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Wednesday 2 April 2025
Global foldable smartphone market to decline in 2025, rebound expected in 2026

Despite slight growth in 2024, the global foldable smartphone market is projected to decline by 4% in 2025 due to poor fourth quarter...

Tuesday 1 April 2025
UMC completes expansion of 22nm fab, set to begin production in 2026
On April 1, UMC announced the opening ceremony for its expanded facility in Singapore. The first phase of this new plant is scheduled to commence production in 2026, which is expected...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Taiwan's aerospace champion faces challenges as defense initiative nears end
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) will conclude its "National Defense Self-Sufficiency" initiative in 2026, with Chairman Kai-Hung Hu warning of challenges ahead...
Monday 31 March 2025
Darfon sees strong growth by 2026 as its green energy de-inventory ends
As Darfon's de-inventory process finally coming to an end, a more robust supply chain as well as better-integrated group resources are gradually falling into place. Andy Su, chairperson...
Saturday 29 March 2025
Global fab equipment spending to surge 18% in 2026, says SEMI
Global investment in front-end fab equipment is projected to increase by 2% year over year to US$110 billion in 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth since 2020, according...
Friday 28 March 2025
SK Hynix to finalize 2026 HBM production target by mid-2025 amid rising AI demand
SK Hynix announced during its 77th shareholders' meeting that it will determine product volume for its high bandwidth memory (HBM) lineup in the first half of 2025. CEO Noh-Jung Kwak...
Friday 28 March 2025
Phison sharpens AI playbook with new partnerships, 2026 care robot in pipeline
Phison Electronics is accelerating its AI push through key partnerships, most notably with Ever Fortune.AI Co. The two companies have launched a joint venture, Chang Lian Technology,...
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Apple eyes 2nm chip leap by 2026 as TSMC production advances
Apple may adopt TSMC's 2-nanometer process technology for its mobile chips in 2026, moving beyond the current 3-nanometer technology, according to industry sources. The transition...
Tuesday 25 March 2025
TSMC's 2nm yield rate varies by product type; Apple and Nvidia to face different thresholds
While recent reports suggest TSMC's 2nm trial production is progressing steadily, DIGITIMES Research analyst Luke Lin cautions that actual yield rates will vary depending on the chip...
Monday 24 March 2025
Browave fast-tracks CPO rollout: 2025 shipments, 2026 breakout growth
The rise of AI data centers is fueling demand for co-packaged optics (CPO) and silicon photonics (SiPh), compelling optical communications firm Browave to fast-track its CPO development...
Friday 21 March 2025
Micron HBM revenue tops billion dollars amid expansion plans
Micron's HBM revenue exceeded US$1 billion this quarter. The company expects multibillion-dollar HBM revenue by 2025 and plans to start HBM4 production in 2026 while expanding capacity...
Thursday 20 March 2025
GTC 2025: Nvidia unveils AI GPU roadmap for 2026-2028 with Rubin and Feynman architectures
During the keynote address at Nvidia's GTC, CEO Jensen Huang revealed the latest AI products and technologies, and shared insights into the product roadmap for 2026 to 2028. Huang...
Monday 17 March 2025
Softbank to build world's first AI agent data center with OpenAI at Sharp's Sakai factory
SoftBank announced the acquisition of part of Sharp's Sakai Display Products (SDP) factory in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, for JPY100 billion (approx. US$6.7 million) on March 14, 2025...
Monday 17 March 2025
Weekly news roundup: China's EUV breakthrough and Chinese lawmakers' proposal for anonymous semiconductor purchases
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 10 – March 15.
Tuesday 11 March 2025
China's EUV breakthrough: Huawei, SMIC reportedly advancing LDP lithography, eye 3Q25 trial, 2026 rollout
China is advancing in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, with a domestically developed system undergoing testing at Huawei's Dongguan facility, according to XFastest...