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Tuesday 5 May 2026
Lattice Semiconductor strikes US$1.65B deal for AMI as AI data center demand drives record growth
Lattice Semiconductor has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AMI, a leading provider of platform firmware and infrastructure manageability software, for US$1.65 billion. The...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Onsemi signals early recovery as AI demand strengthens but profitability remains volatile
Onsemi reported a mixed but generally improving set of first-quarter 2026 results, signaling early signs of recovery in key end markets while highlighting ongoing volatility in pro...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Intel's revival runs on politics and promises — but supply bottlenecks tell a different story
Intel's share price has hit historic highs as the semiconductor industry draws significant investor attention. But is this hype justified? DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin took a deep dive...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Samsung reportedly eyes SiC foundry reboot, targets 2028 mass production
Samsung Electronics is reportedly restarting its silicon carbide (SiC) wafer foundry business, aiming to tap into the fast-growing next-generation power semiconductor market, reinforce...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Analysis: CoWoS crunch and MediaTek's hire raise a bigger question — can Intel deliver?
The AI chip race is increasingly running into a different kind of limit — not compute, but packaging, as supply constraints around advanced technologies such as CoWoS begin to...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Kioxia, SanDisk to unveil 3D flash architecture targeting 1,000-layer milestone
Kioxia and SanDisk are set to present a new 3D flash memory architecture aimed at extending NAND scaling beyond 1,000 stacked layers, as memory makers seek ways to overcome the physical...
Monday 4 May 2026
Win Semiconductors: GaAs and InP supply still meets production demand
Rising raw material prices have pushed up gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate costs, squeezing a key material used in power amplifiers (PA). Win Semiconductors said that its scale gives...
Monday 4 May 2026
DIGITIMES Chair: South Korea's 260,000 GPU plan relies heavily on Taiwanese production, highlights need for collaboration in AI era
As global demand for AI infrastructure accelerates, the collaboration between Taiwan and South Korea—the core pillars of the global semiconductor supply chain—is critical...
Monday 4 May 2026
Weekly News Roundup: Terafab already affecting wafer fab landscape; Intel launches multi-year reset
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 27-May 4, 2026:
Monday 4 May 2026
Samsung foundry rebound gains steam as 4nm yield reportedly tops 80%
Samsung Electronics' foundry business is drawing renewed attention as its 4nm process reportedly reaches higher utilization, supported by HBM4 base-die demand and orders from global...
Monday 4 May 2026
Commentary: Intel names TSMC as key partner; insider drives its comeback

One year into his tenure, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan struck a markedly different tone on the company's outlook. At the first-quarter 2026 earnings...

Monday 4 May 2026
Taiwan moves to close the gap on semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency
Taiwan's government is advancing its Five Trusted Industry Sectors program, which identifies semiconductors, AI, defense, security, and next-generation communications as the country's...
Monday 4 May 2026
TSMC’s 3nm crunch will keep Apple Mac supply constrained until 2nm ramps up
Supply-chain participants said Apple's fiscal second-quarter 2026 performance should be read less as a demand story and more as a reflection of persistent constraints in advanced semiconductor...
Monday 4 May 2026
United Integrated Services targets NT$100 billion revenue in 2026 as TSMC and Micron drive fab demand
United Integrated Services reported a record net profit of NT$9.069 billion (US$287 million) for 2025 and posted NT$20.288 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, increases...
Monday 4 May 2026
SEMICON SEA 2026 highlights Malaysia's push to scale semiconductor assembly, testing and packaging
SEMICON SEA 2026 convened from May 5 to 7 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Center in Kuala Lumpur to showcase Malaysia's expanding role in the global semiconductor...