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Monday 15 June 2026
BESS boom supply chain reshuffle: Automakers pivot to stationary battery systems

US automakers are shifting major battery investment away from electric vehicle traction packs and into stationary battery energy storage...

Monday 15 June 2026
Taiwan's UBright broadens beyond optical films with push into semiconductors, passives and smart acoustics

Taiwan-based UBright Optronics is accelerating its transformation from an LCD optical film specialist into a diversified technology...

Monday 15 June 2026
ACCM Solves AI Chip Warpage and Signal Loss with Celeritas

Advanced Chip and Circuit Materials today announces the commercial availability of Celeritas HM50 and Celeritas HM001, which eliminate the root causes of warpage, package...

Monday 15 June 2026
Commentary: EU eco-design rules set new bar for smartphone durability and repairability
The EU's new eco-design, energy labeling, and battery rules for smartphones and tablets may do more than improve environmental performance. They could change how device makers compete,...
Saturday 13 June 2026
Tesla-linked expansion by Taiwan's Aleees underscores shifts in global battery supply chains
Taiwanese cathode materials maker Aleees has disclosed an expansion plan to meet North American demand for lithium iron phosphate precursor materials. The move highlights Tesla's broader...
Saturday 13 June 2026
Taiwan IC distributor Edom eyes four growth engines beyond cloud AI

As cloud service providers ramp up investment in AI infrastructure, Edom chairman Wayne Tseng said rising costs for materials, production...

Saturday 13 June 2026
India eases import rules in special economic zones to boost semiconductor manufacturing

India has expanded exemptions from mandatory quality certification requirements for imports by Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units and...

Saturday 13 June 2026
SK Hynix weighs supplier price hikes as HBM boom lifts equipment makers

SK Hynix is reviewing rare price increase requests from several tier-one equipment suppliers, a sign that the high-bandwidth memory...

Friday 12 June 2026
Shin-Etsu plans rare earth plant in Japan to counter China supply curbs

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build a new rare earth production facility in Fukui Prefecture, aiming to expand domestic smelting capacity...

Friday 12 June 2026
TSS Holdings warns long-term US operating costs are the main barrier for Taiwan suppliers
TSS Holdings and an alliance of 18 Taiwanese semiconductor materials, components and equipment firms said on June 9 that the primary challenge for small and medium-sized suppliers...
Friday 12 June 2026
China squeezes InP supplies, jolting US-Taiwan optics chain

China's export controls on the key semiconductor material indium phosphide (InP), imposed since February 2025, are threatening global...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Applied Materials CEO: AI reshapes semiconductor innovation
Applied Materials said artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global semiconductor industry and could drive years of heavy investment in chipmaking, packaging, and materials...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Aleees reportedly wins long-term Tesla order as LFP supply chain shifts
A reported long-term order from Tesla could give Taiwan's Aleees a bigger role in global lithium-ion supply chains as electric vehicle and energy storage makers seek alternatives to...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Niching Industrial sees heat spreader revenue hit record on AI server demand
AI servers and high-performance computing demand are driving stronger cooling needs worldwide, and Niching Industrial said the trend is sharply lifting its heat spreader business....
Thursday 11 June 2026
SuperAI Singapore: Google DeepMind opens its science AI toolkit to Asia-Pacific startups

Google DeepMind has launched a regional accelerator program inviting developers, researchers, and investors across the Asia-Pacific...