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Monday 11 May 2026
Samsung strike talks resumed with US$29 billion on the line
Samsung Electronics' labor and management have returned to the negotiating table under South Korean government mediation, as the company faces a planned general strike and a widening...
Monday 11 May 2026
AMD's 2nm defection to Samsung dents TSMC's AI grip
The AI semiconductor supply chain is showing unexpected signs of a shift, with TSMC's long-held dominance in the foundry market beginning to loosen. US chipmakers are increasingly...
Monday 11 May 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: MediaTek denies Intel link as TSMC's packaging lead faces new test

DIGITIMES senior analyst Luke Lin said Warren Buffett's investment in Apple should be viewed not simply as a stock trade, but as a bet...

Monday 11 May 2026
Tesla AI5 ignites Samsung-LG race for ABF substrates, robot parts

LG Innotek is seeking to enter Tesla's AI semiconductor supply chain by targeting ABF-based FC-BGA substrate orders for the automaker's...

Monday 11 May 2026
OpenAI and chipmakers roll out MRC to prevent AI training slowdowns
OpenAI said it has partnered with chipmakers and cloud providers — including AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia — to develop a new networking protocol aimed at...
Monday 11 May 2026
Chinese semiconductor suppliers expand SEA presence at SEMICON SEA 2026
At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, China's semiconductor equipment makers are steadily "infiltrating" the Southeast Asian market, extending from back-end packaging and...
Monday 11 May 2026
ASE, Wus to jointly build Kaohsiung advanced packaging plant by 2029
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and PCB manufacturer Wus Printed Circuit are teaming up to build a new packaging facility in southern Taiwan, as the world's largest chip assembler...
Monday 11 May 2026
AI boom drives Taiwan's semiconductor testing industry into record expansion

To secure a foothold in the booming market for advanced AI chip packaging and testing, Taiwan's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test...

Monday 11 May 2026
Weekly news roundup: Taiwan freezes trading in MediaTek; 2D NAND shortage spirals
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 4-10, 2026:
Monday 11 May 2026
Taiwan chip testing firm sheds power unit, pivots to AI validation as margins recover
Taiwan-based electronics verification and analysis specialist Integrated Service Technology (iST) posted weaker first-quarter revenue and an operating loss amid a major operational...
Monday 11 May 2026
Samsung eyes Exynos 2700 as test for chip-unit recovery
Samsung Electronics is looking to the tentatively named Exynos 2700 application processor (AP) as a key test for its non-memory semiconductor recovery, with the chip's adoption rate...
Monday 11 May 2026
India roundup: India accelerates semiconductor and display ambitions with new approvals, AI infrastructure expansion

India is advancing its electronics and semiconductor manufacturing strategy through new approvals...

Sunday 10 May 2026
AI demand fills Vanguard's Singapore fab ahead of schedule
Vanguard International Semiconductor said AI-driven demand has largely offset geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds and will be the dominant force shaping semiconductor industry...
Sunday 10 May 2026
Taiwan's IntelliEPI warns of severe indium phosphide supply shortage
As AI data centers demand ever-faster networking speeds and more advanced optical interconnects, one of the semiconductor industry's lesser-known materials is emerging as a major c...
Saturday 9 May 2026
What's driving the TSMC-Sony AI sensor JV?
TSMC and Sony Semiconductor Solutions signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding on May 8 to establish a joint venture developing and manufacturing next-generation AI image sensors,...