TSMC has halted shipments to Chinese chip designer Sophgo after a chip it manufactured was reportedly found in a Huawei AI processor, according to Reuters, which cited two sources familiar with the situation. The Reuters report noted that Sophgo had ordered chips from TSMC identical to the one de...

Rapidus is building a factory in Chitose City, Hokkaido, aiming to mass-produce 2 nm wafers in 2027. According to a report from MoneyDJ, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry visited Rapidus’s factory under construction on October 24th, considering to offer additional assistance to Rap...

Recent reports reveal that German automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) plans to withdraw from a 3 billion USD joint project with U.S. chipmaker Wolfspeed to build the world’s largest 8-inch SiC chip manufacturing plant. Industry speculation suggests the reasons behind ZF's decision...

Thanks to the momentum of dual carbon targets, global demand for solar PV installations continues to rise, leading to growing demand for encapsulation films, a key material that determines the quality and longevity of PV modules. Recently, TrendForce published the rankings for global PV encapsulatio...

What if the struggling giant, Intel, has not be left out of the AI wave? What if it is able to team up with NVIDIA, the world's second-largest company by market capital currently? Surprisingly, it used to have the chance. According to a report from the New York Times, former Intel CEO Paul Otellini...