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Monday 18 May 2026

Samsung's race to avoid a chip strike is running out of time

Samsung Electronics' labor dispute entered a new phase on May 15 after the company's top executives issued a rare public apology and proposed...

Monday 18 May 2026

TSMC CoWoS yields top 98% as capacity expands

Following its North America technology forum, TSMC held the Hsinchu session on May 14, 2026. The company said the smart revolution is beginning, with AI evolving from generative AI...

Sunday 17 May 2026

Taiwan chipmakers quietly fill gaps left by Korea's HBM push

Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem is getting an unexpected lift from the AI server investment boom. Supply pressure that began in high-bandwidth memory and leading-edge process technology...

Sunday 17 May 2026

Galatek targets advanced packaging market, eyes Taiwan foundries

Singapore-based AI automation startup Galatek said it is tackling yield bottlenecks in micron-level packaging with AI-embedded equipment as demand for AI and high-performance computing...

Saturday 16 May 2026

China's memory push accelerates as YMTC and CXMT expand DRAM ambitions

China's memory semiconductor industry is entering a new phase of expansion as leading domestic players ramp up investments in both NAND flash and DRAM technologies, amid an AI-driven...

Saturday 16 May 2026

Taiwan semiconductor materials, April 2026— One sector, two races

Among the 19 Taiwan-listed semiconductor materials companies tracked by Digitimes, 10 (53%) grew month-on-month in April, 12 (63%) posted positive year-on-year growth, and...

Friday 15 May 2026

Commentary: The Thucydides trap and TSMC's COUPE

On May 14, Xi Jinping opened his summit with Donald Trump in Beijing by invoking the Thucydides Trap — the idea that a rising power and an established hegemon are structurally...

Friday 15 May 2026

China keeps tight InP export controls despite Trump-Xi talks

As the US and China continue to clash over geopolitics and critical materials supply, industry sources say China's restrictions on indium phosphide (InP) substrates for optical communications...

Friday 15 May 2026

TSMC's Vanguard stake sale signals AI-era capital pivot

TSMC's decision to sell down its stake in Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is the second significant portfolio move the company has made in as many weeks — and together,...

Friday 15 May 2026

Samsung shields chip lines as union sticks to strike plan

Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun pre-emptive production adjustments at its semiconductor facilities as its labor union sticks...

Friday 15 May 2026

Memory maker Biwin reapplies for listing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Biwin Storage Technology recently resubmitted its listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange again, with Huatai Financial Holdings acting as the sole sponsor. The Chinese...

Friday 15 May 2026

TSMC to trim Vanguard International stake to 19% in block trade

TSMC said Thursday it plans to sell up to 152 million common shares of Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) to institutional investors through a block trade, reducing its stake...

Friday 15 May 2026

Delta Electronics chair warns RE100 delays could risk Taiwan's global tech orders amid green power shortage

Delta Electronics Chairman Ping Cheng has warned that companies failing to meet RE100 targets risk losing orders as global customers intensify demands for renewable energy compliance...

Friday 15 May 2026

Broadcom loses South Korea appeal over fine for alleged coercive Samsung supply deal

Broadcom lost its appeal in South Korea on May 13, 2026, when the Seoul High Court upheld a KRW191 billion (approx. US$130 million) fine for allegedly coercing Samsung Electronics...

Friday 15 May 2026

Trump-Xi summit is Nvidia's best shot at getting back into China

US President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week has put Nvidia's stalled H200 sales in China back in focus, as Washington's export approvals...

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