2025.08.07 Word count: 773, estimated reading time: about 2 minutes Author | First Financial Qian Tongxin On August 6 local time, US President Trump announced a 100% tariff on imported semiconductor chips not produced in the United States. However, the specific details of this plan have not been disclosed, and the definition of “American-made” chips … Read more
Jiwei Network · Love Jiwei APP, available for download in major app stores As President Donald Trump accelerates the push for manufacturing to return to the U.S., American chip manufacturers are facing rising cost pressures that are sweeping through the global supply chain. Texas Instruments (TI) has announced its largest price increase in history to … Read more
Introduction: She was rejected by a chip factory just for saying “photoresist is a photosensitive material” Last week, I had milk tea with Xiaoxia, who recently switched jobs. She held her iced coconut milk and sighed, “Sister, I interviewed at XX chip manufacturing company, and when the HR asked me ‘What is photoresist?’, I replied … Read more
In January 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the “Guidelines for the Construction of National Automotive Chip Standard System,” which stipulates that automotive chips for core components, including power and chassis control systems, intelligent driving assistance systems, and battery management systems, must use automotive-grade chips. However, there are no strict regulations in … Read more
Chip manufacturing’s “final step”: Unveiling the mysterious “tape-out” and its high costs In the world of chips (integrated circuits), there is a crucial step that determines whether the hard work of countless engineers can be transformed from blueprints into reality, and that is—”tape-out”. What does this industrial-sounding term really mean? Why is it often said … Read more
On July 31, according to Reuters, semiconductor IP giant Arm announced its second-quarter financial forecast, which fell short of market expectations. This disappointment was partly due to Arm’s plan to invest some profits into manufacturing its own chips and other components, leading to an 8.65% drop in Arm’s stock price in after-hours trading. Arm’s CEO, … Read more
Source: Wall Street Insight Samsung Electronics has reached a $16.5 billion chip manufacturing agreement with Tesla. Musk confirmed the details of the collaboration, emphasizing that he will personally participate in enhancing production efficiency and noted that “this is just the minimum amount.” On July 28, media reports indicated that informed sources revealed Samsung announced on … Read more
The United States leads the world in chip design capabilities, with companies like Apple, Qualcomm, and NVIDIA unmatched in chip design quality. However, the manufacturing segment has long relied on Asian companies such as TSMC and Samsung. This “strong design, weak manufacturing” pattern has gradually hollowed out the U.S. chip industry—no matter how good the … Read more
Recently, the approval of NVIDIA’s H20 chip to re-enter the Chinese market has sparked widespread attention and heated discussions. Some are celebrating, believing this is a timely boost for China’s AI industry, addressing the urgent shortage of computing power; others are worried, fearing this is a strategic move by the U.S., a “sedative” that numbs … Read more
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