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Monday 27 April 2026
MediaTek unveils active AI smart cockpit, advancing AI-defined vehicles
MediaTek unveiled its Dimensity Auto "active AI smart cockpit" solution at the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The launch marks a significant step toward the era...
Monday 27 April 2026
Quanta bets on speed and scale to power next growth wave
Quanta Computer is doubling down on speed, scale, and execution as it heads into 2026, with leadership expressing strong confidence that surging AI server demand will drive another...
Monday 27 April 2026
Smart cockpit's next test: Can AI deliver real value?

The 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition opened on April 24 with a new focal point: the rapid ascent of large language models...

Monday 27 April 2026
Weekly news roundup: Micron's Sanand ramp shifts India chip debate; Qualcomm Chief reportedly seeks deals in South Korea
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 20-27, 2026:
Monday 27 April 2026
MediaTek ASIC revenue may overtake smartphone chips amid Google's TPU ramps
MediaTek's application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business is drawing market attention as volume production of Google's tensor processing units (TPUs) is expected to ramp from...
Monday 27 April 2026
India roundup: Micron ramp, Dholera SEZ push India toward full-stack chip manufacturing

India is accelerating its semiconductor ambitions, from Micron Technology's Sanand ramp to new...

Monday 27 April 2026
Everlight ramping up in optical communications, supported by automotive and invisible light
As global companies race to capture opportunities in AI optical communications and co-packaged optics (CPO), Taiwanese LED and optoelectronics firms are actively transforming and entering...
Monday 27 April 2026
Taiwan networking firms set for 11% Q2 growth as Wi-Fi 7 gains traction

Global Wi-Fi router shipments are increasingly driven by telecom operators' upgrade cycles and tender deployments rather than consumer...

Monday 27 April 2026
South Korea's telecom giants unveil full-stack AI strategies at WIS 2026, highlighting agents, infrastructure, and 6G
South Korea's three leading telecom operators—SK Telecom (SKT), KT, and LG U+—signaled a decisive shift beyond connectivity at the World IT Show (WIS) 2026, held April...
Monday 27 April 2026
Tesla doubles down on robotaxi and FSD, recasting cars into revenue-generating assets
At its first-quarter 2026 earnings call, Tesla set out a clear shift in strategy: moving the auto industry away from ownership toward a usage-based mobility model. By aligning software,...
Monday 27 April 2026
Cerebras files for IPO after AI chip breakthrough, G42 partnership shapes supply chain
Cerebras Systems filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on April 17, 2026, aiming to list on the Nasdaq. The company reversed its fortunes with US$510 million in revenue and a...
Sunday 26 April 2026
AI data centers hit interconnect limits, boosting optical module demand

The surge in optical module stocks reflects a deeper shift in AI infrastructure: the bottleneck is no longer computing power alone, but...

Sunday 26 April 2026
Nvidia and OpenAI both make US$20 billion bets on AI chip startups: what's the common factor?
2026 has become a major year for IPO fundraising among leading AI players. At the end of 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spent US$20 billion to acquire the IP and talent of AI chip startup...
Sunday 26 April 2026
JDI accelerates exit from LTPS, reshaping automotive display panel landscape
Japan Display Inc. (JDI) is accelerating its withdrawal from the low-temperature polycrystalline silicon panel market by selling its Tottori plant to Yahata Toei Real Estate, a deal...
Sunday 26 April 2026
Samsung bets its HBM leverage can hold Nvidia's LPU orders — but TSMC is pushing back
The AI era has officially shifted from training to inference and agent-centric computing, prompting Nvidia's strategic acquisition of Groq to integrate LPUs into its own platform....