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Monday 2 March 2026
Meta reportedly scraps advanced in-house AI chip, deepens reliance on Nvidia and AMD

Meta's push to design its own AI chips has reportedly hit major technical and strategic setbacks, forcing the company to scrap its most...

Monday 2 March 2026
Arizona in the black: a milestone for TSMC—and Washington

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has reached a critical financial turning point in its high-stakes expansion into the American desert,...

Monday 2 March 2026
Commentary: Nvidia sparks silicon photonics race, yet copper still anchors data centers?
As data center computing demand expands, high-speed transmission architectures are under pressure to upgrade. Scaling high-performance computing platforms is exposing bandwidth and...
Monday 2 March 2026
Weekly news roundup: semiconductor power shifts and AI momentum
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of Feb 3 - Mar 1, 2026.
Monday 2 March 2026
Nvidia and major telecom carriers pledge AI-native, open platforms to guide 6G infrastructure
At Mobile World Congress (MWC), Nvidia said it and leading operators and infrastructure providers, including Booz Allen, BT Group, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, MITRE, Nokia,...
Monday 2 March 2026
India roundup: An emerging chip trio in Asia

A trilateral semiconductor model is emerging, combining Japan's capital, Taiwan's ecosystem expertise,...

Monday 2 March 2026
Insight: Memory shortage tightens grip on smartphone market as prices near tipping point
The memory market is no longer just a component story — it is becoming a fault line running through the entire tech industry. As AI infrastructure buildout accelerates, cloud...
Monday 2 March 2026
Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform faces HBM4, cooling, and software hurdles ahead of ramp
Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin platform has moved from public unveiling to early customer sampling, with the company projecting a broader production ramp later this year. Both...
Monday 2 March 2026
TSMC bolsters local equipment supply chain with subsidies and five-year rebate program
TSMC is accelerating supplier upgrades and has made growing the share of Taiwan-sourced equipment components a long-term strategic objective. As of February 2026, it had worked with...
Sunday 1 March 2026
Exclusive: Phison shifts to prepayments as NAND prices hike 500%

NAND prices continue to climb, and supply remains tight. NAND controller supplier Phison Electronics has notified customers that it will...

Sunday 1 March 2026
Taiwan's Fitipower eyes stronger year as AI and edge chips gain traction
Fitipower, a Taiwanese driver IC and semiconductor supplier, offered a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2026 during its February 25 investor briefing. Chairman Young Lin said the...
Sunday 1 March 2026
Chipmakers pivot to new growth areas as memory shortages weigh on smartphones
Nearly all smartphone brands are facing pressure from severe memory supply constraints. Major Chinese smartphone brands have indicated that their procurement volumes this year will...
Sunday 1 March 2026
Micron opens semiconductor assembly and test facility in India
Micron Technology has inaugurated its first semiconductor assembly and test facility in Sanand, expanding its global manufacturing footprint while supporting India's efforts to strengthen...
Friday 27 February 2026
ASE's Tien Wu: betting on American trust in a divided chip world

In the high-stakes world of global semiconductors, where microscopic precision meets massive geopolitical shifts, Dr. Tien Wu stands as a rare figure:...

Friday 27 February 2026
Taiwan's patent race heats up: TSMC reigns, records tumble
Taiwan's innovation engine ran hot in 2025. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) announced on February 26, 2026, that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) topped...