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Monday 11 May 2026

Samsung strike talks resumed with US$29 billion on the line

Samsung Electronics' labor and management have returned to the negotiating table under South Korean government mediation, as the company faces a planned general strike and a widening...

Monday 11 May 2026

Dayuan 1Q26 rebounds on North America broadband and defense orders

Dayuan Optoelectronics' consolidated revenue for the first quarter of 2026 reached NT$443 million (US$14.11 million), a 42.7% increase year on year, driven by North American broadband...

Monday 11 May 2026

Tesla AI5 ignites Samsung-LG race for ABF substrates, robot parts

LG Innotek is seeking to enter Tesla's AI semiconductor supply chain by targeting ABF-based FC-BGA substrate orders for the automaker's...

Monday 11 May 2026

Samsung reportedly offers above-law severance in China while monitor sales linger

Samsung Electronics is offering severance packages above China's statutory requirements while restructuring parts of its consumer electronics business in the country, signalling a...

Monday 11 May 2026

Taiwan targets three key sectors in upcoming 6G era

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has launched a new next-generation communications program under its A+ Industrial Innovative R&D Program, aiming to steer company research...

Monday 11 May 2026

ASE, Wus to jointly build Kaohsiung advanced packaging plant by 2029

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and PCB manufacturer Wus Printed Circuit are teaming up to build a new packaging facility in southern Taiwan, as the world's largest chip assembler...

Monday 11 May 2026

AI boom drives Taiwan's semiconductor testing industry into record expansion

To secure a foothold in the booming market for advanced AI chip packaging and testing, Taiwan's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test...

Monday 11 May 2026

Weekly news roundup: Taiwan freezes trading in MediaTek; 2D NAND shortage spirals

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 4-10, 2026:

Monday 11 May 2026

AI surge drives Taiwan push for second-source PCB materials as market booms

The global copper-clad laminate market expanded sharply as AI computing demand forced higher-spec hardware, and Taiwan's printed circuit board supply chain moved to secure second-source...

Monday 11 May 2026

Taiwan, Germany extend joint EV battery R&D to 2029

Taiwan and Germany signed a Science and Technology Arrangement (STA) in 2023 to promote joint research in semiconductors, hydrogen energy, artificial intelligence (AI), and other fields...

Monday 11 May 2026

Gigabyte's Giga Computing bets on South Korea's sovereign AI boom

Gigabyte Technology subsidiary Giga Computing is expanding aggressively in South Korea, positioning itself to benefit from a surge in demand...

Monday 11 May 2026

Taiwan's EV charging companies find Europe's real opportunity in energy trading

As Europe accelerates the build-out of infrastructure for battery electric vehicles (EVs), the region has become one of the world's most...

Monday 11 May 2026

GSEO reports strong growth as it expands into new markets

Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO), the Taiwanese optical lens manufacturer known for supplying high-end smartphone camera components, reported strong revenue growth in April as the...

Monday 11 May 2026

DaoAI Brings Agentic AI to AOI with Feature Cognition Inspection at Its Core

As global manufacturing accelerates its smart-factory transition, computer vision is taking on an increasingly critical role in industrial quality inspection. Canadian...

Monday 11 May 2026

From Basement to Deep Space: How AON3D is Redefining High-Performance 3D Printing

Montreal-based AON3D is setting a new standard through its mastery of high-performance materials and precision 3D printing technology.

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