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Monday 9 March 2026

DuPont spin-off Qnity invests US$61.5M to expand advanced chip material production in Taiwan

US semiconductor and electronic materials company Qnity Electronics announced a US$61.5 million investment in Taiwan by acquiring the N9 plant in Zhunan, Miaoli, from Ennostar, aiming...

Monday 9 March 2026

Mitsui partners with Kaynes and AOI Electronics to support Indian OSAT business

Mitsui has concluded a strategic business partnership agreement with Kaynes Semicon Private Limited, an OSAT (semiconductor back-end process) company in India, and AOI Electronics,...

Monday 9 March 2026

South Korea's IC design moves to bridge demand and local foundries

Despite holding a dominant position in the memory chip industry, South Korea's system semiconductor ecosystem remains underdeveloped, with the country's IC design market share at only...

Monday 9 March 2026

Tungsten prices surge nearly 6x amid China export controls and geopolitical tensions with Japan

Geopolitical strains between China and Japan have intensified following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on "Taiwan contingencies," impacting Japanese firms' access...

Monday 9 March 2026

AW 2026: Advantech sees a way out of physical AI's 'chaos'

As the industry makes strides toward physical AI, Advantech is asserting its role as not only a hardware provider but as a vital architectural bridge between global silicon giants...

Monday 9 March 2026

Nvidia halts China-bound H200 production, shifts TSMC capacity to Vera Rubin

Nvidia has halted production of artificial intelligence (AI) chips intended for the Chinese market and redirected manufacturing capacity...

Monday 9 March 2026

Weekly news roundup: TSMC probe, AI boom, and memory price surge

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 2 - March 8, 2026.

Monday 9 March 2026

India roundup: Japan, South Korea deepen push as semiconductor and tech investments expand

Japanese and South Korean firms are expanding their presence in India as the country strengthens its semiconductor and technology ecosystem. Rohm has partnered with Suchi Semicon for...

Monday 9 March 2026

Taiwan stands firm on US investment commitments, pursuing strategic high-tech partnership amid legal shifts

Taiwan's tariff negotiations with the US initially yielded relatively favorable terms, bringing Taiwan's export tariffs in line with those of Japan and South Korea. However, a recent...

Monday 9 March 2026

Component price surge hits business PC market harder than consumer segment

Rising costs for memory, passive components, and battery modules are intensifying pressure on PC makers, while DynaPack and Acer Taiwan report shortages that are constraining supply...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Applied Materials VP warns AI growth may hit energy, not chip limits

AI is rapidly driving global computing demand and accelerating semiconductor industry growth. Applied Materials vice president Erix Yu expects the semiconductor market to reach US$1...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Defense chips, satellite systems now "100% localized," Chinese academics say

As conflict in the Middle East intensifies and geopolitical risks rise, governments worldwide are paying closer attention to the resilience...

Saturday 7 March 2026

Foxconn and TSMC advanced packaging spur V5 to consider France, US sites

High-end semiconductor inspection equipment leader V5 Technologies has steadily entered the supply chains of foundry and testing giants in recent years. Chairman Quincy Lin said amid...

Friday 6 March 2026

Apple's US$599 MacBook Neo uses A18 Pro, partly due to supply constraints

Apple's newly introduced MacBook Neo, a low-cost laptop priced from US$599, uses the A18 Pro chip instead of the newer A19 Pro, according...

Friday 6 March 2026

Toyota Group's Denso bids up to US$8 billion to acquire Rohm

Japanese auto parts supplier Denso has made a takeover proposal for Kyoto-based chipmaker Rohm in a deal that could reach about JPY1.3...

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