Press Review

ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says

ASM International reports stronger orders as China's demand rebounds

ASM International said it posted stronger-than-expected preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2025, buoyed by a rebound in demand from China and robust orders from advanced logic and foundry…

Samsung reportedly to test EUV tools at Taylor fab in March

Samsung Electronics will reportedly begin test operations of extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment at its Taylor, Texas, fabrication plant in March, ahead of full operations planned for the second half of…

Laos enforces nationwide burn ban as air pollution worsens in dry season

Data from a monitoring group shows the capital Vientiane and other cities hit by high PM2.5 levels as government rolls out dry-season fire controls and aligns measures with Asean guidelines.

TSMC builds 'virtual IDM' for Apple chips

TSMC and Apple have maintained a close partnership over the years, working like one team to push Moore's Law forward. According to SemiAnalysis, Apple employs hundreds of engineers stationed at…

US semiconductor tariffs may weigh on Malaysia's export-driven industries

The US' recent announcement of a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips, including Nvidia's H200 and AMD's MI325X, could have implications for Malaysia's semiconductor sector, though experts suggest immediate…

FedEx Freight to be the largest North American less-than-truckload freight carrier

Last Friday 16th January, FedEx Corp. announced the filing of the Form 10 registration statement (the “Form 10”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the planned spin-off…

Asian markets sink, silver hits record as Greenland fears mount

Nvidia Alpamayo sparks VLA computing power race as South Korea preps for autonomous ecosystem

At CES 2026 in the US, Nvidia unveiled its open-source vision-language-action (VLA) model series, Alpamayo, signaling a new phase in the development of autonomous driving technologies. The launch has intensified…

Incentives out, tariffs in: Why Micron's New York megafab matters far beyond memory chips

The global contest for semiconductor leadership took a confrontational turn this week. US officials used Micron Technology's groundbreaking in upstate New York to deliver blunt warnings to foreign rivals.

HTC highlights security and enterprise deployment as keys for AI glasses growth

As generative AI (Gen AI) and sensing technologies mature, AI glasses are evolving from standalone wearables into a new generation of human-computer interaction interfaces. Featuring first-person perspective, scene recognition, and…

Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek align on 2nm chips in 2026 as specs lose consumer appeal

Apple Inc., Qualcomm Inc., and MediaTek are all set to advance their smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) offerings to the 2nm process node in 2026. This coordinated move signals the three giants'…

CviLux gains from AI server power overhaul as HVDC reshapes data center connectors

As the AI chip computing power race intensifies, data center electricity demand is surging, forcing a fundamental redesign of server power architectures. Taiwanese connector maker CviLux Corp is emerging as…

Taiwan IC designers wager on algorithms for the next boom

Taiwanese integrated circuit design houses used the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in the US to seek new partnerships, signaling that success in the next phase of edge artificial intelligence will…

Taiwanese PMIC makers see stable demand in industrial, automotive sectors as global focus shifts

Demand for power management integrated circuits (PMICs) from Taiwanese manufacturers is showing signs of stabilization, particularly in cloud AI servers, industrial control, and automotive markets, industry sources said. While consumer…

Kaynes Semicon secures ISM fiscal support in India chip push

Kaynes Semicon Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaynes Technology India Limited, has signed a Fiscal Support Agreement and related transaction documents with the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), marking…

Micron's DRAM licensing to Powerchip reshapes DDR4 supply

After more than two months of negotiations, Micron has signed an exclusive letter of intent (LOI) with Powerchip, agreeing to acquire the latter's 12-inch wafer fab (P5) in Tongluo, Miaoli,…

Tjen first Indonesian to win a match at Australian Open in 28 years

Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from China

Japan has set an ambitious target of reaching 60 million tourists annually by 2030.

Alibaba's Qwen expansion links AI directly to consumer services

Alibaba is repositioning its Qwen artificial intelligence app as more than a chatbot, turning it into a gateway to the company's vast consumer ecosystem. The app now connects directly with…