Rumors have been circulating for a while that Intel is considering to sell off its FPGA unit Altera, and later subsided as Altera reiterated that it still eyes an IPO in 2026. However, Intel’s stance of regarding Altera to be a critical part of its core business seems to waver, according to the la...

During the earnings call on October 17th, TSMC revealed that electricity prices for its factories in Taiwan have doubled in recent years, making them the highest among all its global operations. According to a report from CNA, TSMC stated that factors influencing next year's gross margin include ...

China’s monthly economic data in September showed signs of improvement, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics on October 18. In terms of consumption, retail sales grew by 3.2% year-over-year in September, up by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month and exceeding market e...

After posting record high profit in the third quarter and seeing healthy growth in the next five years, TSMC may now be facing another unexpected challenge, as the U.S. Commerce Department is reportedly probing the foundry giant to determine if it has manufactured smartphone or AI chips for Huawei, ...

According to a report by ZDNET Korea, SK Hynix has scaled back its less profitable CMOS image sensor (CIS) and foundry businesses while reinforcing a strategy that focuses on high-margin high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and AI memory. Citing industry sources, ZDNET Korea noted that SK Hynix has reduce...