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Monday 20 April 2026
Memory and raw materials' increased prices weigh on smartphone panels in 2Q26
Entering the second quarter of 2026, the smartphone panel market continues to carry the weak momentum carried over from the first quarter of 2026. As memory prices rise further alongside...
Monday 20 April 2026
Inside the strategy of Anthropic's CFO as AI spending surges

At Anthropic, the race to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly defined by one constraint: computing, and at the...

Monday 20 April 2026
AI chip rivalry escalates: ABF substrate sells out for Unimicron, Kinsus, Nan Ya PCB
AI GPUs, CPUs, and ASICs are driving demand for increasingly larger sizes and higher layer counts in substrate technology. The supply-demand gap for high-end ABF substrates continues...
Monday 20 April 2026
AI boom lifts Taiwan's chip testing firms to record 1Q26
As artificial intelligence chips increasingly migrate to advanced manufacturing nodes, the complexity — and duration — of semiconductor testing is rising sharply. That...
Monday 20 April 2026
Naura revenue climbs on China chip tool demand, margins tighten amid rising costs and competition
China semiconductor equipment maker Naura Technology delivered strong 2025 revenue growth on rising chip tool demand and domestic substitution, but weaker margins and intensifying...
Monday 20 April 2026
Chinese conglomerate makes entry into memory sector as AI drive structural shift
On April 17, Security Times reported that Beijing New Space-time Technology (Time Space Technology) plans to acquire Shenzhen-based memory module maker Powev Electronic Technology...
Monday 20 April 2026
India's smartphone shipments fall 3% amid cost pressures and weak demand
India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, signaling strain across global supply chains and consumer markets as rising component costs and sluggish...
Monday 20 April 2026
Wooptix advances testing and production capabilities in targeting entry into leading foundries by 2028
Spanish optical inspection startup Wooptix officially unveiled its first inspection system, Phemet, in November 2025. The company stated that its first-generation prototype has already...
Monday 20 April 2026
E Ink says energy limits could reshape displays from devices to surfaces, opening new markets
E Ink Holdings chairman Johnson Lee said the display industry is at a turning point as mainstream technologies push for greater brightness, refresh rates, and color saturation. At...
Monday 20 April 2026
Cerebras revives IPO bid as AI boom fuels growth and high-profile partnerships

Cerebras Systems has renewed its push to go public, filing for an initial public offering (IPO) after shelving an earlier attempt amid regulatory...

Monday 20 April 2026
Weekly news roundup: Samsung launches voluntary retirement; Qualcomm moves into custom DRAM with CXMT
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 13-19, 2026:
Monday 20 April 2026
Qilimanjaro targets analog quantum computing for AI data center integration within 10 years
The timeline for quantum computing to become commercially viable has shrunk from decades to potentially within 10 years, driven by surging AI demand. That is the view of Dr. Marta...
Monday 20 April 2026
Taiyo Yuden raises MLCC prices, Murata takes the lead, Samsung to follow suit
Japanese electronic components maker Taiyo Yuden recently issued a price increase notice, announcing that it will raise prices on some products starting in May, specifically in the...
Sunday 19 April 2026
H3C expands in Southeast Asia as Singapore emerges as a hub for Chinese AI vendors

The second edition of GITEX AI Asia 2026 opened at Marina Bay Sands, bringing together participants from more than 110 countries, as industry...