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Monday 9 March 2026

RichWave sees steady Wi-Fi 7 demand despite 4Q25 revenue dip, Wi‑Fi 8 eyed for 2028 rollout

RF front-end supplier RichWave reported at an investor briefing on March 6 that steady demand for Wi-Fi 7 coincided with a slight sequential revenue decline in the fourth quarter of...

Monday 9 March 2026

Weekly news roundup: TSMC probe, AI boom, and memory price surge

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 2 - March 8, 2026.

Monday 9 March 2026

India roundup: Japan, South Korea deepen push as semiconductor and tech investments expand

Japanese and South Korean firms are expanding their presence in India as the country strengthens its semiconductor and technology ecosystem. Rohm has partnered with Suchi Semicon for...

Monday 9 March 2026

LCD TV panel prices rise in 1Q26 as demand stays strong

After the Lunar New Year, LCD TV panel prices have continued to climb, driven by inventory buildup for sports events and rising costs. This momentum pushed February's LCD TV panel...

Monday 9 March 2026

Taiwan stands firm on US investment commitments, pursuing strategic high-tech partnership amid legal shifts

Taiwan's tariff negotiations with the US initially yielded relatively favorable terms, bringing Taiwan's export tariffs in line with those of Japan and South Korea. However, a recent...

Monday 9 March 2026

Component price surge hits business PC market harder than consumer segment

Rising costs for memory, passive components, and battery modules are intensifying pressure on PC makers, while DynaPack and Acer Taiwan report shortages that are constraining supply...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Adata chairman expects NAND price surge in 2H26

Memory module giant Adata reported record-high operations in 2025, with chairman Simon Chen forecasting a strong memory market throughout 2026. He highlighted that upstream manufacturers'...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Applied Materials VP warns AI growth may hit energy, not chip limits

AI is rapidly driving global computing demand and accelerating semiconductor industry growth. Applied Materials vice president Erix Yu expects the semiconductor market to reach US$1...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Broadcom CEO sees copper interconnects viable through 2028

Broadcom reported strong results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, driven by robust demand for cloud application-specific integrated...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Defense chips, satellite systems now "100% localized," Chinese academics say

As conflict in the Middle East intensifies and geopolitical risks rise, governments worldwide are paying closer attention to the resilience...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Phison rides AI wave to record profits; foresees explosive growth through 2026

Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX: 8299), a global leader in NAND flash controllers and storage solutions, has reported a blockbuster fourth quarter...

Saturday 7 March 2026

The long game of Rick Tsai: from TSMC’s darkest hour to the AI era

In November 2008, Dr. Rick Tsai was the CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), staring into a literal abyss. The global financial system was in freefall, and at the...

Saturday 7 March 2026

Foxconn and TSMC advanced packaging spur V5 to consider France, US sites

High-end semiconductor inspection equipment leader V5 Technologies has steadily entered the supply chains of foundry and testing giants in recent years. Chairman Quincy Lin said amid...

Friday 6 March 2026

Nvidia's LPU push could reshape inference economics as OpenAI signals major buy

Nvidia plans to shift the AI compute battleground from training to inference by integrating language processing unit technology and offering multiple inference chips, with OpenAI agreeing...

Friday 6 March 2026

AP Memory expands S-SiCap capacity as chipmakers shift toward custom memory

AP Memory expects growth momentum to extend into 2026, with revenue visibility already exceeding the typical six-month outlook seen in previous years. Tight supply in the global memory...

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