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Tuesday 2 December 2025

Samsung restructures research and memory teams to reclaim HBM market share

Samsung Electronics is undertaking one of its most significant internal restructurings in years as the company pushes to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and...

Tuesday 2 December 2025

TSMC-Intel legal dispute highlights Taiwan's corporate espionage risks

Judicial authorities continue investigating former TSMC senior vice president Wei-Jen Lo for suspected violations of the National Security Act and for industrial espionage. The Intellectual...

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Taiwan's Robotics Innovation Alliance targets six major industries

Although Taiwan possesses core upstream technologies in the robotics supply chain, downstream applications are only just getting started. To fill the gap, companies have formed the...

Monday 1 December 2025

Micron reportedly plans new Hiroshima fab to reduce reliance on Taiwan production

Micron Technology is reportedly planning to invest JPY1.5 trillion(US$9.6 billion) to establish a new high-bandwidth memory (HBM) manufacturing facility at its Hiroshima campus, according...

Monday 1 December 2025

CXMT narrows DRAM gap; market impact may be smaller than expected?

China's memory manufacturer CXMT, backed by government support, shifted to high-end technology development from 2025 and has introduced multiple next-generation DRAM products within...

Monday 1 December 2025

Taiwan weighs long-term space strategy as scientists push for greater role

The Taiwan Space Union (TSU) recently convened a Satellite Science Workshop, where participants noted that the high cost of space research...

Monday 1 December 2025

Taiwan sees highest weekly average of cyberattacks in Asia Pacific, says Fortinet executive

Taiwan is experiencing the highest weekly average of cyberattacks in the Asia-Pacific region, distinguished by a notably large share of attacks targeting the "impact" phase, according...

Monday 1 December 2025

Samsung and SK Hynix to unveil next-gen memory tech at ISSCC 2026

At the upcoming International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2026 in February, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are set to unveil significant advances in high-performance...

Monday 1 December 2025

Taiwan’s AIDC turns to thermoplastic composites to meet aviation demand

The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) of Taiwan says the global aerospace sector is facing twin pressures: robust market...

Monday 1 December 2025

Jensen Huang says Nvidia must run very fast as AI chip competition intensifies

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made his fifth visit to Taiwan in 2025 on November 27, reportedly to pay a personal visit to TSMC founder Morris...

Monday 1 December 2025

PVD set to enter US military supply chain with tank night vision displays

Geopolitical tensions and regional conflicts have heightened attention on the defense industry. Taiwan-based PowerView Display (PVD), leveraging its expertise in military-grade display...

Monday 1 December 2025

TFC eyes 2026 surge in blue ammonia shipments to support semiconductor green supply chain

To support the semiconductor industry's net-zero emission goals, Taiwan Fertilizer (TFC) launched Taiwan's first certified blue ammonia in 2025, beginning sales in the second half...

Monday 1 December 2025

Rapidtek's Black Kite-1 CubeSat joins Taiwan's FORMOSAT-8A in successful orbit launch

Taiwan successfully launched its first FORMOSAT-8A (FS-8A) satellite, nicknamed the "Zeppelin," on November 29, accompanied by five domestically...

Monday 1 December 2025

ACME shifts SiC R&D to AI and defense as auto market slowly recovers

Silicon carbide (SiC) demand has been weighed down by a sluggish automotive market, but ACME recently observed signs of market reversal and expects the auto sector to gradually recover...

Monday 1 December 2025

Weekly news roundup: China phone makers pull back as Huawei advances chip tech, Nvidia strengthens Taiwan ties

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of November 24 to November 30, 2025.

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