As UMC looks beyond mature nodes to drive growth, Economic Daily News suggests that the Taiwanese foundry has landed a major advanced packaging order from Qualcomm. Its self-developed high-end interposer has passed Qualcomm’s verification and is now nearing mass production, the report adds. UMC...

While Intel has shifted focus to 14A from 18A in a strategic trade-off, Samsung has reportedly made its compromises by prioritizing on 2nm and 4nm instead of 1.4nm, as per ZDNet. Meanwhile, Chosun Biz reveals that the struggling semiconductor giant also plans to boost demand in sub-7nm processes—s...

With key parts of the EU’s landmark AI Act set to take effect as early as August, over 40 European CEOs—including chipmaking tool giant ASML and big techs Philips and Siemens—are calling for a two-year delay, warning that rushing the rollout could hurt Europe’s global competitiveness and sta...

Amid rising U.S. export controls and looming tariff risks, Dutch chipmaker NXP is doubling down on its China localization strategy—“In China, For China, For the World.” According to Chinese outlet Jiemian, the company now plans to partner with a local foundry to manufacture its chips entirely ...

As TSMC doubles down on advanced node development to ride the AI wave, it's steadily pulling back from legacy businesses. According to the Commercial Times, citing a press release from Navitas Semiconductor, TSMC will wind down its Gallium Nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services by July 31, 2027. No...