Japan's Mitsui Kinzoku has announced its third capacity expansion plan since the start of fiscal 2026 for MicroThin, its ultrathin copper foil used in optical communications equipment...
Panasonic Industry, the electronic components subsidiary of Panasonic Group, plans to invest approximately JPY92 billion (approx. US$582.8 million) in its AI-related businesses to...
Geopolitical tensions, volatile crude oil prices, and tightening sustainability requirements are reshaping the global chemical industry, creating new challenges and opportunities for...
The printed circuit board (PCB) shortage that Indian electronics makers expect to worsen in the coming months is part of a global squeeze. AI servers are absorbing high-end laminate,...
The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) released Taiwan's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for October 2026 on November 2, showing continued expansion, with the outlook...
SK Hynix is increasing orders for small outline compression attached memory module 2 (SOCAMM2) printed circuit boards (PCBs) as production ramps up for Nvidia's Vera Rubin AI platform,...
BenQ Materials is targeting higher-value, faster-growing segments across its display, medical and semiconductor materials businesses. Chairman ZC Chen said the company's transformation...
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the company's Advanced Package Lab (APL) in Yokohama, Japan, on November 1, as the chipmaker looks to Japan's semiconductor materials...
Nytex Composites, a Taiwan-based specialty plastics compounder, aims to increase high-end materials' share of revenue to 35% in 2027, up from 25.76% in the first half of 2026, as demand...
A South Korean company says it has begun mass-producing white-light micro LED chips without rare earth materials, potentially reducing costs and environmental concerns in a market...
C Sun Mfg announced on October 30 that it would subscribe for 1,900 lots of Nemstek's privately placed common shares as a strategic investor, giving it an expected stake of approximately...
Samsung SDI, a major South Korean battery maker, posted strong results in the third quarter of 2026 as rising energy storage system (ESS) battery demand lifted operating profit to...
Nvidia has begun securing advanced substrate capacity in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, using capacity reservation agreements and upfront payments to support supplier expansion as...
Intel told Taiwanese chip equipment and materials suppliers that they need spare parts and service capability in place early if they want its business. The company said this at a supplier...
Delta Electronics expects fourth-quarter 2026 operations to improve from the third quarter, supported by artificial intelligence (AI) data center construction, said chairman Ping Cheng...
