China has long been the preferred location for tech companies to establish their supply chains. However, in recent years, the decline in population dividends has led to rising labor costs, and the need for tech companies to mitigate the impact of geopolitical risks has prompted them to accelerate th...

As semiconductor giants, including Intel, TSMC and Samsung, have been competing fiercely in the Angstrom era for advanced nodes, the progress on their adoption of ASML’s High-NA EUV (high-numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet) equipment has been brought back into spotlight lately. However, the se...

The World Integrated Circuit Association (WICA) recently released its 2023 ranking of the top 100 cities in the global semiconductor industry. According to the list, the U.S. and China each have 26 cities represented, leading the rankings. South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan have 9, 9, and 5 cities liste...

According to a report from South Korean media outlet BusinessKorea citing sources, Samsung Electronics is said to be planning to reduce its procurement of ASML's next-generation Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment. Additionally, their joint plan to build a research and development cente...

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced on August 20 that the 1-year and 5-year Loan Prime Rates (LPR) would remain unchanged at 3.35% and 3.85%, respectively, in line with market expectations. In July, the PBOC had lowered the 7-day reverse repo rate, leading to a 10 basis point reduction in bo...