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Thursday 3 September 2026
CPO material race widens as Taiwan eyes key role
At the Semicon Network Summit 2026, speakers from Marvell, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research's Holst Centre, the UK Semiconductor Centre, and the Taiwan...
Thursday 3 September 2026
SK Hynix wafer purchases jump 104% on AI demand
SK Hynix boosted its silicon wafer purchases in the second quarter of 2026 by more than doubling spending from the previous quarter as it moved early to secure raw materials amid rising...
Thursday 3 September 2026
LCY Advanced Materials launches wet chemicals for AI chip packaging
LCY Advanced Materials unveiled a new wet chemical solution for next-generation high-density interconnects at the SEMICON Taiwan 2026 Heterogeneous Integration International Summit,...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
EU EV battery recycling still lacks a profitable model
The European Union is pushing to strengthen domestic second-life battery production and recycling loops, but EV battery recycling still faces a contradiction: the technology is maturing,...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix inventories surge as valuation reserves fall
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix ended the first half of 2026 holding sharply more inventory than six months earlier, an unusual development in a memory market where demand continues...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Indium CEO: packaging, cooling and power are next AI bottlenecks
As AI and high-performance computing (HPC) continue to drive semiconductor advances, industry competition is shifting beyond chip performance toward packaging, cooling, assembly, and...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
TSMC moves into Baipu Industrial Park, boosts advanced packaging
TSMC will set up operations in Kaohsiung's Baipu Industrial Park, helping create Taiwan's first advanced packaging materials and equipment supply-chain cluster. Closely watched by...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
TSMC reportedly asks suppliers to develop 5μm HBM microbumps
TSMC has asked materials and equipment suppliers to develop 5-micrometer-class microbump bonding and underfill technology for advanced HBM packaging, according to ETNews,...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Hardware isn't the problem — TSMC exec flags software, substrate gaps in 3D IC
Speaking at the SEMI 3DIC Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (3DICAMA) Global Summit on September 1, Jun He, TSMC Vice President of Advanced Packaging Technology and Service, noted that...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
AI demand push expands wafer industry's growth outlook
AI is reshaping demand well beyond chips, and GlobalWafers chair Doris Hsu said this shift is lifting the strategic importance of silicon wafers across the semiconductor supply chain...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Taiwan materials makers see new opening in chip packaging shift
Taiwan's semiconductor materials suppliers are seeking gains from square packaging and co-packaged optics as advanced manufacturing evolves. The changes could help local firms move...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
How Taiwan is closing its semiconductor materials gap — three shifts to watch
Industry players say Taiwan's push to localize semiconductor materials did not begin in 2026. The real turning point came in 2019, when the Japan-South Korea semiconductor trade dispute...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Panasonic reportedly raises CCL and PP prices again as IC substrate costs jump 30%
Japan's Panasonic has raised PCB material prices for the second time in 2026, broadening the increases to copper-clad laminate (CCL), pre-preg (PP) and other products, including IC...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
World Diamond Technology accelerates mass production of 300 mm diamond wafers

As AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and advanced packaging continue to move toward higher levels of power integration, chip power consumption is rising rapidly....

Tuesday 1 September 2026
Japan's chip materials makers reportedly deepen Taiwan ties as AI reshapes supply chains
Japanese semiconductor materials suppliers Ajinomoto and Daikin Industries are expanding their presence in Taiwan as the AI boom fuels demand for advanced chip materials and encourages...