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Wednesday 21 January 2026

2nm mobile SoC era begins with Xiaomi 18 flagship launch

The year 2026 is set to mark the commercial debut of 2nm mobile SoCs, with Qualcomm, Apple, and MediaTek among the first to release 2nm process chips for smartphones. The market expects...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Memory shortage impacts Chinese smartphone supply; mid-to-low-end models and SoCs face challenges in 2026

Due to memory shortages and price hikes, Chinese smartphone brands are expected to reduce their 2026 inventory by at least 10%, mainly affecting cost-sensitive mid-to-low-end models...

Tuesday 20 January 2026

Smartphone chips hit 2nm in 2026. The real shock is the cost

Leading smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) manufacturers will fully adopt the 2nm process node in 2026, a move expected to significantly increase production costs and reshape competitive...

Friday 16 January 2026

Xiaomi reportedly skips 2nm for Xring O2, chooses TSMC 3nm to cut costs

Xiaomi's second-generation in-house mobile processor, the Xring O2, will skip TSMC's 2nm process and instead use the company's 3nm N3P...

Friday 16 January 2026

MediaTek scales flagship performance with Dimensity 9500s and 8500

MediaTek has launched the Dimensity 9500s and Dimensity 8500 mobile processors, both carrying over key technologies from the company's flagship Dimensity platform. The new chips deliver...

Friday 16 January 2026

TSMC predicts rising advanced process costs; consumer SoCs may struggle to keep up

At its earnings call on January 15, 2026, TSMC signaled that its capital expenditures for 2026 will increase to US$52-56 billion, far exceeding market expectations. On top of demand...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

MediaTek nears NT$600B revenue in 2025, eyes automotive and ASIC growth in 2026

MediaTek recently announced its December 2025 and full-year revenue results. December revenue reached NT$51.266 billion (approx. US$1.6 billion), up 9.32% month-over-month and 22.99%...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Xiaomi's XRing strategy raises pressure on MediaTek, Qualcomm

Market sources say Xiaomi is expanding its in-house XRing chip lineup. Beyond developing the next-generation XRing O2 on TSMC's N3P process, the company also plans to extend these...

Monday 12 January 2026

Samsung eyes BOE OLED panels for Galaxy S series

Samsung Electronics is reportedly evaluating whether to source OLED display panels from China's BOE Technology Group for its flagship Galaxy S smartphone lineup, as it looks to rein...

Friday 9 January 2026

CES 2026: robot vacuums have their presence felt in smart home sector

Humanoid robots demonstrated more advanced intelligence and dominated CES 2026. However, they have yet to enter large-scale commercialization and widespread adoption. In contrast,...

Friday 9 January 2026

Lenovo launches hybrid AI platform Qira for cross-device personal AI

On the opening day of CES 2026, Lenovo followed Nvidia and AMD by bringing its annual flagship event, Lenovo Tech World, to CES for the...

Friday 9 January 2026

Largan Technology highlights challenges and prospects of variable aperture for 2026 flagship smartphones

Largan Technology drew significant attention at its investor conference on January 8, 2026, revealing that US flagship smartphones are expected to adopt variable-aperture camera modules...

Monday 5 January 2026

Weekly news roundup: TSMC widens 2 nm edge as South Korea boosts chip spending; Huawei eyes memory bottlenecks

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of Dec 29 - Jan 4.

Friday 2 January 2026

Budget impasse halts Taiwan's first quantum-classical hybrid platform, undermining computing sovereignty

Taiwan's push to build strategic AI, robotics, and quantum computing infrastructure is facing delays after the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) NT$10.85 billion (approx...

Friday 2 January 2026

Galaxy S26 mirror predecessor specs, sparking Samsung's cost-cutting strategy debate

Samsung Electronics' 2026 spring flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S26/S26 Plus, are rumored to feature specifications similar to those of the previous generation. Analysts have revealed...

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