The U.S. Federal Reserve announced a 25 bps rate cut to 4.5%-4.75% at its monetary policy meeting on November 7, aligning with market expectations. In its statement, the Fed removed the phrase "job gain have slow" and replaced it with "Since earlier in the year, labor market conditions have gener...

Amid the passion of the wild election, U.S. chip giant Qualcomm reported an upbeat first-quarter (ended December 31) sales forecast, with revenue rising between USD 10.5 billion and USD 11.3 billion, eyeing for an over 10% quarter-over-quarter growth at most. The strong momentum, according to a repo...

Following previous controversies of supplying 7nm chips to Huawei through proxies, TSMC has reportedly notified all its AI chip customers in China by formal emails that starting next week (November 11), it would halt shipments of all the 7nm and more advanced chips to its AI/GPU clients there, accor...

Taiwan's semiconductor factories operate around the clock, consuming significant amounts of electricity. Taiwan Power Company has raised industrial electricity rates twice this year, and the financial impact is now starting to appear in corporate earnings. According to Economic Daily News, TSMC C...

Leading foundries have been making significant moves, reshaping the semiconductor industry landscape. Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporationrecently announced its entry into the 12-inch wafer foundry business, marking the beginning of a new phase in its strategic transformation for the nex...