Intel reported 63.5% year-on-year revenue growth for its foundry business on Thursday. 
Semiconductors

Intel doubles down on foundry as AI drives up demand

U.S. chip giant returned to growth in Q4 but warns of headwinds

26 January 2024
Intel aims to become the world's second-largest chip foundry by 2030.
Semiconductors

Intel partners with Taiwan's No. 2 chipmaker UMC in Arizona

Deal on 12-nm tech comes as U.S. company works to boost foundry business

26 January 2024
Geely is among the Chinese automakers pursuing its own semiconductor development capabilities. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Semiconductors

EV powerhouse China to set own standards for automotive semiconductors

Home of Tesla rival BYD remains dependent on imports from Europe, Japan

25 January 2024
SK Hynix is the world's second-largest manufacturer of memory chips, after South Korean rival Samsung Electronics.
Semiconductors

SK Hynix swings to surprise profit in Q4 on memory chip rebound

Semiconductor maker expected to perform better this year as AI demand soars

25 January 2024
AT&S says it will begin mass producing chip substrate in Malaysia late this year. (Photo by Lauly Li)
Semiconductors

AT&S to start chip substrate production in Malaysia this year

AMD supplier is first among peers to diversify into Southeast Asia

24 January 2024
Analysts say the rally in Tokyo shares must spread beyond the chip sector if the market's bull run is to continue. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
Markets

Japan's Nikkei closes above 36,000, highest in nearly 34 years

Semiconductor-linked shares lead rise on hopes for demand recovery

22 January 2024
Black Sesame Technologies shows off its automatous driving chip at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show.
Caixin

Chinese auto chip firms race to cash in on new energy vehicles

Demand for smart cars fuels domestic chipmakers, but quality concerns remain

19 January 2024
C.C. Wei, TSMC CEO (left), and Mark Liu, TSMC chairman (right), discuss company's 2024 prospects. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang) 
Semiconductors

TSMC predicts revenues could grow 26% this year on AI boom

Start of production at second Arizona plant may be postponed to 2027 or 2028

18 January 2024
Kinsus, a subsidiary of iPhone assembler Pegatron, has rented a plant in Malaysia as a first step to potentially expanding into the country. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by screenshot from Kinsus' website) 
Semiconductors

Taiwan's Kinsus mulls setting up chip substrate plant in Malaysia

Nvidia supplier would be first such Taiwanese maker to enter the ASEAN country

16 January 2024
President-elect Lai Ching-te says he will follow his predecessor's path to assure global allies that their chip production in Taiwan is safe. (Source photos by Reuters and Hiroki Endo)
Semiconductors

Taiwan chip stocks rise after Lai vows to further boost industry

President-elect says China and global society should 'cherish' island's tech success

15 January 2024
BYD's vehicles line up at its manufacturing base in Hefei, in China's Anhui province. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
Your Week in Asia

BYD's Indonesia foray, China GDP, JAXA lunar landing

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

14 January 2024
A rendering of a new Hiroshima plant planned by Disco. (Disco)
Semiconductors

Japan's Disco to build $275m plant for chipmaking tool

Company seeks to capture steady demand for replacement parts

14 January 2024
Powertech Chairman D.K. Tsai says it is roughly two times more expensive to operate a chip packaging plant in Japan than Taiwan. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Semiconductors

Taiwan's Powertech mulls chip packaging expansion in Japan

Company seeks investment partners for 'high-end' project as it scales back in China

12 January 2024
The acquisition by Renesas will be completed in the second half of 2024. (Photo by Ryo Mukano)
Semiconductors

Japan's Renesas to acquire U.S. power semiconductor maker

Chipmaker eyes full-fledged entry into gallium nitride chips for EVs

11 January 2024
Intel and AMD are playing catch up with Nvidia, which has dominated the AI chip market since last year. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
CES 2024

AMD and Intel bet on AI PCs to challenge Nvidia chip dominance

Nvidia's new high-end AI chips unveiled at CES will be available in China

11 January 2024
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor business has taken a hit during a prolonged slump in the sector.
Semiconductors

Samsung marks 35% profit fall in Q4, amid hope for recovery this year

Tech giant plans to unveil first AI smartphone next week

9 January 2024
South Korea's SK Hynix is optimistic that AI will drive demand for memory chips. 
CES 2024

SK Hynix banking on AI-driven memory demand to double market cap

South Korean chipmaker says it will focus on tailor-made products for clients

9 January 2024
People shop during Black Friday sales in Chicago. Older-generation chips are used in everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles.
Semiconductors

U.S. nervous about 'flood' of older-generation chips from China

Committee urges immediate trade barriers to undermine Beijing's leverage

9 January 2024
NXP, based in the Netherlands, is a major supplier of automotive-related chips.
Semiconductors

AI is not everything for car chip innovations, NXP tech officer says

Top European chipmaker touts globalization as key to chip industry growth

9 January 2024
Asahi Kasei sees promise in systems designed to prevent children from being left alone in vehicles.
Semiconductors

Asahi Kasei develops chip to help detect babies left in cars

New rules to prevent accidental deaths seen lifting demand

7 January 2024
SK Hynix produced the biggest jump in market cap among the Korean Exchange's top 10 companies, rising 89% in 2023. (SK Hynix)
Semiconductors

SK Hynix rises to 2nd in South Korea market cap on chip recovery

Battery-related company valuations fall as EV sales lag expectations

5 January 2024
The supply and demand situation in the semiconductor market is beginning to improve as inventory adjustments progress. (Photo by Masayuki Kozono)
Semiconductors

Global chip demand to rise by 2nd quarter of 2024, experts say

Demand from AI and EV sectors is expected to reverse 2023 oversupply issue

4 January 2024
Engineers at Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute in Hsinchu: Taiwan's chip manufacturing model was built up over decades.
Opinion

U.S.-China faceoff means Taiwan needs closer links with neighbors

Washington's decoupling push poses threat to island's resilience

2 January 2024
China's SigmaStar Technology is a world-leading maker of semiconductors for surveillance cameras. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
Semiconductors

China chipmaker SigmaStar poised for Shenzhen IPO at $4bn valuation

Leader in surveillance camera semiconductors to list on ChiNext startup market

29 December 2023
Entegris' advanced manufacturing facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The company says advanced chemicals and other materials are becoming increasingly important as chipmaking becomes more complex.   
Semiconductors

Chemicals and materials to play key role in chips as 2-nm milestone nears

Slowing of Moore's Law puts spotlight on new corners of the supply chain

27 December 2023