R&D and innovation drive semiconductor growth, with chip giants like TSMC leading the charge. Notably, according to ijiwei, Chinese semiconductor companies are actively increasing their R&D investments as well. In 2024, a total of 221 A-share listed Chinese semiconductor companies recorded ...

As the public comment window for the U.S. Section 232 semiconductor probe closes this Wednesday (May 7), the chip industry is holding its breath over whether tariffs are coming—and how steep they’ll be. However, as responses have been usually quiet, concerns have been sparked on the lack of push...

As the U.S. tightens export controls on NVIDIA’s H20 chips, Huawei is stepping up with a broader ambition in semiconductors. According to the Financial Times, the company is swiftly building an advanced chip production line in Shenzhen to manufacture 7nm smartphone and Ascend AI processors, implyi...

Following its North America Technology Symposium, TSMC has shared fresh details on its CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate with silicon interposer) roadmap. According to Tom’s Hardware, Kevin Zhang, TSMC’s Senior Vice President and deputy COO, confirmed how companies like Cerebras and Tesla (with ...

While its rival ASML saw a huge decline for U.S. sales in the first quarter, ASM International, the most U.S.-exposed among European chip toolmakers, has revealed it has begun producing some of the tools on American soil to get ahead of mounting U.S. tariffs, with Arizona being one of the bases, acc...