’s SiCarrier Launches New Chip Design Software to Boost Domestic Semiconductor Independence

China’s SiCarrier Technology Co. Ltd. has unveiled two domestically developed electronic design automation (EDA) software tools through its subsidiary, signalling a significant advancement in the country’s ongoing push for semiconductor self-sufficiency. The launch reflects China’s accelerating efforts to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers amid intensifying glob...

20 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Chip Stocks Race Higher After Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Signals Strong AI-Driven Demand

Asian semiconductor equities climbed sharply on Thursday following TSMC’s unexpectedly strong forecast for the year, as the company pointed to robust demand for high-performance chips used in artificial-intelligence infrastructure. TSMC reported a record quarterly profit and raised its full-year revenue outlook, citing major customers ranging from Nvidia and Apple to global d...

20 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Micron to Withdraw from China’s Server Chip Market Following 2023 Ban

Micron Technology is preparing to exit China’s server chip market after a prolonged impact from the 2023 ban that barred its products from use in critical infrastructure. The decision marks a significant retreat from a key global market and underscores the deepening technological rift between Washington and Beijing. While sales to Chinese data-centre operators will cease, Mi...

20 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Silicon Box Reaches 100-Million-Unit Milestone at Singapore Facility, Setting New Benchmark for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Yield and Scale

Breakthrough yield and device performance at high volume show team can scale company's large-format advanced packaging for customers' cutting-edge applications  Silicon Box, a global leader in chiplet integration and advanced semiconductor packaging, announced it has shipped 100-million-units from its flagship factory in Singapore's Tampines Wafer Park. The state-of-the-art facility, which...

16 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Pixelworks to Sell Controlling Stake in Semiconductor Subsidiary to VeriSilicon-Led Group in $133 Million Deal

  Pixelworks, Inc. , a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its shares in Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China and a subsidiary of Pixelworks ("Pixelworks Shanghai"), to a special purpose entity ("Buyer") led b...

16 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Metallium to Add Second Demonstration Line for Rare Earths and Semiconductor Feedstocks at Texas Commercial Facility

Metallium Ltd. (ASX: MTM; OTCQX: MTMCF) announced the company will add a second demonstration line at its first commercial facility, scheduled for commissioning in December. The line will be specifically for rare earths elements (REE) and semiconductor feedstocks. The announcement was made by the company as they updated investors on the advancement of the company's commercial facility in th...

14 Oct 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
Canaan and Aurora AZ Launch Pilot Project Converting Flared Natural Gas into Low-Cost Power for High-Density Computing

Strategic initiative to convert flared natural gas into low-cost power for high-density computing Scalable low-cost natural gas power model designed to strengthen mining economics Annual reduction of approximately 12,000–14,000 metric tons of CO₂-equivalent emissions expected - Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) ("Canaan" or the "Company"), an innovator in crypto mining, announced the lau...

14 Oct 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
Johnson Controls Expands Silent-Aire Platform with Scalable CDU Solutions for AI-Driven Data Centres in Asia Pacific

Silent-Aire CDUs offer scalable cooling from 500kW to 10MW for high-density data centres in Asia Pacific Flexible, space-saving design with built-in redundancy helps achieve maximum availability and rapid deployment in dense urban markets like Singapore Johnson Controls full thermal portfolio can cut non-IT energy use by up to 50%, boosting efficiency even in warm-climate data cent...

14 Oct 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
InPsytech Showcases 3nm UCIe 3.0 Technology at OCP Global Summit 2025

 InPsytech, a subsidiary of Egis Technology (6462.TWO) specializing in high-speed interface intellectual property (IP) development, announced  that it will participate in the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit 2025, to be held in San Jose, California, from October 13–16, 2025. At the event, InPsytech will showcase its latest 3nm UCIe high-speed interface technology dem...

14 Oct 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
Qualcomm Faces China Antitrust Probe Over Autotalks Acquisition

China has launched an antitrust investigation into U.S. semiconductor giant Qualcomm, alleging that the company completed its acquisition of Israeli chip designer Autotalks without the necessary regulatory approval from Beijing — a move that has reignited trade frictions between the world’s two largest economies. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) confirmed that i...

13 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
China Intensifies Semiconductor Import Crackdown to Boost Domestic AI Chip Production

China has launched a sweeping crackdown on semiconductor imports as part of its push to reduce reliance on U.S. technology and accelerate self-sufficiency in advanced computing. Over recent weeks, customs teams stationed at major ports have intensified inspections of chip shipments, with particular scrutiny on processors supplied by U.S. chipmaker Nvidia, according to multiple industry sources....

13 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
MetaOptics Expands Capability and Launches New Products to Drive Revenue Growth

Expanding Capability and New Products to Drive Revenue Growth MetaOptics Ltd made a strong market debut on the Catalist Board of the SGX-ST following its successful listing on 9 September 2025, with its share price surging by up to 25% on the first day of trading, closing at S$0.24 per share, significantly above the issue price of S$0.20 per share. During the first month since its successful ...

10 Oct 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Pegatron 5G Selects MaxLinear’s Sierra Radio SoC for Next-Generation 5G Macro Open RAN Radio Unit

MaxLinear, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXL), a leading provider of wireless infrastructure solutions, today announced that Pegatron 5G has selected Sierra, the company’s single-chip Radio SoC, for their next generation PR2850 5G Macro Open RAN Radio Unit (O-RU). Pegatron is a global technology leader focusing on O-RAN-compliant solutions. The PR2850 is Pegatron 5G’s latest carrier-grade 5G Macro ...

9 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Global 300mm Fab Equipment Investments to Reach $374 Billion by 2028, Driven by AI and Regional Self-Sufficiency

SEMICON West -- Global 300mm fab equipment spending is expected to reach $374 billion from 2026 to 2028, SEMI reported  in its latest 300mm Fab Outlook. This robust investment reflects fab regionalization and surging AI chip demand for data centers and edge devices, while underscoring the growing commitment to semiconductor self-sufficiency across key regions through localized ind...

9 Oct 2025 | Thursday | Reports
HAP International Advances Toward Agreement with U.S. Customs for TRACE ID Supply Chain Traceability Program

HAP International announced  that following a successful technical assessment of the quality and scope of shipment-level traceability data provided by the TRACE ID program, they are taking steps toward a formal Memorandum of Agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The initiative builds on CBP’s ongoing Global Business Identifier (GBI) test and reflects the agency&rsqu...

8 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS