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Monday 30 March 2026
Taiwan broadens strategic industry list to include AI, quantum, and SiPh
Taiwan's premier Cho Jung-tai has unveiled a new list of 13 strategic industries. The lineup includes silicon photonics (SiPh), quantum technology, and unmanned vehicles. Quantum technology...
Monday 30 March 2026
Sumco shifts wafer strategy to equipment upgrades over new plant
Sumco has revised its semiconductor wafer supply plan to prioritize upgrading existing fabrication equipment over building new capacity, following approval from Japan's Ministry of...
Monday 30 March 2026
Analysis: Terafab's scale raises market doubts; is Elon Musk aiming to dominate chip supply chain?
Elon Musk recently announced the launch of the "Terafab" project, aiming to expand compute production capacity to 1 TW per year, which is about 50 times the current global compute...
Monday 30 March 2026
SEMICON China 2026: JCET CEO makes the case for atomic-level packaging to carry Moore's Law forward
Advanced wafer manufacturing is approaching physical limits near the 1nm node, according to Zheng Li, director and CEO of JCET Group.
Monday 30 March 2026
Tai-Tech flags AI, auto demand as inductor price hikes loom
Taiwan-based inductor maker Tai-Tech Advanced Electronics said artificial intelligence and automotive electronics will drive growth in 2026, as rising raw material costs are setting...
Monday 30 March 2026
Samsung invests in AI chip design startup to speed silicon and cut power use
Samsung Electronics has backed AI chip design startup Normal Computing in a US$50 million funding round, expanding its push into AI-driven electronic design automation and next-generation...
Monday 30 March 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI, supply chains, new entrants intensify global chip race
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 23-27, 2026:
Monday 30 March 2026
AI compression won't ease memory crunch, NAND shortage set to persist
AI-driven demand is tightening global memory supply, pushing NAND flash and server DRAM into shortages, price hikes, and capacity constraints. Server memory demand is expected to grow...
Monday 30 March 2026
DRAM scaling hits limits as next-generation memory faces delays

The global DRAM industry is approaching a structural inflection point, as traditional scaling methods struggle to deliver the performance...

Monday 30 March 2026
Chipmakers race to secure helium as tensions disrupt supply, prices reportedly up 50%

Semiconductor manufacturers are racing to secure critical materials as Middle East tensions disrupt supply chains, with the risk of production...

Monday 30 March 2026
China foundry SMIC moves to capture growth beyond AI-led supply squeeze

SMIC on March 26 outlined an action plan to strengthen core operations and identify new growth drivers in 2026, targeting revenue growth...

Monday 30 March 2026
SMIC accused of supplying chipmaking tools to Iran military, US officials say
SMIC, China's largest chipmaker, is accused by senior Trump administration officials of supplying chipmaking equipment to Iran's military, escalating tensions linked to the ongoing...
Sunday 29 March 2026
Samsung's 2026 strike poses bigger challenges despite economic shift and tripled scale
Samsung Electronics is facing a looming labor strike in May as its memory and foundry businesses take off, marking a more complex challenge than the initial 2024 walkout. The upcoming...
Sunday 29 March 2026
Taiwan lead frame supplier pushes China expansion alongside management overhaul
Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) approved a plan to build a new factory in Weihai, Shandong. It confirmed leadership changes as it presses on with overseas expansion to boost production...
Sunday 29 March 2026
Innodisk says AI success depends on software-hardware integration, signaling shifts for edge and industry deployments
Innodisk told attendees at the 2026 AI EXPO that effective AI deployment requires more than raw computing power; it depends on tight integration between software and hardware, and...