As Beijing continues pushing for greater semiconductor self-sufficiency, Chinese chip companies are allocating a larger share of revenue to R&D. According to South China Morning Post, first-quarter earnings show that China’s leading chipmakers devoted a higher proportion of revenue to research...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a TSMC affiliate, commented on its future expansion plans, including those related to VSMC, its Singapore joint venture. According to UDN News, VIS Chairman Leuh Fang said the company is evaluating the construction of a second 12-inch fab, as existing capa...

According to TrendForce’s latest memory spot price trend report, in terms of DRAM, buying interest remained concentrated on suppliers’ DDR5 chips, while mainstream DDR4 pricing largely moved sideways, with DDR4 1Gx8 3200MT/s chips edging down 0.25% this week. In the NAND flash segment, spot mark...

As agentic AI fuels a structural upswing in CPU demand, the memory architecture behind those processors is moving into equally sharp focus. As MRDIMM (Multiplexed Rank Dual In-line Memory Module) is emerging as one of the key solutions to that bottleneck, the Joint Electron Device Engineering Counci...

TSMC is reportedly upgrading its Central Taiwan Science Park fab. According to Economic Daily News, citing supply chain sources, TSMC’s Fab 15A—originally focused on 28nm to 22nm processes—is undergoing a major upgrade to support 4nm production, with legacy equipment being relocated and new to...