Monica Chen

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Nvidia revenue jumps 69% despite China chip ban costs

5 days ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Vyra Wu |DIGITIMES Asia

Nvidia reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of US$44.1 billion, a 69% year-over-year increase that exceeded guidance of US$43 billion, even as export restrictions on H20 chips forced the company to recognize over US$4 billion in inventory costs. Data...
AIchip goes all in on CoWoS advanced packaging

5 days ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Eifeh Strom |DIGITIMES Asia

Fabless manufacturer AIchip Technologies held a shareholders' meeting on May 29, during which it held a reelection of directors and supervisors. Jerry Tzou, the director of advanced packaging business development at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
UMC rules out Middle East fab as currency risks cloud 2H outlook

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Charlene Chen |DIGITIMES Asia

UMC, a leading foundry, held its shareholders' meeting on May 28, 2025. Chief financial officer Chi-Tung Liu pointed out that due to significant impacts from tariffs and exchange rate volatility, operational performance and overall market conditions...
AI servers lift ASRock to new highs, while strong NT$ erodes profit edge

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Levi Li |DIGITIMES Asia

ASRock Inc. posted NT$25.6 billion (US$855 million) in revenue for 2024, driven by robust shipments of Nvidia H100 and H200-based AI servers. In the first four months of 2025 alone, the company has already recorded NT$15.6 billion in revenue.
Nvidia, AMD to launch China-ready AI chips in 3Q25-cut down, not counted out

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Levi Li |DIGITIMES Asia

Nvidia and AMD are set to launch a new wave of downgraded AI GPUs for the Chinese market starting in the third quarter of 2025, according to supply chain sources. These compliance-driven chips are engineered to meet tightening US export rules while...
Asus welcomes Nvidia to Taipei, warns off talent poaching

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Levi Li |DIGITIMES Asia

Nvidia has opened a new office in Taipei's Beitou Shilin Technology Park (BSTP), igniting talk of a looming talent battle with nearby tech heavyweights including Kinpo Group, Asus, and Pegatron. The US chipmaker has already been recruiting aggressively...
Without Nvidia's Jensen Huang, does Computex still compute?

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Levi Li |DIGITIMES Asia

Fueled by the global AI surge, Computex has enjoyed three straight years of star power from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. This year's record-breaking edition again centered on Huang, who revealed a new Taiwan office in the Beitou Shilin Technology Park (BSTP)...
US chip tariffs pose biggest challenge to American firms; Trump likely to back down

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Charlene Chen |DIGITIMES Asia

The impending semiconductor chip tariff policy continues to cause concern. The semiconductor supply chain believes that if US President Donald Trump insists on imposing tariffs, it would significantly impact American IC design and equipment materials...
Tienpin enters AI server industry with liquid cooling subsidiary

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Jingyue Hsiao |DIGITIMES Asia

Tienpin United has announced a strategic shift from life services to the artificial intelligence sector. In collaboration with Xinwei, the company has launched Naike Clean Technology to enter the market for critical cleaning services of AI water-cooled...
AI chips and CoWoS orders keep HPI's outlook running hot

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Monica Chen |Charlene Chen |DIGITIMES Asia

Hon. Precision (HPI), a leading IC test equipment manufacturer, is benefiting from robust AI chip demand. In the first quarter of 2025, its after-tax net profit surged to NT$2.568 billion (approx. US$85.7 million), representing a year-over-year increase...