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Saturday 3 January 2026
Micron and GlobalFoundries strengthen Singapore's position in advanced AI chip manufacturing
Singapore is drawing a new wave of semiconductor investment as global chipmakers expand advanced manufacturing tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure, reinforcing the city-state's...
Saturday 3 January 2026
Commentary: When the grid can't keep up with the algorithm
Artificial intelligence continues to be the central force behind the upcoming productivity revolution. Yet in the US, foundational energy constraints threaten to stall progress. The...
Saturday 3 January 2026
Analysis: Chip boom squeezes device makers as surging component costs threaten margins
The global semiconductor market is projected to reach US$1 trillion as early as 2026, significantly ahead of previous industry forecasts targeting 2030. The World Semiconductor Trade...
Friday 2 January 2026
Memory shortages to persist through 2026 as AI server demand surges

Global memory markets are expected to remain tight through 2026 as aggressive spending by cloud service providers (CSPs) on AI infrastructure...

Friday 2 January 2026
Global auto market faces turning point in 2026 as competition in China intensifies
The global automotive market reached a critical turning point in 2025 amid unprecedented pressures from tariffs, policies, and inflation, triggering preemptive buying before expected...
Friday 2 January 2026
Walsin Lihwa and Taya see copper price gains extend to 2026 on AI, EV, grid demand
Copper prices are expected to continue rising through 2026, driven by strong demand from AI data center construction, growth in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, and power grid...
Friday 2 January 2026
Taiwan networking firms expect 2026 growth as AI drives switch upgrades and Wi‑Fi 7 adoption
Taiwanese networking companies are broadly optimistic about returning to growth in 2026 as an AI-driven expansion moves beyond chips and servers into network transmission layers,...
Friday 2 January 2026
Power supply chain weighs price hikes, long-term contracts as copper price increases
In the midst of the global energy transition, expanding AI infrastructure, and rising electricity demand, international copper prices have recently remained at high levels, bringing...
Friday 2 January 2026
Foxconn partners with Pace CCS to advance carbon capture tech in Taiwan
Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision) has teamed up with UK-based carbon capture and storage (CCS) design firm Pace CCS to establish a joint laboratory in Taiwan, focusing on developing corrosion-prevention...
Friday 2 January 2026
Smartphones and notebook prices could increase as memory lead times extend
Demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is crowding out production capacity for consumer memory. Despite capacity expansions by major memory makers, including Micron, Samsung, and...
Friday 2 January 2026
South Korea's quantum equipment makers anticipate major orders as data centers adopt QPU
As quantum technology, one of South Korea's national strategic technologies, gradually shifts from government-led R&D to the private sector, growing AI computing workloads have...
Friday 2 January 2026
China demand pushes Nvidia to seek more H200 capacity from TSMC
Nvidia is in talks with TSMC to expand production of its H200 artificial intelligence chips as Chinese technology companies move to secure large orders for 2026, according to Reuters...
Friday 2 January 2026
AGI Repositions Storage for AI Era at CES 2026

As AI applications rapidly expand across PCs, mobile devices, and content creation workflows, there is a parallel surge in demand for high-resolution video, real-time...

Friday 2 January 2026
2026 electronics industry outlook
As 2026 begins, DIGITIMES has conducted in-depth analyses of sectors within the electronics industry. The current landscape theme can be described as "one core, two keys, three drivers."...
Friday 2 January 2026
Intel and Samsung advance 2nm GAA, but yield gaps leave TSMC as the sole external supplier
TSMC has officially commenced volume production of its 2nm (N2) semiconductor process in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a milestone as the first foundry worldwide to offer chiplet...