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Thursday 2 April 2026
Samsung ramps Texas fab as engineers gather for 2nm push

Samsung Electronics has reportedly moved into the equipment installation and testing phase at its foundry in Taylor, Texas, transitioning...

Thursday 2 April 2026
Samsung upgrades Austin fab, signals dual-track US chip strategy
Samsung Electronics is accelerating the introduction of next-generation manufacturing equipment at its semiconductor facility in Austin, Texas, as part of a broad upgrade program aimed...
Thursday 2 April 2026
TSMC plans 12 fabs in Arizona as supply chain shifts from passive to active
TSMC's expansion scale in the US has exceeded expectations, prompting Taiwanese suppliers with existing or planned local operations to take a more proactive approach. Reportedly, companies...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Intel buyback signals shift beyond austerity as chipmaker regains confidence
Intel's US$14.2 billion buyback of its Ireland fab stake signals a shift beyond austerity, reflecting improved finances, renewed confidence in AI-driven CPU demand, and a strategic...
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Global Foundry 2.0 market climbs to record US$320 billion in 2025 revenue
The semiconductor industry has formally entered the Foundry 2.0 era, a phase defined by the deep integration of manufacturing, assembly, and testing, profitably driven by the global...
Tuesday 31 March 2026
LCD monitor panel prices rose as notebook panel price drop slowed in March
Rising upstream costs and constrained fab capacity are driving increases in LCD monitor panel prices, with April hikes likely as display driver and timing-controller ICs gain. Tight...
Monday 30 March 2026
Analysis: Terafab's scale raises market doubts; is Elon Musk aiming to dominate chip supply chain?
Elon Musk recently announced the launch of the "Terafab" project, aiming to expand compute production capacity to 1 TW per year, which is about 50 times the current global compute...
Monday 30 March 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI, supply chains, new entrants intensify global chip race
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 23-27, 2026:
Monday 30 March 2026
China foundry SMIC moves to capture growth beyond AI-led supply squeeze

SMIC on March 26 outlined an action plan to strengthen core operations and identify new growth drivers in 2026, targeting revenue growth...

Friday 27 March 2026
SK Hynix CEO expected to meet Microsoft executive on memory supply

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung is expected to meet Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Cloud and AI at Microsoft, in Seoul this week...

Thursday 26 March 2026
Nuvoton and Tower agree on framework to restructure joint Japanese foundry operations
Nuvoton and Tower have agreed to restructure their joint Japanese operations, a move that could reallocate fabs and services and affect global semiconductor supply chains and customer...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Analysis: Tesla's Terafab being near Samsung's Taylor fab illustrates Musk's strategy shift
Elon Musk recently announced the launch of the "Terafab" project, selecting Austin, Texas, as its first site, with plans to build a fully integrated semiconductor supply chain covering...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Commentary: How Taiwan's chip talent flow is shifting—lessons from SMIC and Terafab
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has launched the "Terafab" 2nm wafer fab project and initiated a global recruitment drive targeting high-level semiconductor talent, including engineers from Taiwan...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Tata Semiconductor secures US$735 million for Dholera chip fab with strict lender conditions
Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing's US$735 million loan package could accelerate India's domestic chip ambitions, but it also highlights execution and supply-chain risks for global...
Monday 23 March 2026
Can Elon Musk's Terafab turn chip independence into reality—or is it too ambitious to succeed?
Elon Musk has unveiled one of his most ambitious industrial visions yet: a "Terafab" that would allow Tesla and SpaceX to design and manufacture their own semiconductors for artificial...