Shortly after White House Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett hinted at NVIDIA’s H20 AI chip shipments to China, Chinese authorities unexpectedly demanded NVIDIA explain the security risks and possible backdoors in its H20 chips, according to Chinese media outlet ijiwei. The report suggests that th...

As HBM competition heats up, the world’s top three memory giants—SK hynix, Samsung, and Micron—will share the stage in Taiwan for the first time this September at the Memory Executive Summit during SEMICON Taiwan 2025, according to Commercial Times and Knews. As per SEMICON Taiwan, the su...

According to a report from Tom’s Hardware, the trade agreement signed earlier this week between the U.S. and the President of the European Commission introduces a 15% tariff on European-made goods entering the U.S. However, certain categories—such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment—are e...

Just days after clinching a $16.5 billion deal with Tesla, South Korean memory giant Samsung posted Q2 results, showing a steep 55% drop in overall operating profit, as highlighted by Reuters. However, as Chosun Daily points out, its semiconductor business took an even harder hit, with profit plungi...

Samsung may have just secured a major win with its deal to produce Tesla’s “AI6” chipset, but it’s not all good news. According to Business Korea, citing The Information, Groq—a U.S. AI chip startup backed by Samsung Electronics—has sharply lowered its 2025 revenue forecast from USD 2 bi...