These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of November 24 to November 30, 2025.

Driven by strong AI demand, TSMC continues to expand its advanced process capacity. To meet long-term needs from customers like Nvidia, TSMC is not only ramping up 3nm production at its Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) wafer fabs but also planning three new 2nm fabs in the same area. This capital expenditure increase over the next three years will boost the entire supply chain, including factory engineering, equipment, and materials suppliers.

India aims to secure rare earth magnet supply amid Chinese dominance as firms from the country deepen ties with Korean giants.

Taiwanese networking equipment supplier Loop Telecom expects its business to accelerate in late 2025 and strengthen through 2026, driven by new product rollouts and the resumption of large-scale infrastructure replacement projects in the US, the company announced at an investor briefing on November 27, 2025.

Networking equipment maker D-Link posted consolidated revenue of NT$3.44 billion (US$109.58 million) for the third quarter of 2025, up 9.3% from the previous quarter. However, cumulative revenue for the first three quarters declined 9.4% year-over-year to NT$9.93 billion.

National Development Council (NDC) minister Chun-Hsien Yeh has pointed out that shifting global geopolitical risks are disrupting supply chains. To adapt, Taiwan aims to seize the AI trend by advancing its "five trusted industries" that are closely linked with AI development. The government's strategy includes promoting 10 major AI infrastructure projects to generate over NT$15 trillion (US$462 billion) in output value, driving nationwide industrial upgrades through AI commercialization and integration toward becoming a smart nation.

Apple's iPhone 17 series has seen strong sales momentum, lifting expectations for fourth-quarter smartphone demand in 2025. But market attention is shifting to whether Chinese brands like Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo can collectively counter the iPhone 17's dominance in the mid-to-high-end smartphone segment by year-end.

Samsung Electronics has announced its 2026 senior executive promotions, marking a sharp departure from its five-year pattern of steadily reducing the number of high-level advancements. The company increased its total senior promotions to 161, up from 137 in the previous year, drawing widespread industry attention and signaling a strategic shift toward bolstering leadership in future growth sectors, according to ET News and Chosun Biz.

Huawei introduced its latest flagship lineup on the 25th, launching the Mate 80 series together with the Mate X7 foldable.

Samsung Electronics has reportedly launched mass production of its latest mobile application processor, the Exynos 2600, sparking increased activity across South Korea's semiconductor ecosystem. Local test and assembly firms, including Doosan Tesna and Hana Micron, have begun increasing utilization rates in response to the new production phase.

Taiwan's smartphone shipments surged to nearly 560,000 units in October 2025, driven primarily by strong sales of Apple's iPhone 17 series, according to local channel operators. The figure represents a 17% increase from the previous month, marking a recent high for the market.