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Friday 22 May 2026
Taiwan moves to govern AI across risk, talent, and education
Taiwan's cabinet approved three sweeping AI policy initiatives in a single sitting on May 21, signaling a rare moment of whole-of-government alignment on artificial intelligence. The...
Friday 22 May 2026
Broadcom, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries, Meta, and Synopsys back US$125M UCLA Semiconductor Hub
Broadcom, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries, Meta, and Synopsys are partnering with UCLA Samueli to create a US$125 million Semiconductor Hub to accelerate research and workforce...
Friday 22 May 2026
Tata's Assam OSAT plant nears production as India expands chip manufacturing ambitions
Tata Group's semiconductor facility in Assam is expected to begin production soon, marking a significant milestone in India's push to build a domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry...
Friday 22 May 2026
Taiwan to launch AI strategy committee for coordinating AI governance
Taiwan's Executive Yuan will formally establish a special committee on national strategies in AI, which will be headed by the Premier and tasked with coordinating, promoting and overseeing...
Friday 22 May 2026
AI memory crunch pushes Nanya Technology toward 2027 fab ramp

Nanya Technology plans to raise 2026 capital expenditure above NT$52 billion (US$1.64 billion), with chairman Tzou Ming-jen saying the...

Friday 22 May 2026
Foxtron pushes into consumer EVs with Bria and Cavira launches

Foxtron has moved quickly to expand its electric-vehicle lineup, signaling an acceleration of Foxconn's ambitions in the global auto ind...

Friday 22 May 2026
Khgears to expand into humanoid robots in 2026 while pursuing Japan Tier 1 alliance
Khgears International said it would intensify a robotics push in 2026 by expanding from industrial robot gears into humanoid robot components and by seeking a strategic alliance with...
Friday 22 May 2026
E Ink unveils new controller architecture to boost large-format e-paper video performance
E Ink Holdings said it launched a new-generation e-paper controller architecture centered on its color e-paper timing controller chip, T2000, to improve video playback smoothness on...
Friday 22 May 2026
Intel's foundry reset: 14A, 10A and tougher engineering rules
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is reshaping the chipmaker's engineering culture and foundry strategy, confirming that 14A remains on track while revealing that early development has begun on...
Thursday 21 May 2026
NXP pitches CoreRide as a shortcut to software-defined cars
NXP Semiconductors is positioning its CoreRide platform as a way for automakers and Tier 1 suppliers to shorten development cycles for software-defined vehicles, even as the chipmaker's...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Agibot claims 100% success rate in factory deployment as humanoid race shifts to real-world validation
Peng Chen, business development director at Agibot, used the robotics session of the 5th Mobis Mobility Day in Sunnyvale to make a pointed argument: the humanoid robotics industry...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Apple unifies hardware Silos to accelerate post-Cook device development
Apple's new Chief Hardware Officer, Johny Srouji, has launched a reorganization of the company's device development division. The move shifts executive responsibilities over core product...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Tech Forum 2026: Physical AI poised to accelerate autonomous driving and robotics, analysts say
Physical AI is set to reshape autonomous driving and robotics. At the DIGITIMES Tech Forum 2026, held ahead of COMPUTEX 2026, analysts said advances in perception, decision-making,...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Exclusive: Automakers turn to Taiwan for faster vehicle electronics development
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in the global automotive industry's race toward electrification and software-defined vehicles. Executives in Taiwan's automotive-electronics...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Xiaomi halts ultra-thin smartphone production as memory costs squeeze prices
Xiaomi warns memory costs could push flagship phone prices past CNY10,000 (approx. US$1,468) in 2026, a development that would affect global consumers as higher-capacity models become...