TSMC's Chiayi CoWoS Plant Suspended Due to Repeated Safety Accidents
Recently, the newly constructed CoWoS advanced packaging and testing plant in TSMC’s Chiayi Science Park has seen a series of frequent safety accidents, drawing widespread attention. On July 20, the plant experienced another accident where a 50-ton-capacity trailer overturned. Although no casualties...
What Is MOSFET and Its Functions
In modern electronic technology, the MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) is an extremely important semiconductor device. It plays a core role in electronic circuit design, power conversion and control, as well as integrated circuit manufacturing, thanks to its unique prop...
$35 Billion! Synopsys Completes Acquisition of Ansys
On July 17, 2025, Synopsys, Inc., a leading US semiconductor electronic design automation (EDA) company, announced the completion of its acquisition of Ansys, a simulation EDA company. This landmark transaction, valued at $35 billion (approximately 251.498 billion yuan), concluded successfully after...
ASML's Q2 Performance Beats Expectations, But Growth in 2026 Is Uncertain
The world's leading semiconductor equipment supplier, ASML, recently released its Q2 2025 financial report. Although the company's performance exceeded market expectations, it expressed concerns about growth prospects for 2026.Q2 Performance Beats ExpectationsASML's net order intake...
AMD Resumes Export of AI Chips to China
On July 15, 2025, AMD, a US-based semiconductor company, announced that it plans to resume the export of its MI308 chips to China following approval from the US government. Previously, the US had imposed export restrictions on NVIDIA's H20 chips, and AMD's MI308 chips have now received simil...
Nvidia's Resumption of H20 Sales in China and Launch of RTX Pro GPU
In April 2025, the US government suspended the sales of Nvidia's H20 chips to the Chinese market on the grounds of export control. However, thanks to the active communication and coordination by Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, a turning point emerged. On July 15, Huang announced that the US...
GlobalFoundries' Acquisition of MIPS: A Strategic Transformation
On July 8, 2025, GlobalFoundries, a leading global semiconductor manufacturer, announced the formal acquisition of MIPS, a processor IP developer based on the RISC-V architecture. This acquisition is seen as a significant strategic move for GlobalFoundries in the semiconductor field, aimed at integr...
