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Monday 18 May 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Intel and AMD diverge as TSMC prepares price hikes
Global server markets may shift as DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin says Intel's revenue gains stem largely from price rises while AMD posts stronger shipment-led growth. TSMC plans another...
Monday 18 May 2026
Weekly news roundup: TSMC faces AI supply strain as Samsung, Intel, and Apple test foundry alternatives
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 11-17, 2026:
Monday 18 May 2026
TSMC CoWoS yields top 98% as capacity expands
Following its North America technology forum, TSMC held the Hsinchu session on May 14, 2026. The company said the smart revolution is beginning, with AI evolving from generative AI...
Sunday 17 May 2026
Taiwan chipmakers quietly fill gaps left by Korea's HBM push
Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem is getting an unexpected lift from the AI server investment boom. Supply pressure that began in high-bandwidth memory and leading-edge process technology...
Friday 15 May 2026
Commentary: The Thucydides trap and TSMC's COUPE
On May 14, Xi Jinping opened his summit with Donald Trump in Beijing by invoking the Thucydides Trap — the idea that a rising power and an established hegemon are structurally...
Friday 15 May 2026
TSMC's Vanguard stake sale signals AI-era capital pivot
TSMC's decision to sell down its stake in Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is the second significant portfolio move the company has made in as many weeks — and together,...
Friday 15 May 2026
TSMC to trim Vanguard International stake to 19% in block trade
TSMC said Thursday it plans to sell up to 152 million common shares of Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) to institutional investors through a block trade, reducing its stake...
Friday 15 May 2026
Etron chair warns of US-South Korea alliance threatening Taiwan's chip industry
Memory industry profits have surged, and Samsung Electronics recently posted earnings that exceeded TSMC's revenue for the first quarter of 2026, underscoring memory's rise as a strategic...
Thursday 14 May 2026
TSMC expands CoWoS and SoIC capacity on AI boom
TSMC said on May 14, 2026, that it is rapidly expanding CoWoS and SoIC advanced packaging capacity as AI demand drives the construction of 18 new fabs and advanced packaging facilities...
Thursday 14 May 2026
TSMC symposium spotlights AI expansion, advanced packaging demand
TSMC held its annual technology symposium in Hsinchu on May 14, 2026, after its North America stop, with executives noting that AI applications are rapidly expanding from cloud data...
Thursday 14 May 2026
TSMC SVP: better AI days lie ahead, remember the keyword 'COUPE'
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) used its 2026 Technology Forum on May 14 to outline a sweeping view of the AI-driven transformation in semiconductors. Co-COO and senior...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Analysis: Samsung labor standoff underscores diverging Taiwan-Korea semiconductor workforce models
The ongoing Samsung Electronics labor dispute highlights sharply different labor models in South Korea and Taiwan, where firms such as TSMC operate with minimal union presence and...
Thursday 14 May 2026
MediaTek courts Intel as Google pushes for alternatives to CoWoS
MediaTek's decision to pursue advanced packaging partnerships with both TSMC's CoWoS ecosystem and Intel's EMIB platform has become one of the semiconductor industry's most closely...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Intel's preliminary Apple deal puts Samsung's foundry ambitions under pressure

Intel's reported preliminary agreement to manufacture some chips for Apple is putting new pressure on Samsung Electronics, as the US chipmaker...

Wednesday 13 May 2026
Imec's IC-Link joins TSMC 3DFabric Alliance, extending 3D integration access worldwide
Imec's IC-Link has joined TSMC's OIP 3DFabric Alliance, opening up broader access to TSMC's 3D stacking and packaging technologies for global ASIC customers. The move could accelerate...