DRAM prices unlikely to drop in 2025; Team Group embraces edge AI opportunities

Driven by the established trend of memory manufacturers reducing production, Team Group general manager Gerry Chen stated that memory prices are not expected to decline in 2025. The price gap between DDR4 DRAM and DDR5 will continue to narrow, while NAND flash prices are projected to maintain an overall upward trajectory. As a result, the company holds an optimistic outlook for operations from the second quarter to the third quarter.

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Arm’s Zena CSS shaves a year off auto chip development

Arm has introduced Zena Compute Subsystems (CSS), a pre-integrated, safety-certified automotive compute platform designed to cut chip development timelines by up to 12 months. Announced on June 4, 2025, the launch marks a pivotal move by the semiconductor IP leader into the software-defined vehicle (SDV) market, providing automakers with a unified architecture to fast-track AI capabilities across future car models.

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Nvidia surge powers Wistron to record revenue as AI server boom accelerates

Wistron Corporation reported a record-high monthly revenue in May, exceeding NT$200 billion (US$6.68 billion) for the first time, fueled by robust demand for AI servers. The company expects AI server shipments to sustain triple-digit sequential growth throughout the second quarter, with volumes increasing steadily month over month. Wistron is a major supplier of mainboards for Nvidia’s AI accelerators.

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As US EDA ban tightens its grip, China’s domestic tools step into the breach

The US has issued new export restrictions targeting leading electronic design automation (EDA) firms—Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens—prohibiting them from supplying software critical to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chip development in China. The move intensifies Washington’s broader tech containment push and directly impacts China’s ambitions for semiconductor independence.

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