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Tuesday 3 February 2026
Sumitomo Bakelite to acquire Kyocera unit, paving way for Chang Wah expansion
Japanese materials maker Sumitomo Bakelite has announced plans to acquire the materials business of Japanese electronic components company Kyocera. Industry observers say the companies'...
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Taiwan's top talent pivots to healthcare, eyeing TSMC-style success
TSMC leads the global semiconductor race with advanced processes and a market value of NT$46.5 trillion (US$1.47 trillion), placing itself at the core of what is commonly described...
Monday 2 February 2026
Jensen Huang tees up Computex—and signals the AI race is entering a tougher phase
Jensen Huang, the CEO of the world's most valuable chipmaker, departed Taiwan for Houston tonight on Monday with a clear message for the tech world: The AI race is accelerating, and...
Monday 2 February 2026
Taiwan restarts offshore wind expansion, resetting strategy with 2026 floating turbine demo
After years of disruption, Taiwan's offshore wind sector is approaching a decisive inflection point in 2026. Development momentum was previously slowed by labor shortages during the...
Monday 2 February 2026
Semco's Tianjin MLCC plant capacity runs flat out on EV, AI server expansion
Rising automotive electronics demand has pushed Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco)'s Tianjin plant to full capacity across its multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) production lines,...
Monday 2 February 2026
Kioxia targets data center NAND as rivals chase HBM
Kioxia Holdings sees an opportunity to expand its presence in high-density storage for AI data centers as rivals direct resources to other segments. The company's incoming president...
Monday 2 February 2026
ASE ramps advanced packaging in Taiwan as SPIL scales central hub
ASE Technology Holding is accelerating capacity expansion across multiple locations to meet rising demand for advanced packaging and testing services, with projects underway in northern,...
Monday 2 February 2026
Msscorps eyes annual growth with silicon photonics expansion
Msscorps held its year-end gathering on February 1, 2026, during which chairman Chi-Lun Liu highlighted the company's two decades of deep expertise in semiconductor testing and analysis...
Monday 2 February 2026
China breaks into the global top 20 with a trio of chipmaking equipment suppliers
China's drive to localize its semiconductor supply chain is reshaping the global chipmaking equipment industry, with three domestic suppliers now ranking among the world's top 20 for...
Monday 2 February 2026
Taiwan's defense institute partners with US firm to boost critical manufacturing capacity
Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has partnered with US-based B&P Littleford to forge a new chapter in Taiwan-US defense industry cooperation...
Monday 2 February 2026
Apple and Samsung enter decade-long AR glasses race, putting Taiwan's optical suppliers on display
Demand for smart glasses is climbing. Alongside established players such as Meta, Rokid, RayNeo, and Xreal, heavyweight brands including Samsung Electronics and Apple are preparing...
Monday 2 February 2026
Weekly news roundup: Diversification, memory power, capacity politics
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES stories from the week of January 16 – February 1, 2026.
Monday 2 February 2026
Nvidia CEO projects TSMC capacity to double, warns of memory shortage, reaffirms OpenAI investment during Taiwan visit
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, on February 1, 2026, underscored Taiwan's central role in the global artificial intelligence supply chain, saying the company "would not be possible...
Monday 2 February 2026
Taiwan achieves breakthrough with 20-qubit quantum computer
Taiwan has taken a significant step forward in quantum computing development. On January 29, 2026, Academia Sinica—the island's premier national research institution—announced...
Monday 2 February 2026
Column: Taiwan's cooling and power solutions rise to serve soaring AI chips demand
Nvidia continues to dominate the global AI accelerator market. But its technological moat is increasingly being tested from three directions.