News tagged East Asia at DIGITIMES

NEWS TAGGED EAST ASIA

Tuesday 24 February 2026

Gemini 3.1 Pro raises the bar; when will DeepSeek respond?

After the Lunar New Year holidays, the global AI large model race accelerated again. Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.1 Pro, its new flagship model, posting record results across...

Monday 23 February 2026

SenseTime's risks run deeper than consensus forecasts

SenseTime faces sustained financial and geopolitical pressure, and a recent Bloomberg Intelligence note says the market may still...

Monday 23 February 2026

Samsung regains DRAM lead with 40% revenue jump in 4Q25, eyes HBM4 to strengthen edge

Samsung Electronics reclaimed the global DRAM market crown in 4Q25, just one year after losing it to SK Hynix. Industry watchers are closely monitoring whether Samsung can further...

Monday 23 February 2026

Kioxia sells out 2026 NAND capacity as AI demand tightens global memory supply

As the global memory market tightens under the weight of artificial intelligence (AI) demand, Japanese NAND flash maker Kioxia Holdings has emerged as one of the clearest beneficiaries...

Monday 23 February 2026

Samsung Foundry rebounds with utilization above 80% in 1Q26

Samsung Electronics' foundry utilization exceeded 80% in the first quarter of 2026, its highest level in over a year, increasing the probability of a quarterly profit turnaround this...

Monday 23 February 2026

SoftBank leads US-Japan alliance investing US$33.3B in Trump gas power plant

SoftBank Group (SBG) is spearheading an investment alliance to develop a US-based natural gas-fired power plant project valued at US$33.3 billion, aiming to support infrastructure...

Monday 23 February 2026

Samsung brings forward P5 cleanroom timeline under 'Shell First' strategy

Samsung Electronics has accelerated cleanroom construction at its Pyeongtaek Fab 5 (P5), pushing forward capacity expansion for high-bandwidth memory and advanced-node semiconductor...

Monday 23 February 2026

Jensen Huang's missed India summit and Valentine's dinner in Korea spotlight Nvidia's shifting priorities

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's absence from India's AI Impact Summit and his appearance at a late-night engineer gathering in California have drawn attention to the chipmaker's strategic...

Sunday 22 February 2026

Analysis: Trump's curtailed tariff powers strengthen Beijing's leverage and rattle Asian allies

In a dramatic escalation of global trade tensions, President Donald Trump abruptly raised his newly announced global tariff to 15% on Saturday, effective immediately.

Saturday 21 February 2026

Commentary: Samsung to reclaim the world's no.1 semiconductor position in 2026

Samsung Electronics and Intel have alternated for years as the world's largest semiconductor company. From 2011 to 2023, Samsung and Intel...

Friday 20 February 2026

SK Group chairman Chey meets US tech leaders to secure core AI chip supply chain

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won recently traveled to the US for a series of high-level meetings with CEOs from Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Meta, and Google. The strategic focus extends...

Friday 20 February 2026

Taiwan surpasses China in monthly imports to the US for first time in decades

The US imported more from Taiwan than China for the first time in decades as US President Donald Trump's tariffs reshape trade flows and the global AI boom fuels demand for tech products...

Wednesday 18 February 2026

Commentary: A robot-heavy Spring Festival Gala meets a sceptical youth audience

CCTV's 2026 Spring Festival Gala was the most robot-saturated edition in its history, turning a national broadcast into a showroom for...

Wednesday 18 February 2026

AI server MLCC orders double capacity; Murata considers price increase

Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's largest supplier of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), is weighing price increases for...

Wednesday 18 February 2026

DIGITIMES Insight: TSMC's Kumamoto 3nm upgrade targets automotive, AI demand rather than Rapidus

TSMC's decision to upgrade its second Kumamoto fab to 3nm reflects long-term customer demand and supply chain strategy rather than competitive pressure from Rapidus, according to Luke...

3/241 pages

BIZ FOCUS

Feb 9, 08:00

iCatch and DXOMARK Establish Taiwan's First Next Generation Imaging Laboratory

MOST-READ
7 DAYS NEWS

Full list

RESEARCH INSIGHTS

Weekly research roundup: Qualcomm's AI strategy, memory giants and updated 2026 smartphone outlook