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Monday 23 March 2026
AI chip boom drives surge in demand for testing at Chunghwa Precision Test
Chunghwa Precision Test, a supplier of semiconductor testing interfaces, is seeing a surge in demand driven by high-performance computing and mobile application processors, as orders...
Monday 23 March 2026
India's FDI reset opens controlled door to Chinese participation in semiconductor supply chains
India's decision to ease foreign direct investment (FDI) restrictions for neighboring countries marks a calibrated shift in policy that could reshape its electronics and semiconductor...
Monday 23 March 2026
Samsung reportedly in talks with Google, Microsoft on long-term memory supply agreements

Samsung Electronics is reportedly in discussions with Google and Microsoft to establish long-term memory semiconductor supply agreements,...

Monday 23 March 2026
Explainer: Why Nvidia's Groq LPU runs on Samsung silicon— Groq's scale and inference strategy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted at GTC 2026 that AI has shifted from early model training to an era defined by inference and agent computing. To meet growing inference demands,...
Monday 23 March 2026
Advanced Echem expands DUV, packaging, and optical materials to serve global chip progress
Advanced Echem Materials' (AEMC's) expansion in DUV photoresists, advanced packaging, and optical materials signals increased global supply capacity for cutting‑edge semiconductor...
Monday 23 March 2026
China's AI GPU self-sufficiency to hit 80% by 2030 highlights growing challenges for Nvidia
Recent reports indicate that the Trump administration planned to tighten export controls on AI chips to China but has since withdrawn new proposals. While these regulatory pressures...
Monday 23 March 2026
China moves into high-end photoresist production: Dinglong ramps up, YMTC lends support
As geopolitical tensions and energy transport risks heighten volatility in the global semiconductor supply chain, the stability of upstream critical materials — particularly...
Monday 23 March 2026
Samsung chairman joins Beijing forum as China seeks foreign chip investment

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong is attending the China Development Forum (CDF) in Beijing on March 22-23 and is expected to...

Monday 23 March 2026
Nvidia pushes deeper into AI inference to counter custom chip rivals
At its GTC 2026 conference, Nvidia showcased a slate of technologies and new products squarely aimed at the next wave of artificial intelligence inference. With the integration of...
Monday 23 March 2026
TSMC supports local suppliers to reduce supply chain risks
Jeng-Ywan Jeng, a professor from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), recently highlighted TSMC's efforts to...
Monday 23 March 2026
SK Hynix plans TSMC 3nm adoption for HBM4E edge over Samsung
SK Hynix is reportedly evaluating the use of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 3-nanometer process for producing the logic die in its seventh-generation high-bandwidth...
Monday 23 March 2026
Weekly news roundup: geopolitics, AI memory, racing for semiconductor control
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 16-22, 2026:
Monday 23 March 2026
Can Elon Musk's Terafab turn chip independence into reality—or is it too ambitious to succeed?
Elon Musk has unveiled one of his most ambitious industrial visions yet: a "Terafab" that would allow Tesla and SpaceX to design and manufacture their own semiconductors for artificial...
Monday 23 March 2026
India roundup: India eyes key hub for semiconductors, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing

India is rapidly positioning itself as a strategic hub for semiconductors, clean energy, and advanced...

Sunday 22 March 2026
Samsung union votes to strike, risking Nvidia HBM4 supply disruption
Samsung Electronics' labor union has voted overwhelmingly to initiate dispute proceedings following a breakdown in wage negotiations, raising concerns over potential disruptions to...