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Tuesday 30 December 2025
Samsung rumored to jump to 2nm at Texas fab, signaling US chip competition
Samsung Electronics is reportedly upgrading its Texas fab from 4nm to 2nm, aiming to rival TSMC in the US market. If confirmed, the move could reshape supply chains for major tech...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Container shipping prices increase ahead of Lunar New Year holidays
International container shipping rates have risen for four consecutive weeks prior to the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February 2026. However, the market has cast doubts...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Taiwan Mobile's AI data center fully leased, revenue to start in 1Q26
Taiwan Mobile's AI data center (AIDC) in Guishan in northern Taiwan is already fully leased after it officially began operations in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the company's...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Four major companies get priority from memory suppliers as shortage hits PC brands
Memory prices are soaring as much as four to five times year-over-year. PC brand vendors that were originally expected to gradually finalize supply contracts with memory makers by...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
InP substrate shortages emerge as new bottleneck for optical chips
A tightening supply of indium phosphide substrates is emerging as a bottleneck for artificial intelligence data centers and high-speed optical interconnects, prompting compound semiconductor...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Global chip market nears US$1 trillion in 2026 as Taiwan foundries diverge
The global semiconductor industry is on track to reach US$1 trillion in annual sales by 2026 as intense demand for artificial intelligence processors and advanced memory capacity...
Monday 29 December 2025
Move over, Malaysia? India's emerging OSAT sector claims price parity in legacy packaging
India's first wave of OSAT facilities is moving from capacity announcements to competitive positioning, with some domestic players now benchmarking themselves against established...
Monday 29 December 2025
South Korea expected to reclaim no. 2 in global chip equipment spending by 2026

South Korea is on track to significantly increase semiconductor equipment investment in 2026 as rising demand for high-bandwidth memory...

Monday 29 December 2025
8-inch foundry price rises take hold as BCD, HV nodes lead
The global 8-inch wafer foundry market has entered a price upcycle. Foundries, including SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor, along with major Taiwanese and South Korean mature-node players,...
Monday 29 December 2025
Foundry 2.0 market hits US$85 billion in 3Q25: TSMC, AI packaging lead growth
The global semiconductor industry's transition into the "Foundry 2.0" era is now measurable in revenue, utilization, and competitive positioning. The expanded foundry ecosystem generated...
Monday 29 December 2025
Weekly news roundup: AMD lands Alibaba chip deal as US probes Nvidia buyers, ASML keeps lithography lead
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 22 to December 29, 2025.
Sunday 28 December 2025
Honda and LG pivot to hybrids as US EV demand weakens
As demand for electric vehicles cools in the United States, Honda Motor of Japan and LG Energy Solution of South Korea are making a significant course correction in their North American...
Friday 26 December 2025
Winbond prepares 16nm 8Gb DDR4 mass production for 2026 shipment upgrade
Memory maker Winbond Electronics has recently continued to expand capital expenditures by increasing capacity for 16nm and DDR4 DRAM. As inventories of legacy DDR3 products decrease,...
Friday 26 December 2025
Google reportedly fires procurement execs amid HBM supply crunch
Google and Microsoft are stepping up efforts to secure high-bandwidth memory. Production capacity at South Korean chipmakers is approaching its limits. The supply crunch has coincided...
Friday 26 December 2025
Fuel cells ramp up to meet surging AI power demand
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are drawing significant attention because of their flexible and rapid deployment capabilities as AI's electricity demand continues to skyrocket. Kaori...