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Monday 1 June 2026
Exclusive: TSMC SoIC deepens AI chipmaker lock-in while Huawei hits process wall
The global semiconductor industry is at an inflection point, split between those who can still shrink transistors and those who can no longer do so. US export controls and the denial...
Monday 1 June 2026
Nvidia courts Korea's industrial giants ahead of Computex
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang's pre-Computex meetings in Taipei are drawing close attention from South Korean companies seeking a bigger role in the global AI supply chain. With...
Monday 1 June 2026
Taiwan gains partial US Section 232 relief, seeks tariff-free semiconductor quotas
Taiwan has secured preferential treatment under US Section 232 tariffs for most exports other than semiconductors after months of negotiations with Washington, but uncertainty remains...
Monday 1 June 2026
MediaTek highlights supply chain advantage, says focus with Nvidia is product cooperation
MediaTek held a pre-Computex 2026 media event in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 29, after which president and COO Joe Chen and CFO and co-COO David Ku spoke with reporters. Ku shared his views...
Monday 1 June 2026
Weekly news roundup: Nvidia CEO hosts trillion-dollar dinner; TSMC CEO to address bonus backlash in person
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 25-31, 2026:
Monday 1 June 2026
Ion Electronic Materials ramps Miaoli plant to mass production of high-end specialty gases
Ion Electronic Materials announced that its Tongluo plant in Miaoli has completed construction of Phase 1 and Phase 2 and is entering a mass-production stage for new products and a...
Monday 1 June 2026
Taiwan supply chains draw US interest in defense and drone tech
A defense industry forum in Taiwan signaled growing interest among US military tech companies in Taiwan's supply chain, particularly as a new era of warfare defined by AI and unmanned...
Monday 1 June 2026
AWSC targets optical comms growth by 2027
AI data centers are driving increased demand for faster transmission worldwide, prompting compound semiconductor foundries to shift toward optical communications. Advanced Wireless...
Sunday 31 May 2026
WinWay to double test capacity with NT$3.5B southern Taiwan plant
WinWay Technologies, a major test interface provider, followed ASE Holdings in holding a groundbreaking ceremony for its new plant at the Renwu Industrial Park in southern Taiwan....
Sunday 31 May 2026
Aspeed and Lattice announce partnership on programmable server management chip
Aspeed Technology and Lattice Semiconductor have formed a strategic partnership that could reshape how servers are managed in data centers worldwide. The collaboration aims to combine...
Sunday 31 May 2026
United Integrated Services sees AI capex boom extending fab order visibility to 2030
United Integrated Services, a key fab-building partner for TSMC and Micron, said the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom is continuing to drive semiconductor capital spending...
Sunday 31 May 2026
Formosa Plastics outlines semiconductor push with NT$29.2 billion investment to add NT$30 billion annual output
Formosa Plastics disclosed on May 28 that it would expand into semiconductor chemicals, green energy and healthcare, announcing plans to invest NT$292 billion (approx. US$9.2 billion)...
Saturday 30 May 2026
AUO Micro LED CPO enters sampling stage
AUO's entry into Micro LED co-packaged optics sampling could give the display maker a new growth path as it seeks to expand beyond panels. Chairman Paul Peng said the company is preparing...
Saturday 30 May 2026
Intel makes first major move into India's semiconductor ecosystem with advanced glass substrate manufacturing MoU
India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Intel and US-based 3DGS to establish an advanced packaging glass-core substrate manufacturing facility in the eastern state...
Saturday 30 May 2026
Terafab explained: SpaceX outlines space-optimized chips and AI megafab plan in IPO filing
SpaceX's IPO prospectus details an early-stage "Terafab" initiative to build large-scale AI chip manufacturing capacity. Still, the company warns of significant execution uncertainty,...