One key aspect of China’s semiconductor sector is its massive investment drive. In 2025, TrendForce notes, national strategic priorities have focused on overcoming bottlenecks in advanced manufacturing processes and meeting the demands of high-volume production (HVM). According to industry sour...

Toshiba recently said that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by its subsidiary, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, with China’s SICC in August 2025, covering collaboration on silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor wafers, was terminated in September 2025 after furt...

Riding the wave of the memory supercycle, Samsung joined SK hynix in posting stellar third-quarter results. Following SK hynix’s record-breaking profit, Samsung reported a 32% year-on-year surge in operating profit in the third quarter — its strongest performance in over three years, according t...

U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries is undergoing a major leadership change. The company announced that, effective immediately, John Hollister, its Chief Financial Officer, has departed. Hollister leaves the chipmaker after just over a year in the role, having been appointed as Glo...

As the race for sub-2nm dominance intensifies among foundries, Intel is reportedly targeting a recently retired TSMC executive to spearhead its key R&D efforts. According to Liberty Times, just three months after retiring, former TSMC Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy Development Wei-J...