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Tuesday 7 April 2026

US PIPIR advances drone-missile strategy, integrating Taiwan into 'non-China' defense supply chains in Indo-Pacific

Amid sustained Middle East tensions, the US is redirecting strategic attention to the Indo-Pacific region, advancing a defense industrial network among first island chain partners...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

Price wars and vertical integration reshape China's auto industry

China's auto market is undergoing a structural shift in the first quarter of 2026. While joint-venture giants such as Volkswagen and Toyota have posted strong sales, a deeper divergence...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

China's auto sales shift, but price war shows no sign of ending

China's auto market showed a notable shift in the first quarter of 2026, with Volkswagen, Geely, and Toyota returning to the top of the...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

Taiwan, Japan join forces on next-gen drones with core technology alliance

The "brain" of a drone plays a critical role in flight missions. While Taiwanese manufacturers have advantages in drone hardware production, integrating the core control systems remains...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

China AI platforms compete for developer access via OpenClaw mirror

Open-source AI agent project OpenClaw, colloquially referred to as "raising lobsters," is gaining momentum in China. The launch of its official China mirror on April...

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

China channels billions into space start-ups through IPO pipeline

In recent years, space has emerged as a central arena of global strategic competition, drawing heavy investment from the US, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and India. Among them,...

Monday 6 April 2026

China 2.5D packaging demand surges, supporting Korean backend equipment growth

China's semiconductor equipment market is emerging as a critical growth engine for South Korean suppliers, driven by accelerating AI deployment and tighter restrictions on US vendors...

Sunday 5 April 2026

Samsung and SK Hynix to reportedly bolster helium supply chain as Iran conflict risks rise

Facing the risk of a prolonged Iran conflict, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have reportedly begun strengthening their helium supply chain management for semiconductor manufacturing...

Sunday 5 April 2026

China storage module maker Techwinsemi gains from AI-driven NAND cycle, expands smartphone ties

AI data center demand is tightening memory supply while NAND makers phase out low-capacity legacy nodes. Shenzhen Techwinsemi Technology said rising NAND prices are squeezing margins...

Saturday 4 April 2026

Semco raises ABF substrate prices as AI server demand surges

The explosive growth in artificial intelligence (AI) servers and high-performance computing (HPC) is driving up the value of key components like ABF substrates. With ongoing bottlenecks...

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

US faces split Asia: allies build 'sovereignty walls' as digital tensions rise

The 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report signals a new era of digital friction between the US and its closest Asian allies.

Friday 3 April 2026

US-China trade tensions deepen as supply chains fracture despite tariff truce

The trade environment for US businesses operating in or trading with China deteriorated sharply between 2025 and 2026, according to a comparative...

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