India Accelerates Semiconductor Fab Approvals Under Its Chip Mission

India’s ambitious Semicon India Mission has gained major momentum with government approval for four new semiconductor fabrication plants spread across Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh. Together, these projects represent a combined investment exceeding US $18.23 billion, marking a decisive step toward transforming India from a semiconductor consumer into a global man...

4 Nov 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
South Korea’s Exports Climb to US $59 Billion in October as Chip Demand Stays Strong

South Korea’s exports surged to approximately US $59 billion in October, marking the fifth straight month of growthas demand for semiconductors continues to anchor the nation’s trade performance. According to data released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, outbound shipments rose by 3.6 per cent year-on-year, underscoring the resilience of Korea’s technology secto...

3 Nov 2025 | Monday | NEWS
US Imposes 100 % Tariff on Imported Chips, Offering Exemptions to Domestic Manufacturers

The United States has declared a sweeping tariff policy envisaging a 100 % duty on imported semiconductor chips, with exemptions available for companies manufacturing or committing to manufacture within U.S. borders. The announcement reflects broader efforts to revitalise domestic chip production and reduce dependence on foreign fabrication. Firms that demonstrate genuine U.S. production commit...

3 Nov 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Alif Semiconductor and Arm Bring Generative AI to the Edge with Industry’s First MCUs Featuring Hardware Acceleration for Transformer Networks

The Ensemble E4/E6/E8 are the industry's first MCUs to provide hardware acceleration for transformer networks, enabling local generative AI inference on edge and endpoint devices Together with Arm, Alif demonstrated at the PyTorch Conference generative AI models compiled with the ExecuTorch Runtime running on the Ensemble E8 Alif Semiconductor®, the leading global supplier of sec...

31 Oct 2025 | Friday | NEWS
KLA Delivers Strong Q1 FY2026 Results Above Guidance Midpoints, Says CEO Rick Wallace

Total revenues were $3.21 billion, above the midpoint of the guidance range of $3.15 billion +/- $150 million; GAAP diluted EPS was $8.47 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $8.81, both above the midpoints of the respective guidance ranges; Cash flow from operating activities for the quarter and last twelve months were $1.16 billion and $4.25 billion, respectively, and free cash flow was $1.07 bill...

31 Oct 2025 | Friday | Company results
Synopsys and NVIDIA Unveil AI-Accelerated Engineering Breakthroughs at GTC Washington 2025

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) is attending NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C.October 27-29 to showcase advancements in engineering solutions from silicon to systems that will underpin the next era of industrial innovation. Now united with Ansys, Synopsys' expanded portfolio accelerates engineering productivity, improves product performance, and unlocks development insights, from semiconductor desig...

30 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Sony Introduces IMX828, Industry’s First Automotive CMOS Image Sensor With Built-In MIPI A-PHY Interface

Delivering high HDR performance and low power consumption for next-generation automotive cameras Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony)  announced the upcoming release of the IMX828, the industry's first*1 CMOS image sensor for automotive applications with a built-in MIPI A-PHY interface. There are multiple high-speed transmission interface standards for automotive applications. T...

29 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Global Silicon Wafer Shipments to Rise 5.4% in 2025, Reaching Record Growth Driven by AI Demand

Global shipments of silicon wafers are projected to increase 5.4% in 2025 to 12,824 million square inches (MSI) followed by steady growth through 2028 when the market is expected to reach a new industry record of 15,485 MSI, SEMI reported today in its annual silicon shipment forecast. In 2025, the increase in silicon wafer shipments has been supported by strong AI-related growth, including adva...

29 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | Reports
SuperX and Chengtian Weiye Form Singapore Joint Venture to Deliver Advanced Liquid Cooling Solutions for Global AI Infrastructure

SuperX AI Technology Limited  announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the Hong Kong wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Chengtian Weiye Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 300689, "Chengtian Weiye") and its affiliates to jointly establish a joint venture company, SuperX Cooltech Pte. Ltd. ("SuperX Cooltech"), in Singapore. SuperX will become the single larg...

27 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
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
ChipAgents Raises $21 Million Series A to Accelerate AI-Powered Chip Design and Verification Platform

Sales 50x YoY, Deployments at 50 leading semiconductor companies. Former CEOs of Cadence and Mentor Graphics, Plus Former Synopsys CTO, Join Advisory Board. ChipAgents, the agentic AI platform transforming chip design and verification, announced the close of a $21 million Series A funding round, bringing the total fundraise to $24 million to date. This latest round closed with Besseme...

22 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | 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
Qnity™ and SK hynix Forge Strategic Collaboration to Advance Semiconductor Manufacturing with High-Performance CMP Materials

Strategic Collaboration to Support Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing with High-Performance Materials Qnity, DuPont's Electronics business, a premier technology solutions leader across the semiconductor value chain,  announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SK hynix, establishing a strategic long-term agreement for the supply of polishing pads for chemical mechan...

17 Oct 2025 | Friday | 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
MediaTek and NVIDIA Extend Partnership to Power a New Era of Personal AI Supercomputing

Continues MediaTek's long history of collaboration with NVIDIA to advance AI innovation from supercomputers to vehicles, IoT devices, data center solutions, and beyond  MediaTek has teamed with NVIDIA on the design of the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip in NVIDIA DGX Spark, a personal AI supercomputer that allows developers to prototype, fine-tune, and inference large AI models on the ...

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
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
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
Mitsubishi Electric Unveils Advanced Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductor Facility in Kumamoto

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation  celebrated the completion of its new cutting-edge facility for producing power semiconductors at its Kikuchi Plant in Kumamoto Prefecture. The six-story, 42,000-square-meter facility is slated to begin operations in November 2025, with mass production expected in 2027. The facility will focus on manufacturing silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, whic...

7 Oct 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS