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Monday 25 May 2026

Nvidia's Vera CPU push lifts LPDDR outlook for Samsung, SK Hynix

Nvidia's decision to sell its Vera CPU as a standalone chip could create a new source of demand for low-power DRAM, adding another pressure point to the already tight memory supply...

Monday 25 May 2026

Weekly news roundup: TSMC faces its first real rivals; Agibot claims 100% success rate in factory deployment

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 18-24, 2026:

Monday 25 May 2026

BOE seeks Galaxy S27 OLED panel order by undercutting Samsung Display by US$5

China-based BOE Technology Group is reportedly looking to supply OLED panels for the standard model of the Samsung Galaxy S27 smartphone by offering a price that is US$5 lower than...

Monday 25 May 2026

Samsung's China exit shows Korean brands under pressure

Samsung Electronics' retreat from China's TV and home-appliance market is raising broader questions for South Korean industry, as Chinese...

Friday 22 May 2026

Samsung's GaN setback puts foundry shift in focus

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to shift more of its gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor strategy toward foundry services...

Friday 22 May 2026

Samsung's quiet Taiwan play: Pairing memory with foundry to chip away at TSMC

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong quietly visited Taiwan on May 21 and met with MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai, according to semiconductor supply chain sources, in a move aimed at...

Friday 22 May 2026

Analysis: Samsung deal prevents walkout but deepens internal rifts over compensation

Samsung Electronics and its union signed a provisional agreement late at night, about an hour before a scheduled May 21 strike, averting an industry estimate of more than KRW100 trillion...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Commentary: China builds its memory twin engines; IPO push for YMTC, CXMT intensifies

China's memory chip industry is entering a critical capital markets phase, with YMTC formally launching IPO counselling and CXMT resuming...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Samsung labor dispute adds pressure to memory chip market

Surging demand for AI data center infrastructure has already pushed the memory market into a structural shortage. Now, Samsung Electronics' labor dispute is adding another layer of...

Thursday 21 May 2026

TSMC's COUPE push puts Samsung's silicon photonics ambitions under pressure

Samsung Electronics has launched silicon photonics foundry services and entered pilot production, signaling during its latest earnings call that optical communication modules will...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Samsung averts strike with last-minute labor deal, but deeper divisions remain

With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Former Samsung semiconductor head warns that memory prices and demand could fall sharply after 2028

The global semiconductor industry has been focused on a memory supercycle, with some forecasts suggesting the upturn could last until 2030. However, Kye-hyun Kyung, former head of...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Samsung braces for major strike after bonus talks collapse

Samsung Electronics faces a major labor disruption after its union said about 48,000 workers would walk off the job on May 21, beginning...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Samsung narrows bonus gap as payout split threatens strike deal

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union resumed talks on May 19 in a last-ditch effort to avert an 18-day strike set to begin May 21, with the two sides reportedly closing...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Samsung turns to health features as Galaxy Watch loses ground to Chinese rivals

Samsung Electronics is putting health care at the center of its smartwatch strategy as Chinese rivals Huawei and Xiaomi gain ground in the global wearables market.

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