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Wednesday 1 April 2026

South Korean chipmakers stockpile helium, diversify supply beyond Qatar

South Korean semiconductor manufacturers hold enough helium inventory to sustain production through at least June, easing concerns over potential supply disruptions, according to government...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

Apple's OLED push sets off supplier race as LG Display tightens grip

Apple's long-term push into OLED displays is beginning to reshape the competitive landscape for panel makers, opening new fronts even as it consolidates others.

Tuesday 31 March 2026

South Korea invests US$166 million in chip startup Rebellions

South Korea has approved a KRW250 billion (approx. US$166 million) investment in local artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup Rebellions,...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

Samsung faces 17,700-worker strike as DS division talks collapse

Samsung Electronics is embroiled in a deepening labor dispute after intensive negotiations between management and workers — which began on March 26, 2026 — broke down without...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly set for record profits as long-term contracts expand

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expected to post record first-quarter profits as surging artificial intelligence demand drives memory prices higher, with suppliers pushing to...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

Samsung SDI expands LFP cathode supply chain to target US AI data center ESS market

Samsung SDI is actively expanding its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery material supply chain to capture opportunities in the US energy storage system (ESS) market, driven by growing...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

South Korea's ENERZAi partners with Advantech to expand global edge AI market

South Korean edge AI software startup ENERZAi, which has developed a 1.58-bit ultra-low bit quantization technology, is collaborating closely with Taiwan industrial PC leader Advantech...

Monday 30 March 2026

Samsung reportedly shifts Xi'an plant to 236-layer NAND

Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun mass production of 236-layer NAND flash at its Xi'an plant in China, marking a key step in...

Monday 30 March 2026

AI-driven memory market set to top US$600 billion on rising storage demand

The global semiconductor memory market is expected to surpass US$600 billion by 2026, as artificial intelligence accelerates a shift toward high-performance storage, according to industry...

Monday 30 March 2026

Samsung invests in AI chip design startup to speed silicon and cut power use

Samsung Electronics has backed AI chip design startup Normal Computing in a US$50 million funding round, expanding its push into AI-driven electronic design automation and next-generation...

Monday 30 March 2026

Weekly news roundup: AI, supply chains, new entrants intensify global chip race

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 23-27, 2026:

Sunday 29 March 2026

Samsung's 2026 strike poses bigger challenges despite economic shift and tripled scale

Samsung Electronics is facing a looming labor strike in May as its memory and foundry businesses take off, marking a more complex challenge than the initial 2024 walkout. The upcoming...

Sunday 29 March 2026

AMD, Meta reportedly audit Samsung HBM4 lines as supply shifts from pledges to validation

Samsung Electronics' next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) program is entering a customer validation phase, according to...

Saturday 28 March 2026

Samsung bets on turnkey strategy as non-memory strength becomes critical

Samsung Electronics is aggressively pushing its semiconductor "super-gap" core strategy centered on a turnkey solution model. However, the success of this approach hinges on restoring...

Friday 27 March 2026

SK Hynix CEO expected to meet Microsoft executive on memory supply

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung is expected to meet Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Cloud and AI at Microsoft, in Seoul this week...

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iCatch and DXOMARK Establish Taiwan's First Next Generation Imaging Laboratory

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