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Tuesday 6 January 2026
HKC reportedly eyes OLED debut as industry pivots to bigger panels
HKC, a major Chinese display manufacturer, is weighing a potential entry into organic light-emitting diode production through a proposed sixth-generation facility. The move would mark...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Chinese chipmakers confront yield challenges despite localization push
China is speeding up efforts to localize its semiconductor supply chain to overcome US restrictions on high-end technology exports. Supply chain sources acknowledge that while Chinese...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Chang Wah interview: strong lead frame growth despite precious metals shortage
Post-pandemic inventory digestion for mature semiconductor processes has come to an end. Market conditions have rebounded amid tariff-hedging and precautionary stocking, driving Taiwan's...
Monday 5 January 2026
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech to build new plant in Taoyuan amid growing semiconductor demand
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), a subsidiary of Chunghwa Telecom, plans to start construction of its third Pingzhen plant in Taoyuan in early 2026, with completion expected by...
Monday 5 January 2026
Inpaq CEO Pei-Jen Chen launches resource realignment plan
Inpaq Technology, a passive components maker under the Walsin Technology Group, has launched an internal resource realignment plan. Newly appointed CEO and president Pei-Jen Chen stated...
Monday 5 January 2026
TSMC kicks off 2nm production with Samsung in hot pursuit
The global foundry race has entered a new phase after TSMC announced it has begun volume production of its 2nm process, intensifying competitive pressure on Samsung Electronics as...
Monday 5 January 2026
Lee Jae-myung's first China visit signals warming South Korea-China ties
According to Bloomberg and The Korea Economic Daily, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made a four-day trip from January 4-7, 2026, to Beijing and Shanghai, including...
Monday 5 January 2026
Japan's Rapidus to launch advanced packaging pilot line in Hokkaido by spring 2026
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus is advancing its 2nm process technology while developing advanced packaging solutions tailored for AI chips. The company aims to officially start trial production...
Monday 5 January 2026
China memory makers' IPO line up: CXMT seeks US$4.2 billion, YMTC prepares filing
Strong AI demand has pushed the memory sector into a rare upcycle. China's leading DRAM maker CXMT is advancing an IPO application on the STAR Market, targeting CNY29.5 billion (US$4.21...
Monday 5 January 2026
Nexchip Semiconductor launches US$5.1bn Hefei fab to scale 28nm mature-node capacity

China's domestic foundry expansion gained momentum this week as Nexchip Semiconductor broke ground on its Phase IV project in Hefei, committing...

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.
Monday 5 January 2026
NAFCO posts record December revenue and is optimistic for 2026
The National Aerospace Fasteners Corporation (NAFCO) revenue for December 2025 hit a new record of NT$405 million (approx. US$12.9 million), up 7.84% month-over-month and 19.61% year-over-year...
Monday 5 January 2026
Taiwan fortifies silicon shield with 2026 push to set global chip agenda
As AI server and semiconductor companies look set to close out a profitable 2025, recent Chinese military encirclement exercises and live-fire drills around Taiwan have once again...
Monday 5 January 2026
SK On slows investment and delays Seosan factory expansion with EV market uncertainty
SK On, a battery unit of SK Innovation, has scaled back its investment plans and postponed the expansion of its new factory in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, due to a slowdown...
Monday 5 January 2026
Taiwan ramps up drone procurement in 2026, testing mass-production capacity
Taiwan is set to dramatically scale up its military drone production starting in 2026 as the Ministry of National Defense prepares to order nearly 50,000 units, a move intended to...