After stunning the semiconductor equipment market with around 30 chipmaking tools at SEMICON China, SiCarrier, regarded to be tied with Huawei, now seeks $2.8 billion in its first fundraising round, according to Reuters. The deal, drawing strong interests from state firms, funds, and local invest...

With 2nm becoming the next battleground for chipmakers, Samsung is racing—like Intel—to close the gap with TSMC by landing major external orders. Now, it may be just one step away: according to Chosun Biz, Samsung Foundry has entered the final phase of 2nm performance testing with NVIDIA GPUs an...

According to Commercial Times, citing Wccftech, Rose Castanares, president of TSMC Arizona, recently stated in an interview with Axios that TSMC’s total investment of USD 165 billion in the U.S. is expected to directly create 12,000 jobs once all sites are completed and fully operational. As no...

Amid looming chip tariffs, China’s leading foundry SMIC delivered a robust 161.9% year-on-year surge in Q1 profit, hitting $188 million, as highlighted by Reuters and China’s Wallstreetcn. Despite the strong start, the company struck a cautious tone for Q2, projecting a 4–6% Q2 sales dip and a...

As the deadline for public comments on the U.S. Section 232 semiconductor probe approaches, anxiety is mounting across the chip industry. The looming tariff decisions have cast a shadow over peak earnings season, with tech giants hesitant to issue clear forecasts amid rising geopolitical and trade t...