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Monday 9 November 2026
Nittobo's T-Glass supply crunch deepens despite 3.6-fold capacity expansion plan for AI chips
Japan's Nittobo (Nitto Boseki) plans to invest an additional JPY20 billion (approx. US$127 million) to expand production of T-Glass, a specialized low-coefficient-of-thermal-expansion...
Monday 9 November 2026
India roundup: India electronics manufacturing expands amid AI-driven supply constraints
India's electronics sector is drawing fresh investment in semiconductors, optical connectivity and manufacturing capacity, even as AI-driven component shortages threaten production,...
Monday 9 November 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI compute race intensifies as DRAM rivals diverge and chipmakers expand investments
This week's coverage highlights accelerating competition across AI infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing and advanced memory. Sweden launched the NVIDIA-based Sferical One supercomputer...
Monday 9 November 2026
Commentary: China's AI data center catch-up hinges on three US policy scenarios
The US AI data center expansion is entering a critical phase, with electricity supply and local governance emerging as major constraints. Democrat Gina Hinojosa's victory in the 2026...
Saturday 7 November 2026
Solidigm eyes US NAND fab as funding questions linger
Solidigm, a subsidiary of SK Hynix, is considering building a NAND flash wafer fab in the US. Funding and the investment timeline have yet to be settled, but DIGITIMES Intelligence...
Friday 6 November 2026
Nvidia reportedly buys glass substrate samples from Korea's JNTC
South Korea's JNTC has joined Nvidia's purchasing supplier list and is supplying paid samples of through-glass via (TGV) substrates, including 2mm-thick glass cores, The Elec...
Friday 6 November 2026
China's chip equipment makers ride record AI orders into 2027, but new challenges lie ahead
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers report record orders extending into 2027, with AI-driven investment in advanced memory, logic chips and packaging strengthening demand for domestic...
Friday 6 November 2026
Meta faces political pushback over US data center expansion
The US midterm election and referendum results show broad public opposition to building more data centers, raising the prospect of tougher local-government reviews for large-scale...
Friday 6 November 2026
Commentary: YMTC's record NAND profits mask bigger risks behind its reported IPO delay
YMTC's parent company, CCSH Corporation, had planned to raise CNY33 billion (approx. US$4.93 billion) through an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market to finance production-line upgrades and...
Friday 6 November 2026
SK Hynix AI arm buys US$377 million stake in Penguin Solutions from SK Telecom
SK Hynix's US-based artificial intelligence (AI) investment arm, HYAICO Corporation, has acquired a stake in AI infrastructure provider Penguin Solutions from an SK Telecom affiliate...
Friday 6 November 2026
Texas governor-elect Hinojosa seeks data center freeze, SpaceX land review
Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has announced plans to suspend new data center approvals until the state establishes legal safeguards for residents, power supplies, and the environment,...
Friday 6 November 2026
Democratic-controlled Congress may curb Trump's auto agenda
Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress in the US midterm elections, making it significantly harder for the Trump administration to push through its automotive agenda...
Friday 6 November 2026
Naver's Nvidia-backed AI factory faces crucial test after US$9 billion deal
Naver is preparing to launch its Nvidia-backed AI factory business after securing an infrastructure agreement with Brookfield worth up to US$9 billion. With OpenAI and Anthropic seen...
Friday 6 November 2026
Samsung SDS begins construction of 60MW AI data center to support factory robots
Samsung SDS has begun construction of a 60MW AI data center in Gumi, South Korea, to support industrial robots and other AI applications. The project marks the first concrete step...
Friday 6 November 2026
Coupang expands Taoyuan logistics center to improve bulky-item delivery
Coupang announced on November 5 that it was expanding the operating space at its first warehouse and logistics center in Taoyuan, Taiwan, as the company's local business continued...