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Friday 22 May 2026
AMD's Lisa Su says memory is becoming another pressure point for AI chips

AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company is satisfied with its current CoWoS supply from TSMC, while noting that memory has become another pressure...

Friday 22 May 2026
WPG Holdings flags server supply gaps amid memory price hikes, 800V shift
Amid the continued crowding-out effect of artificial intelligence (AI) demand, IC distributor WPG Holdings said memory shortages and rising prices are weakening end-product sales momentum,...
Friday 22 May 2026
AP Memory IPD enters Intel's EMIB supply chain, shipments set for 2Q26
Specialty memory design company AP Memory is positioning itself to capture growth momentum from stack silicon capacitors (S-SiCap). The company said its discrete S-SiCap products,...
Friday 22 May 2026
Samsung's quiet Taiwan play: Pairing memory with foundry to chip away at TSMC
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong quietly visited Taiwan on May 21 and met with MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai, according to semiconductor supply chain sources, in a move aimed at...
Friday 22 May 2026
Analysis: Samsung deal prevents walkout but deepens internal rifts over compensation
Samsung Electronics and its union signed a provisional agreement late at night, about an hour before a scheduled May 21 strike, averting an industry estimate of more than KRW100 trillion...
Friday 22 May 2026
AI memory crunch pushes Nanya Technology toward 2027 fab ramp

Nanya Technology plans to raise 2026 capital expenditure above NT$52 billion (US$1.64 billion), with chairman Tzou Ming-jen saying the...

Thursday 21 May 2026
GigaDevice sees niche DRAM and NAND prices rising through 2026
GigaDevice said tight supply and rising prices across DRAM, NOR Flash, and SLC NAND Flash continued to fuel strong first-quarter 2026 earnings growth, supported by recovering demand...
Thursday 21 May 2026
SK Hynix reportedly shifts Cheongju mask fab toward HBM yield push
SK Hynix is reportedly moving to reshape part of its Cheongju campus around wafer testing, a shift that underscores how high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, is putting new pressure on the...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Tech Forum 2026: How much longer can semiconductors sustain Taiwan?
During a keynote discussion session at Tech Forum 2026, DIGITIMES senior reporter Monica Chen and semiconductor analyst Andrew Lu shared their views on current AI server technology...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Commentary: China builds its memory twin engines; IPO push for YMTC, CXMT intensifies

China's memory chip industry is entering a critical capital markets phase, with YMTC formally launching IPO counselling and CXMT resuming...

Thursday 21 May 2026
Samsung labor dispute adds pressure to memory chip market
Surging demand for AI data center infrastructure has already pushed the memory market into a structural shortage. Now, Samsung Electronics' labor dispute is adding another layer of...
Thursday 21 May 2026
OSE targets AI server SMT growth as memory demand lifts outlook
Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) said that strong memory market demand is lifting its outlook and expanding its role in the memory supply chain, while also strengthening its...
Thursday 21 May 2026
China memory supplier Biwin's AI photonics funding raises questions
China's AI infrastructure race is entering a new phase, with industry focus shifting from raw computing power toward data transmission efficiency.
Thursday 21 May 2026
Samsung averts strike with last-minute labor deal, but deeper divisions remain
With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
China's top NAND flash chipmaker YMTC begins IPO tutoring with Chinese banks
China's leading memory chipmakers are accelerating their push into public capital markets, with YMTC Group formally entering IPO guidance on May 19, shortly after domestic DRAM leader...