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Friday 27 March 2026
SK Hynix CEO expected to meet Microsoft executive on memory supply

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung is expected to meet Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Cloud and AI at Microsoft, in Seoul this week...

Friday 27 March 2026
Nexchip revenue rises 17.7% to US$1.58bn, foundry capacity stays tight

Nexchip reported 2025 revenue of CNY10.89 billion (approx. US$1.58 billion), up 17.69% year-over-year, with net profit rising 32.16% to...

Friday 27 March 2026
CXMT revenue doubles on AI-driven memory boom ahead of major China IPO

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) more than doubled revenue to about US$8 billion in 2025, as surging demand from artificial intelligence...

Friday 27 March 2026
Taiwan weighs response as China expands 'long-arm jurisdiction' reach
More than a decade after Taiwanese display makers were swept up in a global antitrust crackdown, officials in Taipei are again warning of the risks posed by expanding legal reach across...
Friday 27 March 2026
Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba, Rohm open power semiconductor merger talks

Japan's power semiconductor sector is moving toward consolidation, with Rohm, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric entering negotiations to...

Friday 27 March 2026
SK Hynix targets KRW100 trillion net cash as AI demand surges, eyes US listing

SK Hynix plans to build more than KRW100 trillion (approx. US$66 billion) in net cash to support long-term investment in artificial intelligence...

Friday 27 March 2026
South Korea's M.AX Alliance warns against funding China's robotics
Facing rapid advances in automation and AI from China's manufacturing sector, South Korea is accelerating its manufacturing AI transformation (AX) through the government-led Manufacturing...
Friday 27 March 2026
Eikei targets automotive and AI markets, establishes Slovakia subsidiary
Automotive printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Eikei Group announced plans to establish a subsidiary in Slovakia, aiming to diversify geopolitical risks across its three major...
Friday 27 March 2026
SK Hynix keeps HBM shipments steady, targets HBM4E sample this year

SK Hynix expects stable growth in its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) business this year and plans to keep shipments in line with initial...

Friday 27 March 2026
Japanese automakers diverge: EV retreat vs. hydrogen ambition

Sony Honda Mobility, the joint venture between Sony and Honda, has scrapped the two "Afeela"-branded electric vehicles it had been developing,...

Friday 27 March 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix expand microscope procurement to boost HBM yield
As AI compute demand surges, the rising need for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) testing and failure analysis is reshaping semiconductor inspection equipment markets, affecting chipmakers,...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Commentary: TSMC chairman exposes three realities behind China's robot FOMO
When TSMC chairman C.C. Wei recently dismissed the hype around Chinese robots as "just for show," it sparked heated debate across the tech sectors on both sides of the Taiwan Strait...
Thursday 26 March 2026
South Korea freezes 2Q26 electricity rates, amplifying stress on pricing mechanism and future bills
South Korea will keep electricity rates unchanged for the second quarter of 2026 amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which are pushing global energy prices higher, a decision...
Thursday 26 March 2026
SEMICON China opens with focus on AI chips and advanced packaging
SEMICON China 2026 opened on March 25 in Shanghai, as the global semiconductor industry enters a new expansion cycle fueled by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.
Thursday 26 March 2026
China's H3C expands server exports to ASEAN and Central Asia as global AI compute demand rises
As countries tighten controls on advanced chips and AI computing demand surges, how China secures compute resources matters globally. DIGITIMES Research reports H3C, a top Chinese...