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Google has pierced Nvidia’s aura of invulnerability

But the search giant’s custom chips may prove tricky for others to adopt

Megaspeed's office is located at Ocean Financial Centre.

Megaspeed, Singapore firm at centre of US Nvidia chip probe, goes dark

[SINGAPORE] The streets outside the Central Business District were bustling with the lunchtime crowd. But on the seventh floor of Ocean Financial Centre, one office stood out for its silence.

A Morningstar Equity research report notes the global semiconductor sector's upbeat outlook, on the back of booming AI demand and recovery from 2024's cyclical downturn.

AEM, UMS, Frencken lead semiconductor stock surge; robust weekly gains ride on domestic, global tailwinds

A buoyant sector outlook and pushback against tariff threats are among developments that could prove favourable for chipmakers

Broadcom engineers and executives concluded that Intel's manufacturing process known as 18A is not yet viable to move to high-volume production.

Intel manufacturing business suffers setback as Broadcom tests disappoint

Intel’s contract manufacturing business was launched in 2021 as a key part of chief executive Pat Gelsinger’s turnaround strategy

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, says its majority-owned unit Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing in Kumamoto will build a second fabrication plant in response to rising customer demand.

TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investment to US$20 billion

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday (Feb 6) it will build a second Japanese plant to begin operation by the end of 2027, bringing total investment in its Japan venture to more than US$20 billion ...

These firms have obligations to shareholders, so the investment would be conditional on development of a renewables regime in Vietnam.

15 chips firms eye US$8 billion Vietnam investment, says US official

Fifteen chips companies have expressed interest in investing US$8 billion in Vietnam, contingent on the country’s commitment to renewable energy, a visiting senior US official said on Friday (Jan 26).

TSMC is grappling with delays at its US$40 billion chip factory in Arizona, and the move reflects the company’s growing caution about the outlook for demand.

TSMC tells vendors to delay chip equipment deliveries

Taiwan’s TSMC has told its major suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment, as the world’s top contract chipmaker grows increasingly nervous about customer demand, two sources f...

TSMC will set up a joint venture with German groups Bosch and Infineon and Dutch firm NXP to build the plant in the eastern city of Dresden, in a region called Silicon Saxony, known for its high-tech manufacturing base.

Germany gets Taiwan chip giant TSMC's first European plant

TAIWANESE chip giant TSMC agreed Tuesday (Aug 8) to plough US$3.8 billion into a new semiconductor factory in Germany, lending a major boost to Europe’s efforts to bring production onto the continent.

The defendant is accused of illegally acquiring Samsung data to build a rival factory only 1.5 km away from a Samsung chip manufacturing facility in Xian, China.

Ex-Samsung Elec executive accused of stealing secrets for China chip factory

A former executive at South Korea’s Samsung Electronics was indicted on Monday (Jun 12) on suspicion of stealing company technology for a copycat chip factory in China and jeopardising national econom...

President Yoon Suk Yeol met with about 60 industry leaders, lawmakers and ministers to discuss how to maintain South Korea’s lead in memory chips, foster development of system semiconductors, and secure materials, equipment and labour.

South Korea vows support for its chip sector amid China-US tension

South Korea pledged support for its chip sector on Thursday (Jun 8), with President Yoon Suk Yeol describing competition in the industry as an “all-out war” amid heightened Sino-US tension.