Facing fierce competition from rapidly expanding Chinese rivals and weak demand in the industrial and automotive markets, Wolfspeed is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks, according to the Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Weighed down by around $6.5 billion in debt, the U.S. ...

According to a report from TechNews, citing Nikkei, chip demand outside of AI applications remains sluggish. As of April, only three of the seven semiconductor plants built or acquired in Japan during fiscal years 2023 and 2024 have begun mass production. The report notes that Japan’s semicondu...

Another strong boost for Samsung Foundry may be on the way. According to Bloomberg, sources indicate that Nintendo has tapped Samsung to produce the main chip for its upcoming Switch 2. This marks a major win for the Korean tech giant, as the original 2017 Switch chip was manufactured by TSMC. Sams...

Malaysia officially launched its Strategic AI Infrastructure on Monday, becoming the region’s first sovereign, full-stack AI ecosystem. Despite recent U.S. warnings against using advanced Chinese chips like Huawei’s Ascend processors, the initiative is powered by Huawei GPUs and features China�...

Following Xiaomi’s launch of its first in-house 3nm chip, XRING 01, Taiwanese smartphone chipmaker MediaTek also signals its first 2nm products at Computex 2025. According to Commercial Times, the company’s first 2nm chip is expected to tape out in September. As MediaTek deepens its partnersh...