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Wednesday 3 September 2025
Nittobo to triple T-Glass cloth capacity by 2027
Japanese fiberglass cloth giant Nitto Boseki (Nittobo) announced plans to invest JPY15 billion(US$101.87 million) to expand its production facilities to meet surging demand from AI...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Nittobo's Fukushima bet shakes up CoWoS supply chain, Taiwan Glass on the line
The global surge in generative AI is driving explosive growth in the AI server market, making advanced CoWoS packaging a crucial battleground for GPU makers and custom chip developers...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Taiwan Glass enters AI server supply chain amid transformation challenges
Traditional glass manufacturer Taiwan Glass has invested its resources in AI fiberglass cloth, successfully transforming and penetrating the AI server supply chain led by Nvidia to...
Thursday 24 July 2025
AI server boom runs into fiberglass bottleneck
As the four major cloud service providers (CSPs) actively invest in self-developed application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), market forecasts predict a rapid increase in shipments...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
T-Glass shortage chokes CoWoS substrate supply, Nittobo delays ramp-up
Since the end of 2024, a critical shortage of T-Glass has been disrupting the global supply chain for advanced chip packaging. This specialized glass fabric, prized for its low thermal...
Friday 27 June 2025
Race for T-Glass heats up as AI giants lock in supply from Japan's Nittobo amid mounting shortages
Senior executives from Nvidia, AMD, and Microsoft have frequently visited Japanese manufacturer Nitto Boseki to secure a critical raw material for AI servers: low coefficient of thermal...
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Nittobo material price hikes exclude AI server-grade glass fabric
Japanese glass fiber supplier Nitto Boseki (Nittobo) reportedly has raised prices of its composite material products by up to 20% due to increasing costs, but the price hike does not...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
AI server boom drives Japan's Nittobo to hike fiberglass prices by 20%
Japan's Nittobo raised prices for fiberglass cloth by as much as 20% starting in August, marking the first major increase in materials used for AI servers and 5G equipment as supply...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Nittobo announces 20% price increase on fiberglass products
Leading Japanese glass cloth manufacturer Nittobo Boseki announced on June 2, 2025, that it will increase the price of certain fiberglass products in its composite materials business...
Tuesday 23 May 2023
Statuses of Japan IC substrate industry

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Friday 24 July 2020
ABF substrate suppliers see clear order visibility through 2021
ABF substrate suppliers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have all seen their order visibility extend into 2021, thanks to continued robust...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Nittobo plant fire may disrupt global ABF substrate supply
A recent fire that broke out at one of Nittobo's plants in Fukushima, Japan is expected to impact the already-tight supply of ABF substrates worldwide and push up quotes for them,...
Friday 8 April 2011
Glass fabric prices to rise 5-10% in April
Prices for fiber glass fabrics, which are used for making copper clad laminates (CCL), are set to increase by 5-10% in April 2011, according to industry sources. Mainstream 7628-size...
Thursday 7 April 2011
Glass yarn prices to rise on Japan supply disruption
Quotes for fiber glass yarns are likely to increase in April, mainly due to failure of supplies from Japan, according to industry sources.
Friday 18 March 2011
Nittobo plant suspension may hit PCB supply chain
With Nittobo suspending production at its plants, the global supply of fiber glass yarns used to make PCBs is likely to be reduced, industry sources have speculated.