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Wednesday 4 November 2026
Macronix sees new memory strategy emerging within 6 months
Macronix (MXIC) chairman Miin Wu said the memory shortage will continue through 2030, with prices unlikely to weaken from current levels as production capacity becomes a scarce resource...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Powerchip stake dispute puts Tatung, Yageo takeover battles in focus
Since Powerchip founder Frank Huang passed away on July 31, 2026, changes to the ownership and management control of Powerchip Holding have remained a market focus. A dispute has now...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
MediaTek targets global AI leadership as Nvidia invests US$3.5 billion
MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Taiwan Weeks 2026 on November 3, emphasizing that the company is expanding beyond smartphone and connectivity chips...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
South Korea urged to link chip fab support to local suppliers
South Korea should tie government support for new semiconductor fabs to commitments that benefit domestic chip designers, equipment makers, and packaging suppliers, a state-funded...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Onsemi's AI data center revenue surges 175% as 3Q26 earnings outpace sales growth
Onsemi reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter 2026 results, driven by accelerating demand for power management solutions in AI data centers and industrial applications, as the...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
TSMC's next US chip plant could land in Sherman
Sherman, a city north of Dallas, has emerged as a possible site for TSMC's next US chip plant, with Texas development documents describing a proposed US$45 billion investment in two...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
China's chip packagers ride AI demand, price hikes, but investment gains, capex cloud the profit picture
China's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) companies entered the fourth quarter with rising sales, high utilization, and an industry-wide price upturn. Their third-quarter...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Geopolitical risks, sustainability pressures reshape Taiwan's specialty chemicals industry
Geopolitical tensions, volatile crude oil prices, and tightening sustainability requirements are reshaping the global chemical industry, creating new challenges and opportunities for...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
South Korea aims to speed up chip fab openings by two years
South Korea plans to bring new semiconductor fabs into operation at least two years ahead of schedule by speeding up construction approvals and infrastructure development, as the government...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Apple says 2nm transition is easing its advanced-node chip constraints
Apple said the main supply constraint in its fiscal fourth quarter 2026, ended September 26, was the availability of leading-edge process capacity for its in-house chips. It said the...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Samsung to exit 8-inch foundry business by 2030, report says
Samsung Electronics plans to shut down its remaining 8-inch foundry lines by the end of 2030, forcing South Korean chip designers to seek alternative manufacturing capacity as competing...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Nvidia strengthens South Korea ties at AI Day Seoul
Nvidia will showcase its expanding partnerships with South Korean companies at AI Day Seoul, where Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will present semiconductor development cases using...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Samsung's Young Hyun Jun urges humility, customer trust amid semiconductor profit boom
Despite record profits driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and a booming semiconductor industry, Samsung Electronics vice chairman and head of its Device Solutions...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Intel's retreat from low-margin industrial chips opens edge AI market to AMD and Arm rivals
As edge AI applications and AI agents move toward real-world deployment, industrial control and embedded processors are undergoing a structural upgrade in computing capabilities.
Monday 2 November 2026
Powerchip Investment Holding files suit over NT$13.6B share-buying bid
Powerchip Investment Holding has filed a complaint over an alleged plan by unidentified buyers to acquire a 20% stake through coordinated share sales for more than NT$13.6 billion...