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Monday 30 March 2026
Arm pushes beyond licensing with a new AI CPU platform
Since Arm formally launched its Arm AGI CPU platform and upended its long-standing business model, industry observers have been eager to understand both the mechanics behind the move...
Monday 30 March 2026
Taiwan broadens strategic industry list to include AI, quantum, and SiPh
Taiwan's premier Cho Jung-tai has unveiled a new list of 13 strategic industries. The lineup includes silicon photonics (SiPh), quantum technology, and unmanned vehicles. Quantum technology...
Monday 30 March 2026
Sumco shifts wafer strategy to equipment upgrades over new plant
Sumco has revised its semiconductor wafer supply plan to prioritize upgrading existing fabrication equipment over building new capacity, following approval from Japan's Ministry of...
Monday 30 March 2026
Samsung invests in AI chip design startup to speed silicon and cut power use
Samsung Electronics has backed AI chip design startup Normal Computing in a US$50 million funding round, expanding its push into AI-driven electronic design automation and next-generation...
Monday 30 March 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI, supply chains, new entrants intensify global chip race
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 23-27, 2026:
Monday 30 March 2026
Taiwan’s AI pivot: from chip factory to “silicon innovation island”
Taiwan is moving to cement its status as the "beating heart" of the global technology industry by transitioning from a hardware manufacturing powerhouse into what Acer founder Stan...
Sunday 29 March 2026
AMD, Meta reportedly audit Samsung HBM4 lines as supply shifts from pledges to validation

Samsung Electronics' next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) program is entering a customer validation phase, according to...

Saturday 28 March 2026
OmniVision invests US$145 million in wafer foundry to secure chip supply

OmniVision Group said on March 20 it will invest CNY1 billion (US$145 million) in Rong Semiconductor (Ningbo) Co. (RongSemi) via a capital...

Saturday 28 March 2026
Samsung bets on turnkey strategy as non-memory strength becomes critical
Samsung Electronics is aggressively pushing its semiconductor "super-gap" core strategy centered on a turnkey solution model. However, the success of this approach hinges on restoring...
Friday 27 March 2026
Intel confirms CPU price rises amid supply constraints, raising global hardware costs
Intel has confirmed it has begun raising CPU prices for OEM customers in response to ongoing supply constraints and rising raw material costs. According to Nikkei Asia, both...
Friday 27 March 2026
Taiwan's ALi bets on custom chips for 2026 turnaround
At a series of year-end gatherings in Hsinchu and Taipei this week, Star Fusion and its affiliated companies outlined their business outlook for 2026, pointing to a shift toward higher-value...
Friday 27 March 2026
US advances chip tracking mandate after US$2.5B smuggling case exposes export gaps

In a rare show of bipartisan unity, a key US congressional committee voted 42-0 on Thursday to advance the Chip Security Act (CSA). The...

Friday 27 March 2026
Nvidia says quantum computing will not replace GPUs
Nvidia said quantum computing will complement rather than replace GPUs, even as Taiwan accelerates investment in quantum technology. Speaking at an industry event, the company said...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Semicon China 2026: Siemens EDA pushes agentic AI to cut chip design cycles in half
At the SEMICON China 2026 opening keynote, Siemens EDA IC Products Executive Vice President (EVP) Ankur Gupta delivered a clear message: traditional EDA software is no longer sufficient,...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Nuvoton and Tower agree on framework to restructure joint Japanese foundry operations
Nuvoton and Tower have agreed to restructure their joint Japanese operations, a move that could reallocate fabs and services and affect global semiconductor supply chains and customer...