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Tuesday 7 April 2026
Weekly news roundup: China's special AI chip supply ends; TSMC plans 12 fabs in Arizona
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 30-April 5, 2026:
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Samsung's eightfold profit jump signals AI spending immunity to geopolitical risk
Samsung Electronics reported a record-shattering eight-fold leap in quarterly profit, as insatiable demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips outweighed growing concerns...
Monday 6 April 2026
Smartphone order cuts hit IC design as recovery pushes to 2027
Market sentiment toward the 2026 smartphone outlook has turned increasingly pessimistic. On the supply side, rising component costs have expanded beyond memory to include across-the-board...
Saturday 4 April 2026
Memory interface chip maker Montage sees DDR5 surge drive 2025 growth
Montage Technology reported full-year 2025 revenue of CNY5.46 billion (US$750 million), up 49.9% year on year, while net profit rose 58.4% to CNY2.24 billion, broadly in line with...
Saturday 4 April 2026
Samsung strike threat clouds PMIC, mature-node outlook
Samsung Electronics reportedly faces renewed strike risk after union talks stalled, threatening already tight mature-node semiconductor supply chains. Power management ICs (PMICs)...
Friday 3 April 2026
Software-defined vehicles: Longevity vs. rapid tech change
In the era of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the automotive industry faces a fundamental tension: while a car's mechanical structure can last 15 years or more, its digital computing...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Chinese companies capture nearly 41% of domestic AI accelerator server market
China's AI accelerator server market is gradually shifting away from using Nvidia chips to domestic GPU and AI chip makers, with Chinese companies capturing almost 41% of the market...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Fujitsu plans 1.4nm AI chip Japan-based production with Rapidus
Fujitsu plans to develop a 1.4nm artificial intelligence (AI) chip and outsource its production to Rapidus in Japan, according to Nikkei. The chip is designed for use in servers...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
India to account for 10% of Micron's capacity, says official
India is emerging in the global memory supply chain as Micron Technology scales production, with officials linking rising output to surging AI-driven demand and broader ambitions to...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Nvidia's US$2 billion bet on Marvell turns rivals into ecosystem partners
Nvidia's US$2 billion investment in Marvell signals a shift toward hybrid AI infrastructure, balancing dominance with openness while intensifying competition across custom silicon,...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
China's AI chip demand drives advanced foundry growth amid geopolitical split
Under a push to localize capacity, China's leading domestic foundries are well-positioned to leverage their home market and policy advantages to replicate TSMC's growth trajectory...
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Memory chip shortage drives surge in China's used phone chip market
The used mobile phone recycling market in China has recently heated up, with even non-functional old phones being collected at significantly higher prices than before. This surge is...
Tuesday 31 March 2026
South Korea invests US$166 million in chip startup Rebellions

South Korea has approved a KRW250 billion (approx. US$166 million) investment in local artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup Rebellions,...

Tuesday 31 March 2026
China's analog chip price surge spreads, benefiting mature AI process assets
As global semiconductor supply chain prices continue to rise, China's analog chip industry is undergoing a structural shift. Several domestic players have recently raised product prices,...
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Custom chips demand spike draws Taiwan firms into ASIC arena
While the barriers to entry in cloud AI ASICs remain out of reach for many chip designers, demand for specialized chips at the edge is rising sharply. Across a widening range of applications,...