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Tuesday 13 January 2026
Silver, copper, and tin prices on the rise; passive component prices struggle to offset cost pressure
The passive component industry is facing price increases because of upstream metal price fluctuations. Taiwanese manufacturers have started raising prices on tantalum capacitors,...
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Column: IBM's 50-year-old liquid cooling patent shapes today's AI data center cooling
If today's AI data centers are blazing "powder kegs" of heat, IBM was the visionary that prepared the "fire extinguisher" half a century ago. While Nvidia's top chips now require...
Monday 12 January 2026
FCCL maker Taiflex pushes fine-pitch materials to lift product value
Taiflex Scientific, a flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) supplier, has begun a transition toward three new material businesses, led by fine-pitch materials used mainly in display...
Friday 9 January 2026
Walsin subsidiary Joyin raises prices on thermistors and varistors as silver cost surges
Taiwan's passive component industry is experiencing another round of price increases. Joyin, a circuit protection components brand under Walsin Technology, has issued price increase...
Friday 9 January 2026
Taiwan's subsea cable and drone push drives cable and wire industry to record 2025 output
Benefiting from government initiatives to enhance grid resilience, green energy projects, and expanding investments in AI and semiconductor sectors, Taiwan's wire and cable industry...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Precious metal rally tightens electronics supply chains as silver price surge lifts component costs
Market analysts have identified 2025 as a potential "super bull market" year for precious metals, driven by a complex mix of geopolitical tensions and supply-demand imbalances. Prices...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
5G and AI demand boost Taiwan's copper wire industry growth
Taiwan's copper wire sector has experienced notable growth since 2021, with output value exceeding NT$200 billion (approx. US$6.36 billion) for the first time, according to the Ministry...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Chang Wah interview: strong lead frame growth despite precious metals shortage
Post-pandemic inventory digestion for mature semiconductor processes has come to an end. Market conditions have rebounded amid tariff-hedging and precautionary stocking, driving Taiwan's...
Friday 2 January 2026
Walsin Lihwa and Taya see copper price gains extend to 2026 on AI, EV, grid demand
Copper prices are expected to continue rising through 2026, driven by strong demand from AI data center construction, growth in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, and power grid...
Friday 2 January 2026
Power supply chain weighs price hikes, long-term contracts as copper price increases
In the midst of the global energy transition, expanding AI infrastructure, and rising electricity demand, international copper prices have recently remained at high levels, bringing...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
South Korean PCB industry faces cost challenges as AI drives raw material prices up
The South Korean printed circuit board (PCB) industry is struggling as soaring gold and copper prices, up 50% and 30% respectively since early 2025, increase production costs. Despite...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Copper surge ends CCL price war between China and Taiwan
Amid rising concerns over global copper supply shortages, London Metal Exchange (LME) copper prices have surged nearly 40% since early 2025, significantly increasing cost pressures...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Exclusive: Why photons beat copper in AI factories—Celestial AI Co-founder on Marvell's acquisition
In a year when artificial intelligence spending has begun to resemble a national infrastructure program, Celestial AI has chosen to stop being a standalone startup. Preet Virk, the...
Friday 12 December 2025
VPEC will focus on optical components in 2026
AI data centers are seeing rapidly increasing demand for HPC and big data processing. The shift from traditional copper wiring to fiber optics boosts data transfer rates while lowering...
Thursday 11 December 2025
UMC launches new Tainan plant to convert chip waste into valuable materials

United Microelectronics (UMC) has opened an NT$1.8 billion (approx. US$58 million) circular economy center at its Tainan campus, launching...