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Wednesday 9 September 2026
Realtek expands Wi-Fi 8, optical communications, ASICs, keeps Nvidia partnership low-profile
ITRI held its 15th Laureate Ceremony on September 7, honoring three new laureates in 2026: TSMC executive vice president and co-COO Y.P. Chyn, Realtek chairman Sun-Chien Chiu, and...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Samsung's Taylor fab reportedly fully booked before 2nm production begins
Samsung Electronics' Taylor foundry fab in Texas has reportedly reached full booking before 2nm volume production begins, signaling stronger demand for the company's incoming US advanced-node...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Lotte Energy Materials pivots from EV weakness to AI, ESS copper foil
Cooling electric vehicle demand is forcing South Korean copper foil makers to rethink capital and capacity. Lotte Energy Materials has sold a 90% stake in its architectural exterior...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
LCD supply could tighten by 2028 as Taiwan sells its fabs to chipmakers
LCD panel supply could tighten around 2028 as Taiwan manufacturers exit the segment faster than expected, while China uses profits from LCD to ramp OLED investment. The shift is being...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Ma-tek August revenue hits record, eyes U.S. FA, MA service in 2027
MA-tek, a semiconductor testing and analysis company, reported August revenue of NT$565 million, up 17.78% from a year earlier and marking a record high for the sixth straight month...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
US chip tariffs raise stakes for Samsung, SK Hynix's US memory plans
South Korea and the US are discussing semiconductor investments in the US as part of broader bilateral negotiations, bringing US chip tariff policy closer to the investment decisions...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
PCB maker Zhen Ding tops US$634M August revenue on AI server, optical module demand
PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) said business momentum is accelerating as demand strengthens during the traditional peak season. In addition to continued stocking for new mobile...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
What to expect at CIOE 2026, Shenzhen's optoelectronics mega-expo
This week, DIGITIMES heads to Shenzhen to cover an expo showcasing the world of optoelectronics, a class of technologies that serves as the link between electricity and light. In today's...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
US chip investment push puts ownership at center of Korea's $200 billion deal

A US push for additional Korean semiconductor manufacturing investment has entered bilateral negotiations just as the first project under...

Tuesday 8 September 2026
Samsung speeds silicon photonics test plan with TSMC-vetted probe vendors
Samsung Electronics has moved to accelerate its silicon photonics push by using the same test partners selected by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. for key validation work, according...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
CXMT sees tight DRAM supply through 2H26, accelerates server memory and China-made tool validation
Chinese DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) expects global memory supply to remain tight through the second half of 2026, with AI-driven demand supporting prices while the...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
ChenFull Precision expands from defense and semiconductor equipment into quantum computing
ChenFull Precision has expanded rapidly in recent years from traditional precision manufacturing operations such as welding and surface treatment into the semiconductor process equipment...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
ASML lines up Intel, TSMC and Samsung behind 12-inch masks — TSMC alone sets a timeline
ASML issued joint statements with Intel Foundry, TSMC and Samsung Electronics on September 8, converging the three leading-edge chipmakers on a transition from the semiconductor industry's...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
CPO testing faces hurdles from Insertion 1 to 4, with '100% testing' expected to accelerate in 2027
Co-packaged optics (CPO) has officially entered the mass-production deployment stage, but the critical testing processes responsible for safeguarding yield continue to face different...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Nvidia reportedly shifts Rubin Ultra toward 8-high HBM as memory costs rise

Nvidia is reportedly shifting its Rubin Ultra AI accelerator toward an eight-high high-bandwidth memory (HBM) configuration, down from...