Dr. Luc Van den hove, president and CEO of Belgian research institute imec, used his keynote at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 to call for a global push toward “super-fueled innovation” as the semiconductor industry faces mounting demands from artificial intelligence (AI), rising energy consumption, and shifting geopolitical currents.
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan is set to open its new session on September 19, with top priority given to reviewing the central government’s proposed budget for 2026. Among the notable items on the docket is a significant investment in the island’s nascent space ambitions.
SK Hynix has announced it is the first in the world to establish a mass production system for sixth-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM4), signaling the start of a new technological arms race in next-generation memory chips.
Intel has secured another high-profile backer. Following earlier commitments from SoftBank and the U.S. government, Nvidia has announced a US$5 billion investment in Intel, buying shares at US$23.28 each. The move directly contradicts CEO Jensen Huang’s dismissal in March of rumors that his company might take a stake in Intel.
NVIDIA has announced it will invest US$5 billion in Intel, purchasing shares at US$23.28 each. The move surprised no one in the semiconductor and PC industries.
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